BMW North America has agreed to pay $3 million fine to settle an allegation by the U.S. government that the automaker failed to promptly notify regulators about potential safety defects in its vehicles. The NHTSA said friday that BMW has agreed to pay the civil penalty that occurred from 16 recall investigations in 2010. “NHTSA expects [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced that the 2012 Volvo S60 has earned the agency’s top crash rating of five stars. The NHTSA adopted more stringent guidelines and testing practices last year, making it tougher for vehicles to garner the five-star designation. Other vehicles that have received five-star vehicle ratings include the Chevrolet [...]
The Chevrolet Sonic subcompact has just pulled off an outstanding five star crash test rating, one of ten five-star cars in GM’s current lineup, which may sound like a lot, but remember, this includes everything from GMC, Chevy, Cadillac and Buick. Interestingly, the five-star rating applies to both the Sonic sedan and five-door hatchback thanks [...]
It seems that the great brouhaha over the Chevy Volt fires may be coming to a close as there is a soft recall out for all 3,800 Volts out there. The meat and potatoes of the fix involves reinforcement of the battery enclosure and a sensor to monitor coolant leaks. The nature of the recall [...]
Honda has notified its dealers not to sell some cars until they complete a recall to fix an air bag defect, which has been linked to 18 injuries and two deaths. The problem lies within the driver side air bag, which can deploy with a lot of force and send metal shards into the driver. [...]
GM has announced a recall for the new Chevrolet Sonic to inspect for missing brake pads. Word has it that the missing brake pads fell off before the cars were assembled and went unnoticed at the bottom of containers being shipped to the Orion Township, Mich., factory, according to GM spokesman Alan Adler. A total [...]
A week ago, states were asked by the National Transportation Safety Board to bar phone calls from drivers using any type of portable device. While the request included hands-free devices, it excluded systems like OnStar that come installed as part of a vehicle. Recently, Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary, stated that he is not in support [...]
A recall is being issued for close to 20,000 Cadillac SRX models by General Motors for potential problems with the crossover’s transmission. A total of 8,789 units are being recalled in the U.S., while Shanghai GM is recalling 9,862 units, and the remainder are scattered amongst 20 additional countries. Click here for more news on [...]
A nationwide drunk driving crackdown has been started by the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for this year’s holiday season. Although research shows that last year there was a decline in the number of fatalities related to drunk driving, they still make up one in three deaths, yearly. “Safety is our focus year round at [...]
Here comes another Ford F-150 recall. The Dearborn automaker has announced that it is recalling 2011 model year F-150 vehicles built from Sept. 9, 2011 through Sept. 22, 2011. The recall also consists of F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550 Heavy Duty models manufactured from Sept. 12, 2011 to Sept. 22, 2011. In total, the recall covers [...]
