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Honda Motor Company has expanded its vehicle defect recall to include an additional 438,000 vehicles worldwide, including 379,000 in the United States. According to a news report, Honda officials said the driver's airbag inflators in these vehicles may expand with too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to break. This could result in injury or death. The expanded airbag defect recall in New York and [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued yet another beef recall over food poisoning concerns. This time, it's from Adams Farm Slaughterhouse LLC., a company in Athol, Massachusetts that is recalling about 2,574 pounds of beef products, which may be contaminated with the deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. At least one Massachusetts resident is reported to have been sickened by this contaminated beef. This is t [...]

With consumer confidence certainly waning in the auto sector over the last couple of months, Toyota has issued yet another recall, this time due to an anti-lock braking system (ABS) software glitch. Toyota announced the voluntary recall on February 9, 2010 for several vehicle models, including the popular 2010 Prius. The complete list of recalled Toyota vehicles includes the following: 2004-2010 Prius 2005-2010 Ava [...]

Hyundai, the Korean auto maker, has issued an auto product defect recall for 65,266 Hyundai Azera vehicles from 2006-2009 model years, according to a news report in the Miami Herald. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that the vehicles involved in the recall were manufactured between September 27, 200 and October 1, 2008. These Hyundai Azera models have a wiring harness for the righ [...]

Vehicle safety is an issue that many motorists take for granted. We trust that auto manufacturers have rigorously tested their products, ensuring the safety of consumers as a consequence. However, as the most recent safety recall issued by Toyota illustrates, faulty design is not always caught by auto manufacturers before its products are introduced and sold to the public. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin [...]

According to a Huffington Post report, the Ford Motor Company has issued a major recall for nearly half a million vehicles because of a pair of mechanical issues. The Michigan-based automaker is recalling 205,896 Mercury Monterey and Ford Freestar minivans made during 2004 and 2005 because the torque converter output shaft may potentially fail. If this occurs, there could be a sudden loss of power which could cause [...]

The federal U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada issued a press release Wednesday, December 28, announcing the recall of a defective Pottery Barn Bed for Kids with a canopy that has collapsed and injured children. The defective canopy belongs to the Madeline Bedroom Collection made by Pottery Barn, a division of Williams-Sonoma. The recall extends to 7,700 beds sold in the U.S. and about [...]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a product recall for Dorel Asia bunk beds. According to the CPSC, the recall was issued for about 467,000 bunk beds manufactured by Dorel Asia SRL of Barbados, which were distributed in both United States and Canada. The recall was issued after reports that the wooden side rails can split, which creates a significant risk [...]

The manufacturer of “Troy the Activity Truck” has issued a defective product recall for the toys due to a potential choking hazard. According to an ABC 15 news report, Infantino LLC issued the voluntary recall after there were 28 reports of plastic beads detaching from the truck. So far there have been two reports of young children gagging on the plastic beads. These pot [...]

Last week, luxury car manufacturer BMW announced that it is recalling almost 200,000 vehicles in North America due to a braking issue. The recall stems from oil that could potentially drip from a valve within the brake vacuum pump, eventually causing the leaking oil to impact elements within the braking system itself. BMW stated that more pressure would be needed to apply the brakes if the problem persisted. Even t [...]