Recalls

Wisconsin Attorney General to DOT Secretary Mineta on Regional Recalls 11-15-05

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 12/09/2005 - 13:39
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Submitted by jons on Fri, 03/18/2005 - 12:17
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The Center for Auto Safety is nationally recognized as a leader in the areas of automobile safety and consumer protection. CAS strives to make vehicle recall information publicly available and easily accessible for consumers.

Info on Car Safety Off-Limits to Public

Submitted by helvet on Wed, 08/18/2004 - 15:33
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BY JEFFREY McCRACKEN
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

August 18, 2004

The federal agency that oversees auto safety has decided -- based largely on arguments from automakers and their Washington, D.C., lobbyists -- that reams of data relating to unsafe automobiles or defective parts will not be available to the public.

Safety Scandal Shames Mitsubishi

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 07/06/2004 - 15:00
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New Cover-Up Allegations Hobble Japan's Fourth-Largest Automaker

Former Mitsubishi President is Arrested

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 06/10/2004 - 14:11
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP BUSINESS WRITER

TOKYO -- Katsuhiko Kawasoe, the former president of scandal-plagued Mitsubishi Motors Corp., was arrested Thursday on charges related to a cover-up of auto defects suspected in a fatal accident.

Five other Mitsubishi officials, including a former president and vice president of the automaker's truck unit, were also arrested, and police said all six were in custody.

Prosecutors will decide whether to file official charges.

Mitsubishi Motors Admits Decades-Long Defect Cover-Up

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 06/04/2004 - 12:05
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Japanese automaker adds 26 defects to four made public in 2000.

11:26 AM CDT on Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Associated Press

 

TOKYO  Japan's Mitsubishi Motors hid 26 defects in its cars from regulators for years in addition to four problems it publicized in 2000  to avoid issuing recalls for the vehicles, the company said Wednesday.

The automaker said it would immediately start recalling the affected cars, estimated at over 160,000 and most of them sold in Japan.

Transmissions Prompt Large Honda Recall

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 04/15/2004 - 09:52
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04/15/04

Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Honda is recalling about 600,000 of its popular sport utilities and minivans in the U.S. and Canada because the automatic transmissions may fail, the automaker announced Wednesday.

The five-speed transmissions made in Russells Point, Ohio, near Marysville are used in some 2002, 2003 and early 2004 Honda Odyssey minivans as well as 2003 and early 2004 Honda Pilot sport utilities. Also covered are 2001 and 2002 Acura MDX sport utilities.

Consumers Sue Over Limited Car Recalls

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 03/11/2004 - 11:10
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By Christopher Jensen, Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Wednesday, claiming the public is endangered while automakers save money because the federal agency allows \"regional\" recalls of defective vehicles.

Consumer Groups Sue Over Car Recall Limits

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 03/11/2004 - 11:03
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By DANNY HAKIM

March 11, 2004

Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday over the practice of allowing automakers to limit car recalls to specific states.

Though almost all vehicle recalls are conducted nationwide, the traffic safety agency restricts some to states with particular characteristics.

Ford: Truck Buyers Stuck with Lemon Diesel

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 08/25/2003 - 14:02
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Despite early woes, sales are strong

By Richard Truett
Automotive News / August 25, 2003

Despite a massive early recall and almost 500 buybacks of vehicles with engines so badly flawed that they couldn't be fixed, Ford Motor Co. says the V-8 diesel it introduced in December remains popular among truck buyers.

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