Issues

Cruisers to be fitted with new safety panels

June 9, 2008

By Denise Dick
The Vindicator

Thursday, June 5, 2008

BOARDMAN Township police officers have another line of defense against injury during rear-end cruiser collisions.

The department bought 10 vehicular fire protection systems, called FIRE Panels, to install over the gas tanks of the Ford Crown Victoria cruisers. Each panel, a polymer shell containing a fire suppression powder, costs $495. The money is coming from the department’s Law Enforcement Trust Fund, cash seized during drug and other investigations.

Buyback Recalls Overview

June 3, 2008

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 requires manufacturers to remedy vehicles with safety defects or failures to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard(s). 49 U.S.C, ยง 30120 The Act contemplates that some safety defects or standard noncompliances may be too difficult or too expensive to repair and gives the manufacturer the option of refunding the purchase price or replacing the vehicle as follows.

CAS Summary Judgment Motion Reply and Exhibits

June 3, 2008

CAS Summary Judgment Motion Reply

Exhibits I to L – Airbag Replacement Campaign

Exhibit M – 1994-95 Altima FMVSS 208 Certification Tests

Exhibit N – Nissan May 31, 2001 Letter

Exhibit O – 1995.5-97 Altima FMVSS 208 Certification Tests

Airbags

May 29, 2008

Airbags can significantly reduce the chance of death or injury in an accident. Defective airbags, however, can cause serious harm to drivers. The Center for Auto Safety is working to ensure that airbags are properly engineered and truly protect occupants in collisions.

Toyota Extends Tacoma Frame Rust Warranty to 15 Years

May 6, 2008

 

1995-2000 Toyota Tacoma Frame Rust

May 6, 2008

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SUV’s flaw might be fire’s cause

April 22, 2008

April 8, 2008 By Randy Ludlow
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Peter Romans reported that the house fire that killed his wife and two children early Sunday started in his sport-utility vehicle parked under an attached carport.

Yesterday, the state fire marshal’s office confirmed that the origin of the fire had been traced to the carport, but investigators have not determined a cause.

NHTSA Consumer Advisory: Ford Cruise Control Switch Fires

April 14, 2008

Consumer Advisory: NHTSA Warns Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Owners of Fire Hazards Involving Faulty Cruise Control Switches in Recalled Vehicles That Have Not Been RepairedOwners of Recalled Vehicles are Urged to Bring Vehicles to Dealers Immediately to Disconnect Faulty Switches

Huge Recall, but Many Cars Unfixed

April 14, 2008

April 13, 2008By CHERYL JENSENThe New York Times

AFTER six recalls to correct problems with millions of Ford Motor Company cruise-control switches blamed for almost 1,500 fires,the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took an unusual step. In February, it issued a consumer advisory urging owners whose vehicles had not yet been fixed to have the switches disconnected immediately.

Toyota pickup probe pushed

April 8, 2008

Sudden acceleration claims hard to pin down

BY JUSTIN HYDE
DETROIT FREE PRESS
April 7, 2008

It’s a wonder Frank Visconi walked away from the crash that turned his new Toyota Tacoma pickup into an unrecognizable mush of metal, plastic and dirt. But Visconi has a different wonder — why Toyota doesn’t believe his complaints of sudden acceleration.