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TOKYO – Honda Motor Co called back about 690,000 cars in Japan and the United States to replace air bag inflators made by Takata Corp after the Tokyo-based parts supplier last week agreed to comply with U.S. orders to expand some of its previous recalls, reports Reuters. Honda, Japan’s third-biggest automaker, disclosed the recall in filings in Tokyo and ... Read More »
Read More →BEAVERTON, Ore.— AutoAp, a mobile-focused automotive software development company, has announced the launch of its Dealer Recall Management (DRM) service, an automated method providing automotive retailers daily recall updates for new and used vehicle inventory. Before the DRM service, dealers would need to manually check their entire vehicle inventory for recall status daily, relying on ... Read More »
Read More →U.S. vehicle safety regulators’ tougher posture toward automakers is a “new phase” in the government’s relations with the industry and will likely mean higher costs, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday, reports Reuters. “We’re beginning to live through a new phase of regulation in the United States,” Marchionne told reporters after ... Read More »
Read More →DETROIT, Mich. — U.S. regulators are investigating the Nissan Versa subcompact after getting reports that a coil spring in the front suspension can fracture and cut the tires, reports The Detroit News The investigation involves approximately 130,000 Versas from the 2008 through 2010 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has gotten 93 ... Read More »
Read More →Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s chief executive officer, said he doesn’t intend to speak at the hearing the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set for July 2, reports Bloomberg Business. “We have a person who is responsible for regulatory compliance,” he said on the sidelines of an event Tuesday evening in Detroit. “He’s ... Read More »
Read More →Washington — A group of House Democrats is reintroducing sweeping auto safety reform legislation a year after General Motors Co. recalled 2.6 million vehicles now linked to at least 57 deaths, reported The Detroit News. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., is reintroducing a measure that would dramatically hike the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s auto safety ... Read More »
Read More →The federal government has levied a $14,000 per day fine against air bag manufacturer Takata Corp. for failing to cooperate with a safety investigation over causes for its air bag inflators rupturing, a defect that has resulted in at least four deaths in the U.S, reported Detroit Free Press. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced ... Read More »
Read More →DETROIT – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Thursday Honda Motor Co. has agreed to pay $70 million for failing to report deaths, injuries and certain warranty claims to the federal government, reported MLive. NHTSA said the Japanese automaker was in violation of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation ... Read More »
Read More →The Senate is nearing an agreement to confirm the next head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported The Detroit News. National Transportation Safety board member Mark Rosekind’s nomination was “hotlined” Friday — an informal request to members of the Senate to agree to allow a nomination or resolution to be approved by the ... Read More »
Read More →The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that General Motors now has enough parts to fix faulty ignition switches in mid-2000s model cars tied to a massive and deadly recall, reported MLive. So the federal agency is urging owners of the affected cars to get the 1 million or so cars with the faulty ... Read More »
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