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What is a recall?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) oversees safety recalls of motor vehicles as well as tires, child safety seats, and other items of motor vehicle equipment. When one of these products experiences a safety-related defect or is not compliant with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), NHTSA is charged with ensuring public safety.
Although almost all recalls are undertaken voluntarily by manufacturers, they may be strongly encouraged by NHTSA as part of an ongoing safety defect investigation, or advocated for by individuals or consumer groups who can petition NHTSA to open an investigation into a particular defect. Rarely, NHTSA will order an automaker or other supplier to conduct a recall. For a weekly update of the newest recalls, follow our #RecallRoundup via Twitter or Facebook.
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Latest Auto Recall News
Why your used vehicle could have a dangerous defect
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Recalled used vehicles up for sale
Such vehicles can be sold legally without fixes; Consumer Correspondent finds many recalled cars on lots across U.S.
More than 40 million used cars are sold every year in the U.S. If you buy one, you may wonder what it’s been through . But “Early Show” Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen says there is a potential danger with used cars that you may not even think about — recalls.
Late safety recalls cost Toyota record fines
Toyota Motor Corp. agreed Monday to pay $32.4 million in federal fines, settling two federal investigations that found the automaker delayed recalling nearly 6 million vehicles.
Toyota’s board of directors agreed to pay the maximum fine in two separate investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Ford Windstar Rear Axle Failure
After years of stonewalling, Ford has agreed to recall 1998-03 Windstars for rear axle that crack and can break in half. CAS began receiving complaints in 2008 and brought the failures to NHTSA’s attention. Yet it was not until after John Arout of Staten Island NY began a campaign for a recall and got the New York Times’ attention that June 29, 2011
Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
Ford will announce on Friday that it is issuing a voluntary recall of 575,000 1998-2003 Windstar minivans because of rear axles rusting, said Said Deep, a Ford spokesman.
In May, the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation into broken rear axles on 1999–2003 Windstars. At the time, the agency said it had received 234 complaints, including two reports of accidents (and no injuries).