Recalls
Volvo Fuel Pump Extended Warranty and Regional Recall
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Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups for Excessive Corrosion
| NHTSA 11-09 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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General Motors X-Car Brake Lock-upOn March 30, 1983, General Motors announced a recall of 240,000 1980 X-cars due to rear brake lock-up, a problem that causes spin-outs in sudden stops or on wet roads. Intended to end a four-year controversy over the front-wheel-drive cars’ brakes, the recall instead merely signaled the end of General Motors’ X-car cover-up. Four months later a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit charged all one million 1980 X-cars with having defective brakes, and GM with having lied repeatedly to government investigators. 
Ford Pinto Fuel TankOn June 9, 1978, Ford Motor Company agreed to recall 1.5 million Ford Pinto and 30,000 Mercury Bobcat sedan and hatchback models for fuel tank design defects which made the vehicles susceptible to fire in the of a moderate-speed rear end collision. Firestone 500 Steel Belted RadialsOn November 29, 1978, Firestone announced the recall of 14.5 million steel belted radials produced by the company. This recall is the largest tire recall to date. |
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