2012

More than 6,000 sport utility vehicles and large vans have been recalled by General Motors due to a potential gear shaft defect that could potentially disable steering capabilities. The affected models include the GMC Savana vans, Chevy Suburbans, and the GMC Yukon XL sport utility vehicle. The gear shaft in specific models might become fractured,… read more

The month of April has been declared National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. One of the most recent issues involving distracted driving is texting while driving. According to experts, sending a text message while driving requires you to take your eyes off the road for intervals of five seconds at a time. The state of California… read more

The most recent Canadian beef recall due to potential E. coli contamination continues to affect food distributors in the United States of America, as this most recent ground beef recall proves. Seattle-headquartered food distributor Sysco Food Services has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 16,800 pounds of beef due to a potential E. Coli contamination…. read more

A recently announced worldwide recall is a reminder that even minor-seeming product defects can cause serious risks when automobile safety is concerned. BMW has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1.3 million vehicles globally, because of a potential defect in the battery cable cover located in the car’s trunk. The recall involves BMW series 5… read more

Southside Market and Barbecue of Elgin, located in Central Texas approximately 20 miles east of Austin, has issued a voluntary recall of more than one ton of its ready-to-eat sausage items because of a potential listeria contamination originally found in the course of regular product testing, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Approximately 2,373… read more

Dorel Juvenile Group, headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, has issued a voluntary recall for an estimated 900,000 Safety 1st Push ‘N Snap cabinet locks, because they can be unlocked by children, potentially allowing them access to the poisonous or otherwise hazardous items the locks are designed to protect the children from, according to the Consumer Product… read more

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 5,000 people were killed in accidents involving distracted drivers in the U.S. in 2009, and 995 of those were directly linked to a motorist using a cellphone while driving. Several states have passed laws attempting to stop drivers from using their cellphones, and government agencies… read more

Undercover police officers in North Hollywood issued citations to many drivers and pedestrians recently as part of a sting operation targeting unsafe crosswalk behavior, following a fatal accident that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian. The police stopped 60 people, giving warnings to 24 pedestrians and motorists and ticketing 36 others for jaywalking or… read more

Sandoz Canada Incorporated has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 57,000 vials of injectable morphine due to a possible health hazard created by improper packaging. The pharmaceutics manufacturer, headquartered in Quebec, became aware of a packaging error after a Toronto hospital found four vials of an adrenaline-type heart drug known as isoproterenol hydrochloride inside a… read more

The number of recalls that get issued on a semi-regular basis can put just about anyone on edge.  And as you’re soon about to see, even sleeping in your own bed could be a hazard! The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that Leggett & Platt has had to recall its power foundations that… read more

Perhaps the saddest recalls pertain to items whose defects cause them to have the exact opposite effect of what was originally intended. Take this latest recall for example.  It has been reported that 900,000 cabinet locks, designed specifically to keep children out of cabinets that could contain hazardous materials, have been recalled because they can… read more

Jaguar Land Rover North America Incorporated has issued a recall for a specific model of the rear drive shaft couplings potentially installed as replacement parts in Discovery model sports utility vehicles. A manufacturing defect might cause the couplings to fail while the vehicle is in operation, endangering the lives of the driver and others on… read more