2012

Over 10,000 tires are being recalled because of the danger that their usage could pose to drivers. The recall was announced by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and concerns Discoverer H/T tires, Discoverer LSX tires, and Mastercraft Courser HTR tires.  In addition to these affected products, a number of other brands not necessarily listed… read more

Another automobile is being recalled because of the threat that it may pose to consumer safety. This time, the vehicle in question is the Honda Civic of the 2012 model year, and the recall was announced by American Honda Motors through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.  A whopping 50,000-plus vehicles fall within the… read more

A number of units from a certain line of emergency vehicles are being recalled due to the threat that they could pose to driver safety. The recall was announced by the Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation and concerns the Predator, Predator Panther, Predator SS, and Predator XL emergency vehicles of the 2010 and 2011 model years. … read more

I have another vehicle recall to share with you today, and this one was necessitated due to the discovery that a defect could compromise the driver’s ability to apply the brakes. The recall was announced by UD Trucks North America and concerns UD 3300 Trucks of model years between 2008 and 2010.  The recall affects… read more

An item is being recalled because of the threat it could pose to bikers. The Reno, Nevada-based Sinclair Imports and the Bloomington, Minnesota-based Quality Bicycle Products have partnered to announce the recall of the 4ZA Threadless Carbon Bicycle Handlebar Stem manufactured by Belgium-based Race Productions NV and imported from Taiwan.  Around 105 of these stems… read more

A notice has been published on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, safercar.gov, about the recall of a series of vehicles by the Ford Motor Company.  This recall falls under NHTSA campaign number 12V195000.  The company is recalling around 9,400 Windstar vehicles of model years between 1998 and 2003.  These units were registered in… read more

A device meant to keep yards looking clean has instead been recalled because of a threat it poses to safety. The product in question is called the Exmark Quest 42 Inch ZRT Riding Mower.  The recall was announced by the Beatrice, Nebraska-based Exmark Manufacturing Company when it was discovered that there exists a defect in… read more

Another massive automobile recall has just been issued. This time, the recall affects some 127,350 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 automobiles.  The recall, which was announced by the Chrysler Group, concerns those vehicles of the model years 2011 and 2012 that were produced up to December 20 of last year.  The majority are in the… read more

An off road vehicle is being recalled because because a certain usage direction on the label might create a hazard. The Irvine-based Kawasaki Motor Corporation announced the recall, which affects Teryx Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles.  About 2,000 units fall under the purview of the recall, which was initiated after it was discovered that a safety label… read more

A problem that could cause a bicycle to be unable to stop has prompted the recall of hundreds of units. This recall affects those bicycles equipped with Tektro TL-83 bicycle brake levers produced in China and imported by the Morgan Hill, California-based Specialized Bicycle Components.  Around 600 units are affected by the defect, which concerns… read more

Several hundred 2012 Toyota Tacoma trucks are being recalled due to the noted tire and loading information being incorrect in regard to spare tire size and cold inflation pressure. The information is contained within a placard that is placed on the vehicle.  As this placard is incorrect, the vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor… read more

Investigators are inching closer and closer to a potential recall of a series of BMW vehicles that endangered consumers. In August of last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation into 122,000 BMW 7-series vehicles of model years between 2002 and 2008.  This came about following 50 instances in which people reported… read more