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NHTSA Upgrades Fire Probe on 253,000 Mercedes C-Class Models
Like they say, where there's smoke there's fire. After opening an investigation this past July on the 2008-2009MY Mercedes-Benz C-Class over 21 complaints alleging tail lights failures that could lead to fire due to shorts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is upgrading and expanding its probe to include 252,867 C-Class cars from the 2008-2011MY. Read more »
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Nhsta Finds 16 Crashes And 5 Alleged Injuries Related To Bmw 7-series Rollaway Risk
A series of complaints concerning select 2002-2008MY BMW 7-Series sedans that relate to incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park, have caught the attention...
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Nhtsa Investigating 830,000 Toyota Camrys And Rav4s Over Door Fires
Federal safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into a possible fire risk in approximately 830,000 Toyota Camry sedans, Camry Solara coupes and cabriolets and RAV4 SUVs from the 2007 model year. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Nhtsa Opens Formal Investigation On Chevy Volt And Li-ion Batteries After New Crash Tests Result In Fire
Earlier this year, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire while stationary at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Winsconsin facility car park, three weeks after it had been subjected to a side-impact crash test on May 12. Alerted by the incident,...
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Nhtsa Investigates Engine Fire Reports In 36,000 Mini Cooper S Models
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) announced that it has opened a preliminary investigation on the Mini Cooper S from the 2007-2008MY for engine fires. In a posting on its website, the NHTSA said it received 12 complaints of engine...
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Nhtsa Investigates Jeep Grand Cherokee Over Possible Fuel-tank Defect After Fire-related Deaths In Crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening an investigation of around 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 1993 through 2004 model years over concerns that defective fuel tanks could cause pose a serious fire hazard in crashes....
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