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In 2010 alone, nearly 20 million vehicles were recalled in the U.S. That's not necessarily a bad thing: on the contrary, it shows that car manufacturers are constantly monitoring their product for defects and make sure that they are rectified.
- Gm Issues Five Recalls For 10 Models And 2.7 Million Cars
Move out of the way Toyota, we have a new poster boy for recalls: GM. The Detroit carmaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday that it has issued five separate safety recalls covering approximately 2.7 million...
- Toyota Recalls The Most Vehicles In The U.s, Ford Has The Most Campaigns In 2012
For the third time in the past four years, Toyota has been crowned the recall champion of the U.S. auto market, according to a Detroit News examination of all the data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) throughout...
- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Toyota Pays Nhtsa Record $17.35 Million For Delaying Lexus Rx Recall On Pedal Entrapment Issue
For the fourth time since 2010, Toyota has been fined the maximum penalty for delaying recalls. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has slapped Toyota with a record $17.35 million (€13.15 million...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...
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NHTSA Wants to Increase Maximum Car Recall Fines, GOP Disagrees
In 2010 alone, nearly 20 million vehicles were recalled in the U.S. That's not necessarily a bad thing: on the contrary, it shows that car manufacturers are constantly monitoring their product for defects and make sure that they are rectified.
At least in theory because in reality, sometimes manufacturers fail to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of defects in the five-day deadline mandated by U.S. law and try to avoid costly, and image-damaging, recalls.
Imposing a fine is one way to force carmakers to comply with regulations. The US$32 million Toyota had to pay in 2010 in the notorious sudden acceleration cases is the most notorious example.
Read more »- Gm Issues Five Recalls For 10 Models And 2.7 Million Cars
Move out of the way Toyota, we have a new poster boy for recalls: GM. The Detroit carmaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday that it has issued five separate safety recalls covering approximately 2.7 million...
- Toyota Recalls The Most Vehicles In The U.s, Ford Has The Most Campaigns In 2012
For the third time in the past four years, Toyota has been crowned the recall champion of the U.S. auto market, according to a Detroit News examination of all the data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) throughout...
- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Toyota Pays Nhtsa Record $17.35 Million For Delaying Lexus Rx Recall On Pedal Entrapment Issue
For the fourth time since 2010, Toyota has been fined the maximum penalty for delaying recalls. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has slapped Toyota with a record $17.35 million (€13.15 million...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...