Apparently, acceleration is an issue with these new Toyotas, as drivers have been stepping on the gas a little too much. This is really a design issue, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Association is looking into shortening the gas pedal. This fix would be done at no cost to the customer, and would affect 4 million vehicles.

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Mazda and the NHTSA have today issued a recall for up to 39,600 B Series trucks of the 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 model years.

The recall focuses on the Texas Instrumentals “speed-control deactivation switch and/or antilock brake system manufactured before Dec. 5, 2002.” Basically, the various parts are accused of corroding at an alarming rate which could lead the switch to overheat possibly causing a fire.

As always, you can take your car down to your local Mazda dealership to get it inspected and fixed if need be.

via kickingtires

Tags: b series, Mazda, nhtsa

Some of you may remember Edward Norton’s nameless character in Fight Club as an inspector of vehicle accidents. You may have noticed that he did not explain what motor company he worked for, other than it was “a big one”.

Perhaps he worked for Tata, because there have been three reports of overheated steering columns of the Nano. These are reportedly the result of faulty wiring in the ignition switch.

I’m guessing Tata is running the numbers on the equation Edward Norton discussed in the aforementioned classic film, but it doesn’t appear that Tata is looking at a recall notice as yet.

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Nissan has annouced today that they will be recalling a staggering 143,000 vehicles of the 2008-2010 model year including the Cube, Murano, Rogue and Infiniti M35/M45.

Apparently, there is a problem with a nut in the Tire Pressure Monitoring system that has the possibility of corrosion due to salted roads. If this nut were to corrode it could cause the system to malfunction making the driver unaware of a possible deflation. Just imagine, the nut comes out and the system malfunctions and then sometime after you get a flat tire and aren’t made aware of it. Safety hazard? You betcha.

Nissan says to head to your local Infiniti or Nissan dealership to get the problem checked out.

via nhsta

Tags: Cube, Infiniti, m35, m45, Murano, Nissan, Recall, rogue

Audi has recently announced that they will be issuing a recall for over 10,000 of their A3 and TT vehicles of the 2006-2010 model years.

The recall is over a potentially massive problem; a spring that keeps the fuel tank ventilation valve shut. If, under whatever conditions, this spring were to come loose gasoline could leak into the engine causing a massive fire or worse.

If you have one of these vehicles in question you most likely have nothing to worry about unless you get a call from VW of America but if you want to be on the safe side head over to your local dealership and have them check it out.

via autoblog

Tags: A3, Audi, fuel tank, Recall, safety hazard, spring, TT, ventilation valve

Earlier today we brought you word of Toyota issuing a recall for over 500,000 Chinese manufactured sedans including their Corolla. Now, Toyota has issued another recall, this time for 1,309 2010 Corollas.

This recall is reportedly due to the vehicle’s failure to comply with the Occupant Crash Protection Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208. Basically, the airbag warning on the driver-side sun visor has the potential to fall off thus making the vehicle not comply with the above standard.

Toyota says to head to your local dealership if you have a 2010 Corolla where they will replace the label for free.

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Tags: airbag warning, corolla, driver side, label, Recall, Toyota

If your daily driver is a Toyota Camry, Corolla, Vios or Yaris and you are situated in China, definitely read on — Toyota has recently announced that they are recalling 688,314 sedans manufactured in China. Apparently, the vehicles in question shipped with a defective electronic window control system caused by excessive lubricant.

Reports suggest that this problem could potentially escalate and result in overheating of the door panel and in extreme cases, melting. You wouldn’t want that now would you?

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Tags: Camry, china, corolla, electronic window control, lubricant, safety hazard, vios, Yaris

GM is just starting to get their footing in the industrey back but that doesn’t mean they are prone to production problems. Their latest recall deals with 185,903 2004-2009 trucks including the Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Isuzu I-280, Isuzu I-290, Isuzi I-350, and the Isuzu I-370.

This particular recall concerns the vehicle’s brake-lamp switch that, due to a production error, could possibly malfunction which means they either won’t work, or will stay lit while the car is on. This is a safety hazard because drivers behind a vehicle with a malfunctioning brake-lamp don’t know when the car is slowing down increasing the probability of a crash.

Like always, GM and the NHSTA say that you can bring your car to a local dealership to get the problem diagnosed and fixed if needed.

Tags: brake lamp, canyon, Colorado, GM, i-280, i-290, i-370, i350, Isuzu, Recall, safety

Earlier this month, Honda issues a recall for 2001 models of Civics and Accords for airbag safety. Today, the Japanese car maker is recalling another 440,000 vehicles, this time including 2001 and 2002 Accords, 2001 Civics and some 2002 and 2003 model Acura TL sedans.

Honda Spokesman Sage Marie said that one fatality and a number of injuries have been linked to the defect, so there’s no doubting it’s a serious matter. If you’re not sure whether your vehicle qualifies for the recall, be sure to visit Honda’s website for more information.

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Tags: 2001 vehicles, 2002 vehicles, acura tl, honda accord, honda civic

Subaru and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall for 15,633 Bajas of the 2005-2006 model year.

This recall will begin in September and focuses on potential cracking of Baja’s fuel hose connection to the fuel pump. If it were to crack it could lead to fuel leaking from the vehicle thus increasing the risk of a fire.

Subaru says that when they begin the recall owners of 2005-2006 Bajas will be able to bring their vehicle to a local dealership to get the problem inspected and fixed free of chrage.

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Honda has recently come forth to issue a recall for their 2001 Accords and Civics.

The recall focuses on the driver’s airbag inflator which could potentially cause excessive pressure when deployed. This could cause a rupture in the inflator thus causing metal shards to go flying every which way and I’m sure you can see the safety hazard in that.

Honda is saying that if you take your vehicle to your local dealership the airbag inflator will be replaced free of charge.

via KickingTires

Tags: Accord, airbag inflator, civic, Honda, Recall, safety

BMW and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall that concerns all 2009 X5 and X6 SUVs, confirming the fact that this is a rather widespread problem.

According to the recall, the issue deals with the rear brake disks which have been potentially manufactured incorrectly. This means that if a vehicle is effected it could have severly reduced rear wheel breaking performance thus leading to increased stopping distance. I’m sure you can guess what kind of problems would arise from this.

BMW hasn’t said what they will do to remedy the problem but just to be safe head to your local BMW dealership to get the problem checked out.

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VW and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall that will effect up to 14,416 Touareg SUVs of the 2007-2009 model years. Unfortunately, the car’s spoiler won’t cause the entire vehicle to take flight but the spoiler itself? That’s a different story.

According to VW the spoiler attached to the back of the effected Touaregs poses the threat of possible coming loose from the vehicle and causing all sorts of havoc. The problem deals with loose fastening struts connecting the spoiler to the car.

VW owners can head to their local dealership if they have an effected vehicle where the problem will be fixed for free.

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Volvo has recently announced that they are issuing a recall for 17,614 2008-09 vehicles including the S80, V70 and XC70 models.

The automaker says that there is an error in the on-board software’s programming that could potentially cause the engine’s cooling fan to fail. This means bad air-conditioner performance but more importantly could cause the engine to fail raising all sorts of safety risks.

Volvo says to head to their local dealership to get the car inspected and outfitted with a new fan control module, if necessary, free of charge.

Tags: fan control module, onboard, Recall, S80, safety, Software, V70, xc70

Kia has recently iussed a recall for their Optima sedan of the model years 2001-2004 and effects up to or over 36,538 vehicles.

Don’t fret yet as the recall only concerns vehicles sold in the following states:

Connecticut

Delaware

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampsire

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhose Island

Vermont

West Virginia

Wisconsin

District of Columbia

These states were singled out as they were all deemed to have a high rust threat level due to the use of road salt.

Anyways, the recall says that internal corrosion of the front subframe could lead to the connection of the lower control arm coming seperated which could lead to wheel misalinghtment, stress in steering or increased tire wear.

As always, Kia and the NHTSA say to go to your local Kia dealer for an inspection and a repair if necessary.

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Tags: corrosion, optima, Recall, safety, sedans, subframe