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Feds Could Add a Million GM Midsize Cars to Recall

Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s checking into complaints about the 2004 to …

Nissan Recalls Five Models Over Air Bags

Nissan Motor Co. is recalling five 2013 model year vehicles, including top sellers Altima and Sentra, because the front passenger airbag may not deploy in a crash, the automaker told U.S. regulators. The models in the recall are Nissan’s Altima, …

Bumble Bee Expands Recall of 5-Ounce Cans of Tuna

Bumble Bee Foods LLC said it has expanded the voluntary recall on some of its 5-ounce chunk white albacore and chunk light tuna products because they did not meet company standards for seal tightness. The San Diego, California, company said …

Ford Recalls 230,000 Minivans for Corrosion Issue

Ford Motor Co is recalling about 230,000 older minivans globally to fix a corrosion problem that could prevent the fold-down third-row seats from locking in place. The recall affects 196,500 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans from model years 2004 …

Porsche Recalls More Than 2K Carrera Sports Cars

Porsche AG is recalling more than 2,200 of the 911 Carrera sports cars from the 2012 and 2013 model years because their exhaust pipes can fall off. The recall involves 2,263 Carrera and Carrera 4 vehicles built between March and …

Yakima Recalls Bike Racks to Fix Faulty Bolts

Yakima is recalling about 7,000 bicycle racks used on vehicles with rear-door spare tires. Documents posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Friday say that mounting bolts can break and the bikes can fall from the vehicles and …

Nestle Withdraws Pasta Meals as Horsemeat Scandal Spreads

Nestle has removed beef pasta meals sold under its Buitoni brand from sale in Italy and Spain after finding traces of horsemeat, becoming the latest victim of a food scandal still spreading across Europe. The world’s biggest food company, which …

BMW Recalls Nearly 570,000 Cars to Fix Cables

BMW is recalling almost 570,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada because a battery cable connector can fail and cause the engines to stall. The recall affects the popular 3-Series sedans, wagons, convertibles and coupes from the 2007 through 2011 …

Johnson & Johnson Recalls More Metal Hip Implants

Johnson & Johnson, the subject of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 recall of its ASR all-metal hip implants, last month recalled a second type of metal hip component that it sold outside of the United States. J&J’s DePuy …

Chrysler Recalls 4,278 Viper Sports Cars on Airbag Issue

Chrysler Group LLC said on Friday it is recalling 4,278 Dodge Viper sports cars globally to fix a part that could cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy, expanding a recall from last fall. The U.S. automaker, controlled by Fiat SpA, …