October 21, 2013
U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into an estimated 40,000 Hyundai Genesis cars from model year 2009 in the United States for potential brake problems. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation after receiving 23 …
July 2, 2013
U.S. safety regulators closed an investigation into defective engine cables in more than 467,000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable cars after Ford Motor Co. said it would fix the problem without issuing a recall. Damaged speed control cables on Taurus …
June 11, 2013
U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles. Front air bags on the Honda Motor Co. …
June 5, 2013
U.S. safety regulators are checking to see if more General Motors cars should be recalled because the air bags won’t inflate. The probe covers about 400,000 Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic small cars, the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car and the Buick …
May 13, 2013
U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that problems with steering-gear boxes are causing a loss of control in some Ford trucks. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 340,000 F250 and F350 Super Duty Trucks …
March 14, 2013
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 …
April 18, 2012
U.S. safety regulators have found 16 crashes and five injuries in an eight-month investigation of transmission control problems with BMW 7-Series luxury cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began the probe in August and has now upgraded it to …
February 22, 2012
U.S. safety regulators are investigating side airbag components made by Autoliv Inc that may fail to inflate during a crash. This year, Toyota Motor Co, Honda Motor Co Ltd , Nissan Motor Co and Subaru of America Inc issued safety …
October 4, 2011
U.S. safety regulators have upgraded an investigation more than 382,000 Saturn Ion cars for possible steering problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it opened the engineering analysis after it and Saturn, a brand General Motors Co discontinued in …
July 28, 2011
Rail safety regulators say Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles is safe to ride. An official from the California Public Utilities Commission told the City Council on Tuesday that the railway’s operator has taken the appropriate steps to replace the …