David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, took office at the start of 2010, just as Toyota started a series of recalls over unintended acceleration that ultimately included more than 14 million vehicles worldwide.
Tag Archives: Vehicle Safety Recalls
U.S. regulators probing GM screening test after vehicle fire
In May, GM recalled 42,904 2012 and 2013 model Buick LaCrosse and Regal cars. U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation of some recalled General Motors Co. sedans after a vehicle fire in March led them to question a screening test’s effectiveness.
Honda, citing fire risk, recalls 2007-08 Fit in U.S. for second time
Honda Motor Co. is recalling more than 143,000 subcompact cars in the United States to replace faulty window switches that pose a potential fire hazard.
GM expands SUV recall to 480,000 vehicles for fire risk
General Motors Co. is recalling about 231,000 additional SUVs that might be in danger of an electrical short that could cause a fire.
The move is an expansion of a recall from last August to check 249,000 SUVs for a short in a circuit board in the driver’s door that could lead to a fire.
Chrysler recalls nearly 630,000 Jeeps to fix transmissions, airbags, seat belts
Chrysler Group said it will recall more than 220,000 units of the Jeep Wrangler to fix a transmission flaw and 409,000 units of the Jeep Compass and Patriot worldwide to fix a software glitch that could stop airbags and seat belts from working in a crash.
The recalls add to a growing list of safety problems at Chrysler, which stunned the auto industry this week by taking the rare step of rebuffing a recall request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
