Daily Archives: November 10, 2014

Nissan expands U.S. recall for faulty Takata air bags to 52,738 vehicles

Nissan expands U.S. recall for faulty Takata air bags to 52,738 vehicles

by Ben Klayman

Nissan is expanding the number of vehicles recalled in the United States for passenger air bags that could explode with too much force and spray metal shrapnel at occupants.

GM ordered 500,000 new switches months before recall

GM ordered 500,000 new switches months before recall

by Ashley Lau and Supriya Kurane

General Motors ordered half a million replacement ignition switches almost two months before it alerted federal safety regulators of the issues that prompted a recall of millions of vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing email exchanges between the automaker and its supplier Delphi Automotive Plc .