Defective Products & Machinery

According to one report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid owner in Colorado was driving along at 50 mph when the check engine light came on. Then, white smoke emerged from the hood of the vehicle. There was a fire...

Certain Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles have been recalled because their front seat belts may not retract fully, which means they may not fully comply with federal occupant crash protection standards. The problem is that the geometry of the front seat belt retractor is...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that the guidelines electric vehicle manufacturers have established for dealing with battery fires are inadequate. Furthermore, industry research and safety standards regarding high-voltage lithium ion battery fires...

The Takata airbag recall was the largest automotive safety recall in U.S. history, and it’s still going on. Worldwide, approximately 100 million airbag inflators have been recalled from vehicles manufactured by 19 major automakers. The automakers all sourced their...

If you own a Hyundai Tucson SUV from the model years 2016-2021 or a 2019 Kia Stinger sedan, you should immediately stop driving the vehicle and park it outside. This is because there is a defect that could cause a fire. A free repair will soon be available. Hyundai...

If you drive a General Motors SUV or pickup truck that has a bench front seat that allows for a middle passenger, you need to be aware of a safety issue with that center seat. A free repair should be available in February. GM brands Chevrolet and GMC are recalling...

In February, the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica issued a report on Evenflo, the maker of the “Big Kid” booster seat. It found that the company had created a side-impact crash test for the booster seat that was virtually impossible to fail. Nevertheless, the booster...

Honda has issued four recall campaigns that cover 1.79 million vehicles worldwide, including 1.4 million in the U.S. All of these are safety recalls, which means that the auto maker will provide repairs at no cost to the consumer. Honda CR-V power window master...

On Dec. 4, auto maker Hyundai announced the recall of nearly 130,000 vehicles that may have an engine defect that could cause a fire. Unlike prior Hyundai engine-fire related recalls, this one could require a total engine replacement. The work will be performed by...

It can be hard to keep track of all the safety recalls involving vehicles these days. Yet every safety recall is extremely important, as many involve issues that could cause a crash. In a very real way, safety recalls can be a matter of life and death.Recently,...