A defective vehicle part can be a contributing factor in a car accident and any resulting injuries. Florida drivers should be aware that Ford Motor Co. has stated that it will issue recalls for approximately 441,000 vehicles to repair defects. The recalls will be for...
Auto Product Liability
Audi announces the recall of 576,921 vehicles
Florida residents who drive an Audi A5 coupe or convertible or Q5 SUV may soon receive recall notifications in the mail. The German car maker has announced that 576,921 vehicles are being recalled due to overheating engines and leaky sunroofs. The recalls, which are...
Toyota recall raises further questions about airbags
Thousands of Florida residents have taken their cars, trucks or SUVs to authorized repair facilities in recent months to have potentially dangerous airbags manufactured by the Japanese auto parts supplier Takata replaced. The Takata airbag recall is the largest auto...
Sophisticated auto technology linked to surge in recalls
Florida residents may be surprised to learn that some of the vehicles currently offered for sale in American showrooms contain far more computer code than the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. While sophisticated collision prevention systems and autonomous vehicle...
Some auto manufacturers are still using recalled airbags
Florida motor vehicle owners may have heard about the reports of defects in airbags manufactured by Takata. Despite being linked to multiple injuries and deaths, these airbags reportedly are still being installed in new vehicles. All automobiles containing this brand...
Takata air bag inflator recall may widen
On April 13, the U.S. government announced that if Takata cannot prove that the 85 million air bag inflators it manufactured that remain in vehicles are safe, they will all need to be recalled. More than 28 million have already been recalled. Some areas, including...
Takata may have manipulated data
An investigation shows that the Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata may have manipulated data to hide flaws in its products. Airbag ruptures in cars outfitted with these products have been linked to 10 deaths and over 100 injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Auto recalls in the U.S. reach a new high in 2015
If you were to scan the recent headlines concerning recalls for auto defects, you would soon learn that as recently as this week, several hundred thousand vehicles were recalled for everything from faulty fuel filler pipes to malfunctioning engines.If it seems as if...
Is the auto recall system in the U.S. in need of an overhaul?
Thanks to the hectic pace of everyday life -- work, school, errands, etc. -- the last thing most people want to do is sort through a stack of mail that likely contains all sorts of unwelcome correspondence from bills to advertisements.As such, it's not uncommon for...
Auto safety key focus of recently passed federal transportation bill
Given the altogether divisive climate on Capitol Hill, it's almost of unheard of for lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to reach an agreement on anything, let alone a billion dollar, multi-year infrastructure bill. Yet this is precisely what happened earlier this...