2014 and 2015 have set impressive records for the total number of auto recalls. Partly this happened thanks to major defects which all went public one after another, defects which often affected a decade or more of vehicles and (as in the case of Ta...
2014 and 2015 have been banner years for vehicle recalls. Partly this is thanks to a few major defect scandals like the Takata air bag grenades and the GM ignition switch flying-coffin trick, both of which have demanded recalls in the order of sever...
The latter half of 2015 has been a bad time for Germany’s top automaker. Earlier this year, Volkswagen managed to overtake Toyota as the world’s leader in vehicle sales, but their time in the sun came to an abrupt end in September when the EPA accus...
It is perhaps one of the most surprising and potentially upsetting events that can happen to an unsuspecting automobile owner. You read up on the news of the day, or check out your favored social media network and find stories talking about how a car...
If you have tuned into the news at all within the past month, then chances are you have heard or read at least the basic outline of the recent Volkswagen emissions scandal. On September 18th, 2015, the company was issued a notice of violation of the...
Looking back over the past two years, it seems as though massive automobile recalls based around often fatal defects are growing more and more common. Each of the major automakers is taking a turn, and in most cases it seems as though they were awar...
You may not have heard the term “product liability” before, but you probably know the principle behind it: if you make something that gets somebody else hurt, you are responsible for that injury and you should have to pay something to make up for it...
In February 2014, GM issued a recall notice regarding faulty ignition switches which could jostle out of the run position during operation and thus shut off power steering, power brakes, and airbags, all while the vehicle is potentially moving at ful...
It’s been an incredible couple of years when it comes to automobile recalls. Whether it’s ignition switches, airbags, or gas tanks set so far back that they could rupture and ignite in a collision, the overall number of recalls in 2014 and 2015 has...
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