GM Investigated Over Ignition Recall Linked to 13 Deaths
U.S. regulators are investigating why General Motors Co. (GM) took years to recall 1.6 million cars over an ignition-switch defect linked to 13 deaths in crashes.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the probe yesterday in an e-mailed statement. The agency could fine GM as much as $35 million, which would be the...
Massachusetts senator says highway safety agency “fell down” in GM investigation
Laura Christian's 16-year-old daughter, Amber, died inside a Chevy Cobalt, on July 29, 2005.
"I went downstairs and my phone rang," Christian recalled. "Amber had been in an accident and she didn't make it."
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G.M. to Expand Small-Car Recall to 1.4 Million Vehicles
General Motors will more than double the size of a recall issued this month for an ignition switch defect in some of its small cars, the automaker said in a news release Tuesday. The expansion brings the number of vehicles covered by the recall to nearly 1.4 million in...
Beef processor at center of big recall is sold
An upscale Marin County meat purveyor is purchasing a troubled San Francisco Bay Area slaughterhouse at the center of a recall of nearly 9 million pounds of beef.
In a transaction that signals rising demand for locally raised, grass-fed beef, Marin Sun Farms expects to soon close a deal for a 2-acre facility that...
G.M. Recalls Some Cars, but Not All, With Ignition Switch Problem
General Motors in 2006 sent dealers a technical service bulletin warning that because of an ignition problem, a heavy key chain hanging from the ignition could turn off the engine on six models. But only two of those models were covered in last week’s recall of 778,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada...
Toyota Recalls 295,000 Vehicles Globally
Toyota Motor is recalling about 295,000 Lexus and Toyota brand vehicles worldwide due to issues with various safety systems like stability control and anti-lock brakes.
The automaker said an electrical component in the brake actuator, which regulates fluid pressure in each wheel cylinder, could "experience increased resistance," according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety...
Dried Egg Products Recalled For Possible Salmonella Contamination
Nutriom LLC of Lacey, WA, is recalling approximately 226,710 pounds of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday.
The following products were shipped to co-packers for incorporation into consumer-size packages:
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General Motors Recalls 778,000 Small Cars for Ignition Switch Problem
General Motors is recalling about 619,000 small cars in the United States because either a heavy key ring or a “jarring event” such as running off the road could cause the ignition to shut off and possibly prevent the air bags from deploying in a crash, the automaker said in...
Toyota may pay $1 billion to settle federal criminal investigation
Here's how Toyota Motor Corp. plans to finally put the sudden-acceleration issue to rest: Pull out the checkbook.
The automaker is reportedly close to paying a $1-billion fine to settle a four-year federal criminal investigation into whether it properly reported safety complaints to regulators. Meanwhile, Toyota's lawyers are in settlement talks over hundreds of civil...
Jeep Struggles to Repair Vehicles 14 Months After Recall
Fourteen months after Chrysler said it would recall about 745,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles because the front or side air bags might deploy without the vehicle being in a crash, about 94 percent of them had not been repaired, leaving some owners angry and scared.
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