Big Georgia Jeep verdict could spur more lawsuits
The stunning $150-million jury verdict in a Georgia case involving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee is likely to spell more legal trouble for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
The verdict, rendered after a dramatic two-week trial, has already prompted renewed pressure on government regulators to take another look at Jeep SUVs with rear-mounted fuel tanks, which were...
U.S. closes probe into 240,000 diesel VW vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations said Tuesday it is closing a nearly 5-year-old investigation into 241,000 diesel powered Volkswagen vehicles without demanding a recall.
The agency said it was closing the probe into the 2009-12 Jetta, Golf, Touareg, Audi A3 and Q7 TDI clean diesel vehicles after nearly 800 complaints about high-pressure fuel pump...
Graco to Pay $10 Million for Delay in Recall of Defective Child Seats
Graco Children’s Products has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that it failed to recall promptly about four million child car seats with a defective buckle that could make it difficult to free a child in an emergency, federal regulators said on Friday.
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G.M. Settles Switch Suit, Avoiding Depositions
DETROIT — In a notable victory for General Motors, a lawsuit that helped spur the biggest safety crisis in the company’s history has been withdrawn in exchange for a settlement from its compensation program, according to two people briefed on the agreement.
The lawsuit was the second brought by the family of a Georgia woman,...
Chrysler Re-Recalls 703,000 Minivans, SUVs Over Switches
(Bloomberg) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is doing a second recall of 703,000 minivans and SUVs with a defective ignition switch that can rotate out of position, similar to the faulty General Motors Co. part tied to dozens of deaths.
The action covers the 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Journey,...
Nissan expands Altima recall to fix hood that can fly open
Nissan is expanding an earlier recall of its popular Altima sedans to fix a flaw that can cause the hood to fly open while the car is being driven.
The Japanese automaker now says 625,000 Altimas built in the U.S. from the 2013 through 2015 model years are affected by the issue. Nissan initially recalled...
Feds: Huge auto recalls mark 2014
Two of the biggest auto recalls in history took place last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration summary of 2014 recall activity, published today.
They were General Motors' recall of 5.88 million U.S. vehicles for possibly faulty ignition switches that can disable airbags, and Honda's recall of 5.39 million for potentially defective...
Hyundai recalls 205,000 vehicles for power steering
Washington — Hyundai Motor Co. said Saturday it is recalling nearly 205,000 cars and wagons in the United States for an electronic glitch that could disable power steering.
The Korean automaker said the recall covers 2008-2010 Elantra and 2009-2010 Elantra Touring because the electronic power steering electronic control unit may sense a discrepancy in the...
Potentially life-threatening issue prompts recall of 12,000-plus MRI devices
The FDA has issued a Class I recall on more than 12,000 General Electric MRI systems because of a potentially life-threatening, nonfunctioning part of the devices.
Class I is the FDA's most serious designation for recalls, indicating severe injury or death could occur as the result of issues with a product.
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UCLA superbug: Maker of scopes in deadly outbreak under federal probe
The manufacturer of the medical scopes at the center of a deadly bacterial outbreak at UCLA Medical Center is under investigation by federal officials for possible violations of laws that ban improper payments to doctors and other customers.
Olympus Corp. of Americas, the U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese manufacturer, said earlier this month that the...
