Loss Prevention: Responding to Automobile Safety Recalls
When a safety recall is issued by an auto manufacturer, potential risks can extend beyond the manufacturer and affect other automotive businesses. It’s important for automotive businesses to have a plan of action in place to help address potential issues arising from recalls that can have an immediate impact on their inventory or fleet.
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 8,000 2010 Model Year Tacoma 4WD Trucks to Inspect the Front Driveshaft
Safety recall issued to inspect the front driveshaft on a small production run of certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks.
Breaking News: Toyota Announces Plan to Fix Accelerator Pedals on Recalled Vehicles and Ensure Customer Safety
Rigorously Tested Reinforced Pedals Will Eliminate the Excess Friction that Caused Sticking
Chrysler Recall: 24,177 Rams, Sebrings, Avengers, Nitros, Commanders, Grand Cherokees and Liberties recalled for brake booster input rod retaining clip
Chrysler will recall 24,177 vehicles due to a potential problem with the retaining clip that holds brake booster input rod in place. The clip from A WT Metal Specialties was improperly manufactured and could not provide enough tension to keep the rod in place.
Ford Recall: The Problem is the Brake Fluid in the Switch – The Solution is a Fuse
Ford is performing the largest ever recall for a brake light switch on the side of the master cylinder. The recall will cover 9.6 million Ford vehicles made between 1992 and 2004.
Another Valve Stem Recall Launched
Dill Air Controls Products announced the voluntary recall of automobile tire stem valves sold in the U.S. between November 2006 and July 2007. The snap-in rubber valve stems under recall were manufactured by Topseal (Shanghai) Auto-Parts Co., in Shanghai, China, and imported and distributed by Dill Air Controls Products under its Dill ACP brand name ….
NHTSA Unveils New Vehicle Recall Alert Service
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Nov. 7 announced a new automated vehicle recall alert service that is free to all consumers. Consumers who sign up for the service can elect to receive recall notices via e-mail, RSS-feed, cell phone or PDA as they are released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The new service builds on a program launched earlier this ….
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire Recalling LT, Motorcycle Tires
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) has announced U.S. recalls of light truck/SUV and motorcycle tires. In both cases, the recalls are because of incorrect sidewall markings. BFNAT said that no "structural or performance safety issues" exist with either product ….
Tiremakers Issue Recalls
Both Goodyear and American Pacific Industries (API) are recalling limited numbers of consumer tires, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Goodyear is recalling 5,300 Dunlop Winter Sport 3D tires in size 225/50R17 with DOT number DM40 2TTR, and Dunlop Winter Sport M3 tires in size 275/35R18 with DOT number DMBL 2J8R ….
Goodyear Recalls 400,000 Tires
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is voluntarily recalling some 400,000 associate and private brand passenger tires the company produced between 2003 and 2006. The tires in question – size P215/70R14 – were produced under 23 different brand names, including Goodyear house or associate brands Kelly-Springfield, Douglas, Mohave and Republic. The tires were sold in the U.S. and Canada.