Product Safety News

August 17, 2010 -

August 17, 2010 - Mazda Motor Corp will recall 215,000 Mazda 3 and Mazda 5 vehicles sold in the United States because of the risk that they could lose power steering without warning. The Mazda recall of vehicles from the 2007 through 2009 model years was announced in a filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

August 2, 2010 -

Stability control systems already on the market for tractor trailer trucks, including tank trucks hauling hazardous loads, could prevent nearly 3,500 rollover accidents and save an estimated 106 lives a year if they were required on trucks.

July 29, 2010 -

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the lineup of 2011 model year passenger vehicles that will receive new safety ratings under the agency’s revamped and updated 5-star safety ratings program.

July 26, 2010 -

Nissan is recalling 51,100 of its Cube hatchbacks in the United States and Canada because of possible problems with fuel spilling during rear end collisions.

June 3, 2010 -

The first Yamaha Rhino trial in the multi-district litigation (MDL) will begin in October 2010.

May 21, 2010 -

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal safety standard for infant bath seats. The vote on the final rule was 5-0.

May 21, 2010 -

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing today the names of the drywall manufacturers whose drywall emitted high levels of hydrogen sulfide in testing conducted for the agency by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

May 7, 2010 -

As part of its commitment to ensure safe sleep for young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is once again warning parents and caregivers about deadly hazards with drop-side cribs.

April 28, 2010 -

Toyota Motor Corp. issued yet another recall Wednesday, this time announcing a program to upgrade the software in the vehicle stability control system on about 50,000 early-2003 Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles.

April 19, 2010 -

Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for possible rollover dangers Monday and agreed to a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response in its broader earlier recall, scrambling to fix safety worries that threaten the Japanese auto giant's reputation.

April 6, 2010 -

Suzuki has announced a recall of its 2010 Equator pickup, concerning a possible airbag defect, as well as a problem with the fasteners connecting the steering column to its positioning bracket, which could contribute to an accident.

March 19, 2010 -

A jury that decided a Texas A&M student was texting while driving and caused a deadly wreck ordered him to pay $22 million in damages.

March 15, 2010 -

U.S. regulators have tracked more deaths in vehicles made by Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group LLC and other companies combined than by Toyota Motor Corp. during three decades of unintended acceleration reviews that often blamed human error.

March 11, 2010 -

Congressional probes, mushrooming lawsuits and a federal probe into reporting of acceleration defects have raised the risk of criminal charges for Toyota.

March 8, 2010 -

The popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax, one in a class of drugs called bisphosphonates, is supposed to make bones stronger, and for many women, it is safe and effective. But now there's mounting evidence that, for some women, taking these medications for more than five years could cause spontaneous fractures.

February 25, 2010 -

Chrysler Group LLC asked the owners of more than 355,000 of its popular minivans to take them to dealers in a few months to replace crash sensors that help to control the air bags.

February 18, 2010 -

Toyota’s President Says He Will Not Appear At Congressional Hearings

First it was gas pedals, then brakes. Now Toyota and the government are looking into complaints that the popular Corolla is difficult to steer straight, raising a new safety concern ahead of next week's congressional hearing about the automakers recalls.

February 10, 2010 -

Honda announced that it is voluntarily adding 437,763 vehicles to a previously announced recall to fix drivers-side air bags in 2001 and 2002 model year vehicles, bringing the total number of affected vehicles to 947,913 worldwide.

February 5, 2010 -

Safety is our number one priority at the Department of Transportation. We’re going to continue to hold Toyota accountable and continue to investigate every possible cause of these safety defects, to make sure there are no other problems. We’ll make sure Toyota is doing all it has promised to make its vehicles safe.

January 26, 2010 -

Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the unprecedented step of suspending sales and production of eight models.

January 19, 2010 -

About 635,000 cribs sold at major discounters nationwide have been recalled.

January 6, 2010 -

To the dismay of safety advocates already worried about driver distraction, automakers and high-tech companies have found a new place to put sophisticated Internet-connected computers: the front seat.

January 5, 2010 -

Car Buyers are starting to understand the safety benefits of ESP with latest sales figures showing a further uptake.

December 1, 2009 -

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new crash safety test with the intention of reducing passenger ejections through side windows.

November 24, 2009 -

In the $5 billion market for All Terrain Vehicles, the skyrocketing growth of Chinese imports is becoming the latest challenge for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is starting a global campaign to improve the safety of a product that kills more people — about 900 a year — than any of the 15,000 other products the commission regulates.