NHTSA Monthly Defect Investigation Report Re December 2012
Update - National Highway Transportation Safety Administration December 2012 Monthly Defect Investigation Report can be found here.
Rolling Blackouts
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was recently informed by the Ultimate Driving Machine that over 500,000 of its cars may have been assembled with defective electrical connectors. These d ...
Watch Your Tail Pipes, Carrera Owners
Porsche recently announced a recall pertaining to defective exhaust systems equipped on Model Year 2012-2013, 911 Carrera cars. As a result of the defect, the exhaust tail pipe has the potential to se ...
Nissan Cars Equipped With Defective Air Bag Systems
Nissan North America, Inc. recently informed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officers that certain Nissan cars are equipped with defective air bag systems. Sensors within the passenger ...
Nissan Tanks Can’t Hold Their Fuel
According to Nissan North America, Inc. officials, several of its 2013 Model Year Nissan Sentra cars were assembled with defective fuel tanks. Nissan’s position is that these are the only cars that ar ...
Mercedes Benz Owners – Your Seatbelt May Be Defective
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration was recently informed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC that certain of its vehicles were assembled with defective second row seat belts. According to Me ...
Got An App For That
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently unveiled a new iOS SaferCar app. It is a nifty little app that provides real-time vehicle safety information such as the following: 5-Star Safe ...
WHAT RELIEF IS PROVIDED TO CONSUMERS UNDER THE LEMON LAW?
The lemon law was enacted by the California Legislature to provide consumers with specific protection from manufacturers of defective products. The California Lemon Law states that consumers of new or ...
RECALLED CARS FOR SALE!
If you think that the used car you are about to buy is safe because it has been subject to a rigorous safety inspection by the dealership, you better think again. It just might be subject to a safety ...
SURPRISE! THE VEHICLE REPAIR HISTORY MAY NOT BE AS CLEAN AS YOU THINK
Don’t assume that the used car history report the dealer provides to you accurately represents the car’s repair history. Those reports can be incomplete. I recently forced a dealership to buyback my ...