Somfy Systems Inc., of Dayton, New Jersey and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced together a recall of 4600 motorized awnings because the awnings power cable was prone to severing while opening or closing the unit by hand, thus creating a risk of electric shock. To date, no injuries have been reported. The awning [...]

Volvo Cars announced a recall on certain of their models with the Garmin 760 Portable GPS installed. There is a concern that the batteries may overheat on the 416 GPS which could lead to fire. The vehicle recall is for the following models and years: VOLVO / C70 2006-2010, VOLVO / S40 2004-2010, VOLVO / [...]

The American Honda Motor Co., based in Torrance, California, in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of approximately 6,150 Mini Tillers due to faulty rubber grommets in the engine’s fuel tank that may fracture, leading to risk of fire. The recalled brands are the Honda Mini Tiller - model [...]

Nissan North America, Inc. recently announced the recall of the 2010 and 2011 Sentra, due to a problem associated with the electrical system fitted to these vehicles. This recall affects an estimated 13,737 vehicles, and applies to all Nissan Sentra vehicles manufactured between May 22, 2010 and July 8, 2010. This recall was announced following [...]

Nissan North America Inc. recently announced the recall of its 2002-2004 model Frontier and Xtrerra vehicles, due to a problem associated with the steering columns fitted to these vehicles. The recall affects all Nissan Frontier vehicles that were manufactured between July 9, 2001 and October 20, 2004, as well as all Nissan Xterra vehicles that [...]

The Chrysler Group LLC recently announced the recall of their 2008 Jeep Liberty, due to a problem associated with the windshield wipers fitted to these vehicles. Approximately 16,229 Jeep Liberty vehicles are affected by this recall, which was announced due to the fact that the fault in question could lead to the complete failure of [...]

General Motors recently announced the recall of the 2010 and 2011 models of both the Buick Lucerne and the Cadillac DTS, due to a problem associated with some of the electric cables fitted to these vehicles. This recall applies to vehicles of these models that are fitted with V8 engines, and was announced following the [...]

BMW of North America LLC recently announced the recall of some of its 2008 X5 SUVs, due to a problem associated with the fuel pumps fitted to these vehicles. This recall is understood to affect almost 21,000 X5 SUVs, which were manufactured between November 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008, and fitted with a six-cylinder [...]

General Motors recently announced a recall of the 2009 and 2010 Chevrolet Impala, due to a problem associated with the seat belts fitted to the front seats of this vehicle. The recall is understood to affect around 303,100 vehicles, which were distributed throughout the United States through Chevrolet dealers. This recall was announced by General [...]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Perigeum Development Inc., dba The Hive, recently announced the voluntary recall of the Revl carbon road bicycle brake system due to a problem associated with the potential failure of a crucial component, which could lead to brake failure. This recall is understood to affect around 500 of these [...]