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News•April 21, 2010

Risk of Electrical Short Prompts Workhorse Truck Recall

WASHINGTON - Workhorse Custom Chassis, a Navistar company, is recalling 521 MY 2010 W42, W62 and MY 2011 W22 Workhorse trucks built with a General Motors gasoline engine and equipped with a Remy alternator.

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News•April 21, 2010

Volvo XC90 SUVs Recalled

WASHINGTON - Volvo Cars of North America is recalling nearly 2,500 MY 2010 Volvo XC90 SUVs because a leak may develop in the fuel line between the line and a connector, the NHTSA said. This poses a fire risk.

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News•April 20, 2010

Toyota Recalls Lexus GX 460 to Update Software

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A. on April 19 said it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 9,400 2010 MY Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicles to update software in the SUV's Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system.

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News•April 19, 2010

Lexus' Responds to Consumer Reports' 2010 GX 460 Testing

WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports warned car shoppers not to buy the sport utility vehicle.

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News•April 19, 2010

Kentucky & Nebraska Join States Banning Texting

WASHINGTON - Kentucky and Nebraska join 21 other states in banning text messaging by all drivers, effective summer 2010.

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News•April 16, 2010

National Auto Club Launches New Smartphone Web Application

FOSTER CITY, CA - The application allows the company to identify the nature of a vehicle breakdown and its location, and dispatch a local roadside service provider to assist the driver.

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News•April 16, 2010

Hardin Trucking Adopts Cell Phone Ban, Texting

BRUCE, MS - Hardin Trucking, Inc. and affiliated partner employees are banned from texting or talking on a hand-held cell phone while behind the wheel of a company vehicle or while using a company-issued phone in their personal vehicle.

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News•April 16, 2010

Hybrids Pose Pedestrian Risk, Says NHTSA Chief

DETROIT - Quiet hybrid vehicles may pose risks to pedestrians, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told attendees at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress.

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News•April 16, 2010

DUI Offender Allowed to Drive Company Vehicle

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI - Allowing an alleged drunk-driving offender to drive a company vehicle is just one factor that led to the immediate dismissal of a nonprofit agency's executive director.

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News•April 16, 2010

Toyota Recalling 600,000 Sienna Minivans

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. on April 16 said it will launch a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable.

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