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News•October 7, 2009

Study: Deer Collisions Increase 18% in 5 Years

BLOOMINGTON, IL --- The number of vehicles on U.S. roadways has grown by 7 percent over the past five years. But the number of times those vehicles have collided with deer has swelled by much more than that, according to a new study from State Farm.

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News•October 7, 2009

Vactor Recalls 115 Sewer Cleaner Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Vactor Manufacturing is recalling 115 Vactor 2100 and Vactor Jetter sewer cleaner trucks.

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News•October 7, 2009

Diamond Coach Recalls 21 VIP Transit Buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Diamond Coach Corp. is recalling 21 MY 2008-2009 VIP transit buses -- manufactured between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 27, 2009 -- that are equipped with Carrier K410 rooftop condensers.

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News•October 7, 2009

Volkswagen Recalls 10,200 Audis

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Volkswagen of America Inc. is recalling 10,200 MY 2006-2010 Audi A3, TT and TT Roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between Sept. 29, 2005 and Aug. 26, 2009.

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News•October 7, 2009

Daimler Recalls Trucks With Caterpillar C15 Engines

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 25,300 MY 2004-2010 trucks equipped with Caterpillar C15 engines because of the risk of an oil leak.

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News•October 6, 2009

Distracted Driving Summit Leads to Nationwide Efforts

WASHINGTON - In addition to an Executive Order issued by President Obama prohibiting federal employees from text messaging while driving on official business, the Department of Transportation also urged state and local governments to take action.

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News•September 30, 2009

Toyota to Recall 3.8 Million Vehicles

TORRANCE, CA --- Toyota Motor Corp. said it is recalling 3.8 million vehicles sold in the U.S. because of concerns that floor mats in those vehicles could cause their gas pedals to get stuck and accelerate uncontrollably.

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News•September 30, 2009

Buick LaCrosse, Nissan Versa Earn 'Top Safety Pick'

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 Buick LaCrosse and the 2010 Nissan Versa are the latest Top Safety Pick award winners, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced.

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News•September 30, 2009

Automotive Medicine Group to Highlight Latest Research

BALTIMORE, MD --- There aren't many conferences that bring together leaders in both the automotive and healthcare worlds, but each year the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine holds such an event.

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News•September 30, 2009

LED Sign Issue Spurs Transit Bus Recalls

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A problem with Luminator Horizon LED side destination signs has spurred three separate transit bus recalls because of a potential fire risk.

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