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News•July 15, 2009

TRW Recalls Steering Columns Used in Heavy Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- TRW Automotive Inc. is recalling 2,586 Igen3 intermediate steering columns that were shipped to various vehicle manufacturers between April 21 and May 26 of this year for use as original or replacement equipment on heavy trucks.

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News•July 15, 2009

BMW Recall to Address Wiring for Air Bags

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- BMW of North America is recalling MY 2008 1-Series and 3-Series passenger cars because the wrong crimp connectors may have been used on the side air bag and belt tensioner wiring.

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News•July 15, 2009

Volkswagen Recalls Over 14,000 Touaregs

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Volkswagen of America is recalling 14,416 MY 2007-2009 Touareg vehicles because the fastening struts on the roof edge spoiler run the risk of cracking.

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News•July 15, 2009

Missouri Latest State to Restrict In-Vehicle Texting

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - This year alone, eight new states have passed broad texting-while-driving bans, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

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News•July 14, 2009

OSHA Helps Delaware Focus on Corporate Fleet Safety

WILMINGTON, DE - OSHA and the Delaware Safety Council will deliver training and educational programs on roadway flagging safety and defensive driving, specifically targeted to business and corporate fleet operations.

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News•July 13, 2009

Yokohama's All-New ADVAN Neova AD08

FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation's all-new ultra high-performance tire (UHPT), the ADVAN Neova AD08, received high praise and scores from Tire Rack in its recent Extreme Performance Summer Tire Testing session.

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News•July 9, 2009

Volkswagen Tiguan Earns 5-Star Crash Test Rating

HERNDON, VA - Volkswagen of America, Inc.'s 2009 Tiguan has earned a 5-star crash test rating from the government's New Car Assessment Program.

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News•July 8, 2009

New Study Addresses Impact of Traffic Congestion

COLLEGE STATION, TX --- Though it might have been hard to notice, traffic congestion across the country took a break from its worsening trend even before the current recession, with high gas prices in the last half of 2007 bringing about a slight reduction in traffic.

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News•July 8, 2009

Study: Alexandria, Va., Drivers Most Improved

NORTHBROOK, IL --- The Allstate Insurance Co. today released its fifth annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report, which ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers according to Allstate data.

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News•July 8, 2009

DOT: Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported in 2008 hit their lowest level since 1961 and that fatalities in the first three months of 2009 continue to decrease.

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