THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has paused its regulation of vehicle recalls and is not posting updates on its website during the federal government shutdown.
Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 87 2019 Ford EcoSport vehicles for a seat back problem. Specially, the vehicles may have an insufficient weld between the side member and A-bracket on the front seat back.
Toyota is recalling 89,740 of 2008 to 2019 Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 large SUVs for a possible seat-belt defect that could cause three front air bags not to deploy, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report.
Ford is recalling 410,289 of its 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty trucks equipped with an engine block heater, due to a possible defect with a cable connector, the company has announced.
Toyota is recalling an estimated 3,400 2019 Corolla Hatchback vehicles because the torque converter in the continuously variable transmission could malfunction.
Toyota dealers are preparing for a second recall of 65,000 Corollas, Sequoias, Tundras, and Lexus SCs fitted with replacement Takata airbag inflators that will themselves be replaced by third-party suppliers.
Honda is recalling and estimated 403 2019 Honda Ridgeline midsize pickups and Pilot midsize SUVs due to a structural issue that could impact the deployment of curtain air-bags.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling about 73,545 2018-2019 Atlas midsize SUVs and Tiguan compact SUVs, as well as 2019 Jetta compact cars without keyless entry for an electrical system issue.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has implemented an interim rule to facilitate the removal of defective Takata airbag inflators from vehicles and prevent those in scrap vehicles from being reused.