Safety & Accident

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus discovered faulty valve springs in some V-8 and V-6 engines in certain Lexus models sold in the U.S. Due to slight variations during the manufacturing process, some foreign material may have contaminated the valve springs resulting in potential breakage.

Tags: Faulty Leaf Spring, GS 350, GS 450h, GS 460, IS 350, Lexus, LS 460, LS 600h L, Recall

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus released a statement recently on its intent to recall certain 2010 Lexus HS 250h models.

Tags: HS 250h, Lexus, Recall

NASHVILLE, TN - Nissan will recall 134,215 Infiniti G35s to fix a problem with the wiring harness that could prevent the air bag deploying in the event of a crash.

Tags: air bag recall, G35, G37, Infiniti, Recall

WASHINGTON - Under newly proposed auto-safety legislation being considered by Congress, all new vehicles would need to be equipped with "black boxes" that record performance data and federal safety regulators would be granted the authority to order immediate recalls.

Tags: congress, legislation, NHTSA, Recall, Toyota

TORRANCE, CA - An update for the 2010 GX 460 vehicle stability control system is now available at Lexus dealers nationwide.

Tags: GX460, Lexus, Recall

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus Group Vice President and General Manager, Mark Templin, provided a statement about the Lexus GX 460 recall.

Tags: GX 460, Lexus, Recall

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that, working in cooperation with Attorneys General across the country, Toyota will be extending on a nationwide basis the additional services being provided to Toyota and Lexus customers in New York affected by the company's recent recalls.

Tags: Lexus, Recall, Toyota

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 model-year Prius vehicles and 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle's anti-lock brake system (ABS).

Tags: HS 250h, Lexus, Prius, Recall, Toyota

TORRANCE, CA - Overall, U.S. commercial fleets have been measured in their response to 2.3 million vehicle safety recalls and sales/production suspension of eight Toyota models due to reports of sticking accelerator pedals causing sudden, unintended vehicle speed-up.

Tags: ADESA, Manheim, NAAA, Recall, ServNet, Toyota

WASHINGTON - Jaguar is recalling more than 2,000 MY 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles because the fuel transfer pipe in the fuel tank may be kinked.

Tags: Jaguar, NHTSA, Recall

HERNDON, VA - Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced it would initiate a new customer service program to address concerns raised by its customers with certain Direct Shift Gearboxes (DSG) in Volkswagen and Audi models.

Tags: Audi, Direct Shift Gearboxes , Recall, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. , VWGoA

HERNDON, VA - Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced a voluntary recall involving 13,500 vehicles equipped with its DSG transmission. Models affected by the recall include the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos built between September 2008 and August 2009.

Tags: Eos, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Recall, Volkswagen

WASHINGTON - BMW is recalling every 2008 1-Series and 3-Series car to correct a defect that could cause an airbag failure.

Tags: 1-Series, 2008 model-year, 3-Series, Airbag, BMW, Recall

DEARBORN, Mich. --- Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall to address concerns about a cruise control deactivation switch, the Detroit News reported.

Tags: Recall