WASHINGTON Nissan is recalling 51,100 of its Cube hatchbacks in the United States and Canada because of possible problems with fuel spilling during rear-end collisions. In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nissan Motor Co. said Monday tests conducted by NHTSA safety regulators found more fuel spilled than federal standards allow. The ...
WASHINGTON The government says unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that from 2000 to mid-May, it had received more than 6,200 complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The reports involve 89 deaths and 57 injuries ...
DETROIT (Reuters) – When Toyota Motor Corp concluded that seemingly harmless floormats posed a danger in all of its cars and trucks, the automaker sent a stark warning intended to prevent crashes. U.S. “If the floormat is NOT properly placed and secured, it could slip and interfere with the movement of the pedals during driving and may ...
BY ALEXANDRA BERZONAND GABRIEL KAHN Public records at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show complaints about speed-control problems with Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles have surged since the Japanese car maker announced in September it would recall millions of vehicles to fix floor mats that can pin the gas pedal in an open position. ...