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U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (2), Ford (3), Chrysler (4), Mazda (1), Nissan (3), and Toyota (1)
By James B. Bleeker
Big Three U.S. safety recalls include:
1. By General Motors Corporation
a. 400,000 2004-2006 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Isuzu i-280, and Isuzu i-350 pickup trucks for a brake lamp that may stop functioning or remain permanently on. The condition is reported also to render the cruise control inoperative.
b. 13,000 2006 Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS sedans for hoses that are prone to separate and leak steering fluid and may trigger a fire.
2. By Ford Motor Company
a. 132,000, per the Associated Press (134,365, per Reuters), 2005 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner sport-utility vehicles to lessen a head injury score along the driver's side roofline that exceeds the maximum permitted by federal regulation. (Ford says that it conducted its own test and found "a significant compliance margin" using a test that it described as the "worst-case scenario.")
b. 19,140 2003-2004 Ford Mustang Cobras for carpeting that may hold the gas pedal at an excessive gas feed. NHTSA reports receiving about 100 complaints and allegations of two crashes and one injury.
c. 2005-2006 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans for a power liftgate that may fall without warning.
3. By Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG
a. 268,800 2005-2006 Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicles and Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Chrysler Town & Country minivans for a wiper motor shaft that can break and disable the wipers.
b. 2006 Dodge Dakota pickup trucks and Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicles for a turn signal, headlight, and wiper malfunction. The 2006 Mitsubishi Raider is included in this recall.
c. 45,000 2006 Chrysler 300 sedans, Dodge Charger sedans, and Dodge Magnum wagons for brake tubes that may come into contact with the exhaust gas recirculation tube and cause an engine fire.
d. 7,000 2006 Jeep Wranglers with a 6-speed manual transmission for a master cylinder rod that may break, thereby preventing clutch disengagement, preventing movement, increasing stopping distances, and/or causing the engine to stall.
In the U.S., Mazda Motor Corporation is recalling 2,600 2006 MX-5 Miatas for a driver side air bag prone to dislodge the horn assembly.
In the U.S., Nissan Motor Company is recalling:
1. 42,000 2005-2006 Nissan Frontier King Cab pickup trucks for a fuel cap that may come off in a collision.
2. 2003-2006 Nissan Murano sport-utility vehicles for a rear seat back hinge that may cut the webbing of the seat belt and cause it to separate.
3. 2005 Nissan Murano sport-utility vehicles for a fuel-tank fitting that may come off, thereby causing fuel leakage and possible fire.
In the U.S., Toyota Motor Corporation is recalling an unspecified number of Lexus GSs and ISs for a faulty seat belt part that may cause the seat belt to be jammed inside the holding.
Sources for safety recalls by General Motors Corporation: "GM to Recall about 400,000 Pickup Trucks," the Associated Press, May 1, 2006, available at Yahoo! News and "Ford, GM, Mazda Recall Cars for Safety Problems," Reuters, April 12, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
Sources for safety recalls by Ford Motor Company: "Ford Recalling Nearly 150,000 SUVS," Ken Thomas, the Associated Press, April 13, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Ford Recalling 134,365 SUVs," Reuters, April 13, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Ford Recalling Nearly 20,000 Mustangs," the Associated Press, April 11, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, and "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, April 26, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3756327
Sources for safety recalls by Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG: "Chrysler Recalls 268,800 Vehicles," the Associated Press, March 20, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, April 26, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3630014?source=rss, and "Chrysler Recalls Sedans on Brake Problems," Ken Thomas, the Associated Press, May 5, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
Source for safety recall by Mazda Motor Corporation: "Ford, GM, Mazda Recall Cars for Safety Problems," Reuters, April 12, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
Sources for safety recalls by Nissan Motor Company: "Nissan Recalls 44,000 Frontier Pickups," the Associated Press, April 4, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, March 29, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3653264?source=rss, and "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, April 8, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3677650?source=rss
Source for safety recall by Toyota Motor Corporation: "Toyota Recalls 57,000 Lexus Due to Faulty Seat Belt," Reuters, April 12, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
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