Safety Recalls – News and Updates
Colorado Safety Educators' Blog for the latest information and news updates on safety recalls.

Recall Central: Ferrari Details 458 Italia, California Crankshaft Recall – Automobile Magazine (blog)

Posted in News  by Admin | May 19th, 2012
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Automobile Magazine (blog)
Recall Central: Ferrari Details 458 Italia, California Crankshaft Recall
Automobile Magazine (blog)
Number of vehicles potentially affected: Ferrari says 74 cars – two of which are in FNA's “custody and control” — exhibit the defect. The problem: A software glitch in the front passenger seat's occupancy sensor – which controls how the front

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Flame takes front seat on golden Firefly – Chicago Tribune

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Globe and Mail
Flame takes front seat on golden Firefly
Chicago Tribune
The flame, lit from the sun's rays in the ruins of ancient Olympia and handed over to London Olympic organisers after a week-long torch relay around Greece, flickered in front row seats 1A and 1B. Related Flame takes front seat on golden Firefly A
Olympic Flame Takes Front Seat On London FlightAirwise
Olympic flame within reach of London Games chiefsKTVN

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New generation Porsche icon – San Mateo Daily Journal

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New generation Porsche icon
San Mateo Daily Journal
While Porsche keeps the tachometer big and smack in the middle of the gauges in front of the driver, the center console is full of buttons around the shifter that personalize everything from seat temperature to the volume of sound from the car's

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New generation Porsche icon – Boston.com

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Boston.com
New generation Porsche icon
Boston.com
While Porsche keeps the tachometer big and smack in the middle of the gauges in front of the driver, the center console is full of buttons around the shifter that personalize everything from seat temperature to the volume of sound from the car's

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@HealthCanada Advises Caution When Selling or Buying Products at #garagesale – Sacramento Bee

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@HealthCanada Advises Caution When Selling or Buying Products at #garagesale
Sacramento Bee
Before selling or giving away a used car seat check with Transport Canada (1-800-333-0371 or the Transport Canada website) for more information and to find out if the car seat meets the latest requirements or has been recalled.

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Car Seat Recall: Certain Safety 1st Rear-Facing Infant Child Restraints – Babble (blog)

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Babble (blog)
Car Seat Recall: Certain Safety 1st Rear-Facing Infant Child Restraints
Babble (blog)
If you own a Safety 1st rear-facing infant child restraint, there is a chance it has been recalled. According to Circle of Moms, certain models were sold without the seat base with the lower anchors and tethers (LATCH), which is mandatory to meet
RECALL: 1737 Comfy Carry & OnBoard35 Infant-Safety Seats Due To Base IssuesGrowing Your Baby

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Recall Alert: 2012 Ford F-150 – PickupTrucks.com

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Recall Alert: 2012 Ford F-150
PickupTrucks.com
Will auto companies have to increase the level of quality control? and will they pass on that added expense to us? Inadvertent airbag deployment in the passenger seat – there is a wife joke in their somewhere! LOL In addition to what Lou said,

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Do I Have To Take it Back? Auto Recalls. – Washington Times

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Washington Times
Do I Have To Take it Back? Auto Recalls.
Washington Times
Since 1966, more than 299 million cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds, as well as 43 million tires and 84 million pieces of motor vehicle equipment, including child seats, have been recalled to correct safety defects.

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Recall Roundup: BMW, Chrysler, Ducati Report Problems – Wall Street Journal (blog)

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USA TODAY
Recall Roundup: BMW, Chrysler, Ducati Report Problems
Wall Street Journal (blog)
BMW AG is said it is recalling certain 3 Series from the 2012 model year because their front-seat head restraints may not work protect occupants properly in a crash. The German car maker said the recall affects 7600 vehicles it built Oct. 19, 2011,
BMW recalls 3 Series for front head restraint violationUSA TODAY
BMW recalls 7600 3 Series car variantsRush Lane
BMW issues recall for 2012 3-Series due to faulty head restraintsTop Speed (blog)

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Recall Roundup: Problems with Chryser Electronics, Dorel Child Seats – Wall Street Journal (blog)

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Recall Roundup: Problems with Chryser Electronics, Dorel Child Seats
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Jonathan Welsh Chrysler is recalling certain Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger cars from the 2011 and 2012 model years to fix a potential electrical problem that could lead to malfunctions in their antilock-brake and stability-control systems.

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