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Archive for January, 2010

20-year-old recalls how he rescued Weimar teen – Auburn Journal

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010

Auburn Journal
20-year-old recalls how he rescued Weimar teen
Auburn Journal
Andrews and Kerschner both testified that two of the pitbulls stayed and jumped and clawed at the car. Andrews said he popped into the driver's seat to make

Keeping Up with Recalled Products – KRDO

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
Keeping Up with Recalled Products
KRDO
Some recent recalls include a necklace from Wal-Mart, a car seat recall from Eddie Bauer and Garmin recently recalled its Blue chart.

Honda Fit Fire Recall: 646000 Cars Globally, 140000 In US – GlobalPost (blog)

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010

The Guardian
Honda Fit Fire Recall: 646000 Cars Globally, 140000 In US
GlobalPost (blog)
First Toyota (NYSE:TM) gets backhanded by the NHTSA over its ongoing unintended acceleration issues–and associated multi-million-car recalls–and now the
Honda Recall, what to do if you have a recall affected model?Merinews
Honda Recall: Honda Recalls around 646000 CarsEntertainment and Showbiz!
Honda Recalls Vehicles for Potential Fire HazardLawyers and Settlements

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Trade In Old Cribs, Car Seats At Toys ‘R’ Us – NewsNet5.com

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010

NY1
Trade In Old Cribs, Car Seats At Toys 'R' Us
NewsNet5.com
20, in Babies "R" us and Toys "R" us locations nationwide, stores will accept returns of any used cribs, car seats, bassinets, strollers, travel systems,
Toys R Us will take unsafe productsOmaha World-Herald
Toys-R-Us Great Trade-InWTEN
Baby Product Trade-ins Save Money and LivesKTVN
NY1 -KGO-TV
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Recall quiets Toyota showrooms – Boston Globe

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010

The Hindu
Recall quiets Toyota showrooms
Boston Globe
The car company is handling requests for rentals on a case-by-case basis. “They're not sure what the issue is,'' Pina said, standing near a gray car seat
How Toyota recall affects owners, what's next for the automaker?Washington Post
Dealers deal with customers and Toyota's decisionKLTV
Toyota Recall Fuels Confusion, AngerCBS News
Irish Times -Wall Street Journal -Consumer Affairs
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Recall quiets Toyota showrooms – Boston Globe

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
Recall quiets Toyota showrooms
Boston Globe
The car company is handling requests for rentals on a case-by-case basis. “They're not sure what the issue is,'' Pina said, standing near a gray car seat

The long road to Dorel’s recall of 4 million car seats – ConsumerReports.org (blog)

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
The long road to Dorel's recall of 4 million car seats
ConsumerReports.org (blog)
Here's the bottom line: In a week or so Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) will announce a recall of more than four million Cosco and Eddie Bauer car seats.

Car seats/carriers – AAP News (subscription)

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
Car seats/carriers
AAP News (subscription)
Description: The recall involves Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney-branded infant car seat/carriers made from Jan. 6, 2008, to April 6, 2009.

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Retailer offers discount for clunker cribs, kid’s stuff – Sun-Sentinel

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
Retailer offers discount for clunker cribs, kid's stuff
Sun-Sentinel
Items covered include cribs, play yards, bassinets, strollers, travel systems, high chairs and car seats, even if they have not been recalled.
Toysrus, Babysrus: Trade used baby products for savingsBaltimore Sun (blog)
Toys'R'Us, Inc. Issues A Call To Action To Remove Potentially Unsafe Baby PR Newswire (press release)

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Volvo Weighs in on Child Car Seats – New York Times (blog)

Posted in News  by Admin | January 31st, 2010
Volvo Weighs in on Child Car Seats
New York Times (blog)
You may recall that when Robert S. McNamara (yes, the same one) tried to push Ford to install seat belts in its cars in the 1950's, Ford feared that

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