Ford expands recall of F-150 pickup to nearly 1.2M

Ford expands recall of F-150 pickup to nearly 1.2M

from The Houston Chronicle By TOM KRISHER Associated Press April 14, 2011, 9:41AM DETROIT — Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective air bags. The additional recall, announced…

285,000 Hyundai Elantras Recalled for Air-Bag Inflation Issue

285,000 Hyundai Elantras Recalled for Air-Bag Inflation Issue

by Christopher Jensen of the New York Times Hyundai is recalling about 285,000 Elantras for air-bag problems, while Continental Tire says about 391,000 of its truck tires are vulnerable to tread separation, according to documents filed this week with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Elantras are being recalled…

Ford to recall 150,000 F-150 pickups over air bags

from the Austin American Statesman By KEN THOMAS The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Under government pressure, Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to fix air bags that could deploy without warning, a fraction of the vehicles the government contends should be called back…