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NewsJanuary 4, 2016

Audi A6, A7 Sedans Recalled for Air Bags

The recall, set to get under way next month, covers more than 21,000 luxury cars in the 2012 and 2013 model years.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2015

FCA Admits to Regulatory Reporting Errors

The automaker faces new accusations that it has under-reported crash deaths and injuries in data submissions required by the federal TREAD Act.

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Articlesby Amy HercherSeptember 8, 2015

How Recalls Affect Small Rental Companies

Due to the recent Takata air bag recall, this small franchise owner has been forced to ground his convertibles immediately, resulting in a loss of revenue and vehicle depreciation.

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NewsJuly 27, 2015

Video: FCA Agrees to Record NHTSA Fine, Vehicle Buyback

The automaker reached an agreement with NHTSA relating to how the company conducted vehicle recalls, and will buy back almost 580,000 trucks.

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NewsJuly 1, 2015

Takata Airbag Linked to Rental Customer Death

A woman who died in a car crash last September has been named as the eighth victim killed by defective Takata airbags. The woman rented the Honda Civic with the defective airbag from Sunset Car Rental in San Diego.

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NewsMay 1, 2015

Ford Recalls Affect Nearly 1M Vehicles

In the last week, Ford has issued five safety recall notices for nearly 1 million cars and trucks, including the Fusion, Fiesta, Edge, Escape, Focus and Lincoln MKZ. A majority of the vehicles are from the 2013 to 2015 model years.

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NewsMarch 30, 2015

Highway Bill Would Bolster NHTSA Funding, Authority

The Obama administration's transportation bill, delivered to the U.S. Congress March 30, would triple funding for the federal safety agency's auto defect investigation office.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2015

Rental Car Industry Joins NHTSA in Support of Safe Rental Act

At a press conference last week, the American Car Rental Association (ACRA) joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind in support of passing legislation that would require rental car agencies to fix safety defects before renting vehicles subject to a recall.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2015

Nearly 64M Recalls in 2014 Sets Record

The final tally for vehicle safety recalls last year shattered the previous record of 30.81 million in 2004.

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NewsOctober 16, 2014

Dodge Charger Recalled for Faulty Alternator

Chrysler is recalling 435,581 2011-2014 model-year vehicles including the Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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