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CARFAX Reports Alarming Number of Cars with Urgent Recalls Remain Unrepaired in the U.S.

May 18, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

California, Texas and Florida each have more than 200,000 vehicles with critical safety recalls. More than 2.5 million vehicles that have been tagged with Do Not Drive or Park Outside safety recalls remain unrepaired as of May 1, CARFAX data shows. Ten states have more than 70,000 of these vehicles driving on their roads, with […]

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NHTSA Issues Consumer Alert on 2018 Hyundai Sante Fe Fire Risk

November 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Affected vehicles should be parked outside until they are repaired. Hyundai Motor America has issued a new recall for certain Model Year 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles due to a risk of fire and strongly urges these vehicles be parked outside and away from homes and other structures until the vehicles have been repaired. The […]

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Hyundai and Kia Issue Recalls for Fire Risk

August 23, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicles should be parked outside until they are repaired. Hyundai Motor America and Kia America recommend that owners of select Model Year 2020-2022 Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride vehicles park their cars outside and away from homes and other structures until their vehicles have been repaired, due to new recalls for the risk of fire. […]

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Ford Issues Park Outside Warning for 2021 Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators

May 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle manufacturer confirms 16 fires, most in unattended vehicles. Ford Motor Company is warning rental car companies and other owners of 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators to park their vehicles outside due to the risk of fire. The automaker has confirmed 16 fires, mostly in vehicles that were unattended. Fourteen of these fires were […]

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Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Voluntary Do Not Drive Recall for Select 2006-2012 ML, GL and R-Class Vehicles

May 16, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Loss of brake assist could increase risk of crash. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Mercedes-Benz USA will conduct a voluntary recall of approximately 292,287 ML-, GL- and R-Class vehicles produced during the 2006-2012 model year period for potentially corroded brake boosters. The corrosion could severely affect braking capability, increasing the […]

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NHTSA Recall Website Now Highlights Do Not Drive and Fire Risk Recalls

March 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing a new tool to help quickly identify if a vehicle has an urgent safety recall where the vehicle should not be driven or parked inside until fixed. When a vehicle VIN search is conducted at NHTSA.gov/Recalls, a red box will display at the top of the page […]

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Subaru Issues Do Not Drive Notice and Recall on Over 800 MY21 Impreza Vehicles Over Control Arm Weld Failure

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America has issued a do not drive notice and recall on select Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. This notice and recall involves 802 Model Year 2021 Impreza vehicles. A lower control arm weld on the front driver’s side may fail on affected vehicles. If this happens, the tire could contact the wheel well, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls, Subaru

GM Expands Recall to All Chevrolet Bolt Vehicles

August 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Owners urged to limit charging, park away from structures, and more. GM is expanding the current Chevrolet Bolt recall to include model year 2017-2022 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles. With this expansion, all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles are now recalled due to the risk of the high-voltage battery pack catching fire. The recall applies to all Bolt […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chevrolet Bolt, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls

GM Issues New Recall and Safety Instructions for 2017-19 Chevrolet Bolt

July 26, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Owners urged to limit charging capacity, park away from structures, charge after every use. GM has issued a new recall affecting the 50,932 Model Year 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles, , even if the owner has had the previous recall repairs completed covered under the original recall announced in November 2020 and revised in May 2021. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls

Mitchell Partners with Toyota to Provide Collision Repair Facilities with Real-Time Access to Vehicle Recall Data

June 17, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell today announced that Mitchell Cloud Estimating now surfaces VIN-specific recall notices on Toyota vehicles. This gives collision repairers timely access to safety recall information as the estimate is written, helping to improve safety recall completions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently reported that safety recalls affected more than 53 million vehicles and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Mitchell International, Recalls, Toyota Motor Sales

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