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 […]
GM Recalls Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Battery Fire Risk, Says Vehicles Should Be Parked Outside Until Repaired
General Motors and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said owners of some MY 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles should park their cars outside and away from homes until their vehicles have been repaired, due to a new recall for the risk of fire from their battery packs. GM has issued a recall of 50,932 […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Launch Non-Saleable Parts/Airbag Lookup Tool
Tool allows users to identify recalled and non-saleable airbags and airbag components. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced support for a new automaker-driven tool enabling anyone who handles aftermarket parts, businesses, and associations to help identify recalled Takata airbags and work with dealers, and others, to identify and safely dispose of parts that cannot […]
NHTSA Issues Warning on Recalled Harbor Freight Jack Stands
Harbor Freight Tools is recalling more than 1.7 million Pittsburgh Automotive 3 Ton and 6 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands. The jack stands may collapse under load, which can increase the risk of injury to people near or under a lifted vehicle. Owners of these jack stands are asked to immediately discontinue use due […]
NHTSA Grants Center for Auto Safety Petition to Investigate Nissan Rouge Autonomous Emergency Braking System
Last week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into the performance of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year 2017-2018 Nissan Rouge vehicles. According to the NHTSA Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) it received the defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21 alleging […]
Automotive Recyclers Association Joins Global Call for Greater Engagement on Recalls
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with professional automotive recycling industry associations from the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. The international collection of associations is calling for greater engagement by vehicle manufacturers, automotive market participants and government regulators within the global automotive recycling industry to […]
Honda Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicles with Airbags that Were Previously Replaced
American Honda is voluntarily recalling approximately 1.1 million Acura and Honda vehicles in the United States to replace, for free, Takata desiccated replacement driver front airbag inflators that may rupture if an airbag deploys in a crash. The vehicles involved in this recall were previously repaired using specific Takata desiccated replacement inflators (PSDI-5D) or entire […]
Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall to Cover Nearly 1 Million Vehicles in North America
Also issues recall for setback weld on 2019 Ford EcoSport. Ford Motor Company announced two safety related recalls. The vehicle manufacturer is issuing a safety compliance recall and is expanding a safety recall for certain Takata airbag inflators in North America. As part of the fourth planned expansion of vehicles included in Takata inflator recalls […]
Mazda and CCC Working Together on Recall Data to Address Vehicle Safety
Vehicle manufacturer is sharing open recall data with CCC, reaching thousands of collision repair centers with an automatic alert as they write estimates for affected vehicles. CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today that it is working with Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) to address vehicle safety, creating a new method for the automaker to […]
Mitchell Adds Access to Real-Time VIN-Specific Recall Data
Mazda first to provide VIN-specific OEM recall notices through Mitchell’s estimating solutions Mitchell announced it has now integrated VIN-specific recall notices into its estimating solutions providing real-time recall data directly from the manufacturer when the VIN is decoded. Debbie Day, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Auto Physical Damage for Mitchell, says, “It is estimated […]