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Cyclone Radial SUV Tires Due to Possible Cracking or Chunking

March 8, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), TBC Corporation has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain Cyclone Radial SUV tires, size 245/70R/17, produced between November 15 and December 19, 2009. These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety […]

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Cooper Discoverer Tires Recalled – Potential Tread Chunking or Cracking

February 23, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI),  Cooper Tire is recalling certain Discoverer H/T and Discoverer LSX tires, size 245/70R17, produced between November 15 and December 12, 2009. These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139,

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Toyota Tells Dealers Parts On Way to Fix Pedals

February 1, 2010 – Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem this week as the automaker tries to bring an end to a recall that has affected 4.2 million vehicles worldwide. The company said in a statement that it has begun shipping parts and is

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Toyota Claims Fix to Sticky Accelerator Pedals

January 29, 2010 – Toyota Motor Corp. has told employees that it has figured out how to fix a problem with sticking accelerator pedals. The company said in an e-mail to employees obtained by The Associated Press that it presented the remedy to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The memo did not say when

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14 Killed, 21 Injured in Baja Bus Crash

January 4, 2010 – 14 people died and 21 others were injured early Saturday when a bus carrying agricultural workers and their families plunged more than 300 feet down an embankment off a curving mountain road about 70 miles east of Tijuana. The fatalities were 11 adults, 2 children and an infant, according to the

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New Study: Drivers Who Text Are Six Times More Likely To Crash

December 22, 2009 – Be it hands-free or hand-held, talking on a cell phone while driving undoubtedly spells danger…and we all know that. But did you know that keying in a mobile phone text message while behind the wheels of a car is even more risky? According to a recent study by researchers at the

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Airborne pickup in Riverside kills 1, wreaks havoc

October 15, 2009 – A dramatic roll-over freeway accident in Corona killed a pickup truck driver, injured a pedestrian and smashed about nine vehicles in a parking lot, according to the California Highway Patrol. “This was a pickup-versus-semi,” CHP Officer Jaci Parent said of the initial collision during the 8:47 a.m. wreck along the eastbound

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