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Posted on May 17, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Seat warmers are honestly a very creative invention, as many people who get into their cars during the winter months fear sitting on their leather seats because they will be cold for their entire ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Honda has settled a wrongful death suit with the family of Guddi Rathore, a woman who was killed in front of her three children when her airbag exploded after a minor fender-bender. The explosion shot ...
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Posted on May 10, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
It is illegal to sell a recalled product, but that didn't stop individuals at Liberty Tires from trying to push a product that was defective. According to Safety & Research Strategies, Inc., ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
Subaru is recalling over 47,000 cars and SUVs because the vehicles’ engines might start on their own. Several models are included in the recall. The recall includes Legacy sedans and Outback ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
Reports of fuel leaks in about 250,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class luxury cars have prompted a safety investigation by federal regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
American auto maker Chrysler is recalling more than 247,000 SUVs and cars due to a number of problems, including faulty gas tank hoses, broken drive shafts and air bag warning lights that illuminate ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
General Motors is recalling 26,582 2013 Cadillac SRX crossovers and Buick LaCrosse sedans because defective software could allow the vehicles' transmissions to slip suddenly from manual to ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Subaru is recalling over 200,000 Legacy and Outback all-wheel-drive vehicles because their brake lines can rust and leak fluid. The recall affects cars with 2005 through 2009 model years, sold in 20 ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Ford will recall approximately 6,500 vehicles because of faulty rear-door child safety locks, a Detroit news source said. The automaker told safety regulators that some of the following models will be ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
On March 4, the orphaned son of a couple who were killed in a 2012 motorcycle crash in filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the vehicle’s tire manufacturer. The deceased parents were riding a ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
With much concern over the growing rates of car accidents every year, groups are looking beyond just the average drunk or texting driver that is behind the accident. The Safety Research & ...
Continue reading "Tire Dealers Are Not Acting Fast Enough and it is Costing Lives" »
Posted on Feb 13, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Motor vehicle accidents can occur from a wide variety of causes, though in most cases people would never choose to consider tire aging as a possibility. According to the NHTSA; however, there is ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
On December 26, Toyota Motor Corporation announced it would pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit. The suit was filed by owners of millions of Toyota vehicles that were recalled for ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
On January 3, Subaru announced the recall of 633,842 vehicles to check for a problem with a fuse in a lamp that could short-circuit and start a fire. The recalled vehicles are Subaru Legacies and ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
In recent months, Toyota has been issuing recalls of various makes and models of their vehicles for unintended acceleration. What is unintended acceleration ? This phenomenon has been occurring, ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
On October 26, BMW of North America announced a recall of 45,500 of its 7 Series luxury sedans, with model years 2005-2008, to correct a defect that could cause a parked vehicle to roll away. BMW said ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
On October 10, Toyota announced the recall of 7.4 million vehicles due to a manufacturing defect that could present a fire hazard. The recall is just the latest in a series of problems affecting the ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
General Motors (GM) has announced the recall of 426,240 vehicles over serious safety concerns. A problem with transmission shift cables affecting several different GM vehicles prompted the wide scale ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Toyota, Ford and GM have all announced recalls of several of their vehicles in recent weeks due to safety concerns. In all, between the three vehicle manufacturers, almost 1,000,000 vehicles have been ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Nissan is recalling 13,919 of its top-selling Altima sedans due to a crash risk. The recalled models were fitted with bolts that may not have been tightened properly during manufacturing; the bolts ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Recently the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an independent scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses from vehicle crashes, conducted a review of the ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
There's a new hazard drivers need to be aware of, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is warning, and it might come from a car feature originally designed to save lives. ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
Toyota is known and loved worldwide for its vehicle manufacturing, and yet word was released just weeks ago that they held one of the largest auto recalls ever. According to reports, there have been ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
Cars are heavily relied on in today’s society for transportation. Whether they are used to take the kids to school, commute to and from work, or anything else, we depend on our car to give us ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2012 By Justine Dahlen
In June, Toyota conducted a large scale product recall for their luxury branch vehicle, the 2010 Lexus RX350. However, recent investigations show that the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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