Nearly 3.4 million older-model automobiles are being recalled worldwide because of defective air bags that could send shrapnel flying into the passenger compartment. Six automakers, including Honda, Nissan, and Toyota have been affected by the recall. This recall mainly affects cars in North America, Japan, and Europe that were sold…
Earlier this week Nissan announced that it is recalling five of its 2013 model vehicles in the United States. A defective sensor in the cars could permanently deactivate the front-seat passenger airbag. This recall includes the Altima midsize car, Pathfinder SUV, Sentra compact, Leaf electric car, and Infiniti JX35 SUV.…
Matt Deicher, a 42-year-old former EMT, cannot recall the events of July 31, 2003, but he does know that he left his home that afternoon on an emergency call that changed his life forever. Deicher, along with two other EMTs and 52-year-old patient, David Nicewander, were headed north on a…
BMW is recalling more than 30,000 of its sports utility vehicles after it discovered a problem with the brake hose that could lead to longer stopping distances and automobile crashes. According to the German automaker a small amount of oil can leak from the brake hose and cause the power-assisted…
Five crewmembers aboard a British-operated cruise ship died Sunday while attempting to perform a safety drill in a lifeboat. Three other crewmembers suffered relatively minor injuries. None of the almost one-thousand five-hundred passengers were involved or injured in the accident. The Thomson Majesty cruise ship docked at the island port…
Honda has recalled almost 900,000 minivans and SUVs across the globe because they can “roll away even though drivers have removed the keys from the ignition.” The recall affects primarily vehicles sold in the United States. More than 807,000 of the 870,000 recalled vehicles were sold in the United States.…
Twenty-eight-year old Kathleen Miskell and her husband of almost three years, Stephen, came to Florida from their home in Connecticut for a relaxing vacation. However, Kathleen Miskell will never return to her home in Connecticut. She and her husband opted to take an afternoon parasail ride with WaveBlast Water Sports,…
Sometimes you don’t always get what you pay for. Since early last year, both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have implemented more rigorous crash-testing procedures that makes a five-star rating more difficult to achieve. As a result, only three of the eleven…
A nineteen-year-old woman was driving along a Pennsylvania Interstate when a tire hit her car. The tire came off a Jeep Grand Cherokee as both cars were making their way down opposite sides of Interstate 376, also known as Parkway West. Police are still investigating what caused the tire to…
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and manufacturer Artsana USA have announced a voluntary recall of almost 500,000 units of the popular Chicco Polly Highchair. The highchairs, which were manufactured prior to October 13, 2010, have pegs that stick out from the back legs. The pegs are intended for…