The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced the expansion of a June 2012 Honda recall for Acura vehicles with steering system defects. The original recall of 52,615 Acura vehicles has been significantly expanded to 625,762 Acura and Accord vehicles. The vehicles affected by this recall include model year 2007 and 2008 Honda Acura
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Violation of FMVSS No. 208 Prompts Recall of Over 150,000 Ford Fiesta Vehicles
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford Motor Company is recalling 154,604 Ford Fiesta vehicles due to a violation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.” The recall was necessitated by the vehicle’s passenger-side air bag failing to deploy in the event of some side impact crashes
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Seven Workers Injured in East Rutherford Chemical Accident at U.S. Ink Factory
According to an article posted on NJ.com, six U.S. Ink plant workers were injured on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 when a chemical reaction caused an explosion at the East Rutherford, New Jersey facility. An update, also posted on NJ.com, indicated that seven workers were in fact injured in the fire. Two of the injured workers were taken
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Toyota Conducts Massive Recall Due to Fire Hazard
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is recalling 2,519,424 vehicles as the result of a defect in power window controls, which creates a fire hazard. This number is only the potentially affected vehicles in the United States, however. USA Today reports that Toyota is recalling 7.43 million vehicles globally,
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7 NJ Facilities Received Possibly Contaminated Steroids That Caused Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak
According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement, New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., d.b.a. New England Compounding Center (NECC) has recalled all of its drugs and medical products due to potential risk of contamination. The massive recall follows a nationwide meningitis outbreak attributed to contaminated preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid produced and distributed by NECC.
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