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AUTOS RECALLS WORLDWIDE
* Michigan / USA - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee recall addresses parking light flaw
Auburn Hill,MICH,USA -The Car Connection, by Suzanne Kane -Jul 17, 2013: -- Chrysler is recalling certain 2014 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs to fix an electrical problem that may turn off parking lights... A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected by the safety recall at 4,458... According to the NHTSA bulletin, electrical “spikes” may cause the parking lamps to turn off after the driver switches between daytime running lights and parking lights... Non-functioning parking lights fail to conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)... Parking lights that are non-functioning may reduce the vehicle’s visibility to others, increasing the risk of a crash...
* Japan - 2013 Honda Accord recalled for fuel tank defect
Minato,Tokyo,Japan -The Car Connection, by Suzanne Kane -Jul 19, 2013: -- Honda says it will recall some 2013 Honda Accord sedans in the U.S. to fix a potentially defective fuel tank... A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected by the recall at 1,659... The NHTSA bulletin and documentation from Honda say that Accords affected are those with Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) II rated... At issue is a potential out-of-specification fuel tank neck that causes the fuel tank to improperly seal. Compromised sealing integrity may lead to the check engine light illuminating...
* Japan - Toyota reaches $1.63 billion deal to settle sudden acceleration claims
Toyota,Aichi,Japan -The Car Connection (USA), by Richard Read -Jul 19, 2013: -- Back in December, we told you that Toyota had offered to fork over $1.1 billion to settle lawsuits over allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles and a subsequent 2010 recall... About half of that money was meant to fix floormat issues and install brake-override systems, but the other half was earmarked for something entirely different: compensating Toyota and Lexus owners who sold or traded in their vehicles after the recall. Due to the hugely negative publicity surrounding the recall, those owners' vehicles were worth far less than they might've been... Apparently, Toyota was still working out the details of the huge payout. It looks as if Toyota will now spend $757 million compensating customers for sudden depreciation (and paying lawyers, of course), while $875 million will go toward repairing and improving vehicles...
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