* DC - Regulators find no brake-line defect in older GM trucks, SUVs
-- The National Highway Safety Administration said it found no manufacturing defect in a probe of failing braking lines in some older GM vehicle models, including the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado... Federal regulators closed a five-year probe into failing brake lines in older General Motors Co. trucks and sport-utility vehicles without finding a manufacturing defect, underscoring the limits of the government’s ability to intervene on safety issues even amid numerous complaints... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration instead on Thursday is issuing a safety advisory urging owners of the vehicles and all other truck, SUV and car models more than seven years old to inspect brake lines and thoroughly wash the undersides of the vehicles to remove salt and other chemicals that can lead to corrosion over time... Regulators didn’t receive any reports of severe crashes or serious injuries, an agency official said... The result is a vindication for GM, which claimed the problems were a maintenance issue affecting vehicles across the auto industry and not a manufacturing defect...
(Photo from AP, by MIKE SPECTOR) -- Washington, DC, USA - AP/ The WSJ - April 9, 2015Labels: truckmakers news USA
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