An article posted to safercar.gov concerns the recall by Prevost of the Volvo 9700 motor coach. The reason for the recall of the 27 vehicles is because of a software error that causes the coach to come to a sudden halt, posing a distinct crash hazard.  This sudden stop occurs if the sensor determines that… read more

300,000 Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Lamps are being recalled by Innovage LLC, due to potential fire and/or burn hazards. Wires inside the unit can come in contact with the circuit board and short circuit or spark. Anyone with this product should cease use immediately, check the product model number, and get in touch… read more

Prevost Cars has announced a recall for the following vehicles: the VIP45, the X3-45 and the XLII, all of the 2012 model year. The steering gearbox bolts on the 52 recalled units appear to be too long to have been torqued correctly. Over time, the bolts might loosen and this may lead to a decrease… read more

The Starcraft Bus company has issued a recall for 2,209 buses with Braun Century-2 or Vista-2 Wheelchair lifts. Injuries may be sustained if roll-stop latches on the lifts get bent or misaligned; this may occur with time and extensive usage. Starcraft is notifying owners and Braun dealers are repairing the lifts for free. For more… read more

Navistar is issuing a recall on 158 IC CE Buses due to a defect in the interior lower lining of these 2011 and 2012 vehicles. This component fails to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle safety standards and could cause damage to the bus and injury to its occupants in the event of a crash. To… read more

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved new safety standards for play yards on June 29, 2012. The new standards include stability and floor strength tests, the mandating of mechanisms to prevent head and neck entrapments, and new minimum side height requirements. The Commission approved the new standards with a 4 to 0 vote after… read more

Auto insurance provider 4autoinsurancequote.com has found that texting while driving increases insurance rates. They also found that texting has more than doubled since 2005 and that mobile phone-related accidents increased sharply around 2008. In 2009 there were over 24,000 injury accidents due to mobile phone use (1,000 additional crashes led to fatalities). Greater awareness of… read more

In today’s modern age, automobile manufacturers are making huge strides in the technological development of systems that their vehicles come equipped with.  Many safety features that were once thought to exist only within science fiction have instead become increasingly mundane.  But with so many highly advanced safety features hitting the market, it becomes especially important… read more

Due to recent reports on the needs for pets to be restrained while in cars rather than roaming freely around the vehicle and potentially causing an accident, the sales of pet restraints have risen sharply at JB Wholesale Pet Supplies in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In addition to being a safety issue, the New Jersey Society… read more

Texting and driving is still an issue in 2012, even with new regulations in place. In 2011, as much as 23 percent of auto accidents involved mobile phone usage of some kind. It is reported that five seconds of reaction time is taken away when a driver is focusing on their text instead of focusing… read more

A new $85 fine will now be imposed on drivers in the state of Idaho who are found to be texting while driving. Senate bill 12-74 establishing the fine was passed in March with a vote of 29 to six. While other phone functions are not specifically mentioned in the bill, Lewiston police officers say… read more

In Idaho, the ban on texting while driving, along with laws pertaining to animal cruelty, licensing of massage therapists and sports safety education, went into effect July 1st. Earlier efforts to pass bills that ban texting on the road had failed. Strong influence on the bill’s passage was probably attributable to the family of a… read more