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When a recall gets issued, people are likely to only pay attention if they are the owners of the vehicle.  But what happens if someone has to rent a vehicle but the rental company isn’t keeping tabs on recalls? In a bid to protect consumers that may need to rent a car, the Avis Budget… read more

A bill designed to exempt Amish Kentuckians from being legally required to equip their horse-drawn buggies with triangular, brightly colored “Slow Moving Vehicle” signs has not as of yet been signed into law by the state’s governor. Citing a conflict with their religious beliefs, members of Swartzentruber, Kentucky’s more conservative Amish have spoken out against… read more

The presence of carbendazim, a fungicide prohibited by American health regulations, has prompted the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent just three additional shipments of imported orange juice within the past month. In total the FDA has prevented 30 orange juice shipments from being imported into the United States since the government health… read more

The Chrysler Group Limited Liability Company has announced a voluntary recall for 1,689 of its Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass sport utility vehicles due to a potentially defective fuel tank assembly. The affected vehicles were manufactured between December 17, 2011, and January 2, 2012 and bear a 2012 model year designation.  The vehicles affected by… read more

The Chrysler Group Limited Liability Company has issued a voluntary recall of 289 of its Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Caravan passenger vehicles manufactured in model year 2012 due to their potential for rear suspension failure. Some of these vehicles may have come equipped with right rear bearing and hub assemblies that have been… read more

The Mo Trailers Corporation has issued a voluntary recall for three of its 39 VS and 41 VS trailers manufactured during model year 2011 due to a potential defect in the electric hydraulic brake actuator pumps. The corporation has also announced a voluntary recall for two of these actuator pumps, which were sold as retail… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has told a Canadian company that until they meet certain demands, they will be unable to pedal their goods south of the border in the United States. Pax-All Manufacturing, based out of the Canadian city of Mississauga, is the recipient of a letter from the FDA calling them out on… read more

First there were two recalls concerning bike products, and now a second recall about a chair in one day? Sad but true.  A Boca Raton, Florida-based company known as Swinton Avenue Trading has announced a recall of their Office Depot Brand Biella Leather Desk Chairs.  Swinton Avenue was responsible for importing the item, but it… read more

I’ve already reported one bicycle-related recall to you today, and I’m sad to say that I have to now report another one. This recall concerns 40,000 Topeak Babyseat II Bicycle Carrier Seats imported from Taiwan by a Massachusetts company called Todson, Inc.  The item in question was sold at various bicycle dealers all across the… read more

With the staggering number of recalls that get issued on a regular basis, it can seem like nowhere is safe from a potentially defective product.  And as you’re about to see, the very chair you’re sitting on right now could pose a threat. Williams-Sonoma’s West Elm division has announced a recall of a series of… read more

I have another recall announcement to share with you this afternoon. Public Bikes Inc., based right out of our city of San Francisco, has announced a recall of 4,100 2010, 2011, and 2012 bicycles.  The bikes were available at a number of Public Bikes dealers across the country, including the company’s home city and 16… read more

As part of National Distracted Driving Month in April and the upcoming California Teen Safe Driving Week, law enforcement officials are increasing their enforcement of driving safety regulations. In the first half of 2011, the number of 16-year-old drivers killed in auto collisions in California has increased by 16 percent as compared to the same… read more