The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration assessed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC a $105 million civil penalty over the weekend for failing to complete 23 recalls covering more than 11 million vehicles. This is the largest fine ever levied by NHTSA. In a consent order released Sunday, Chrysler admitted to violating federal rules requiring timely…
The Attorney General of New York has reached a $14 million settlement with three car dealerships and plans to sue several others in a crackdown on the sale of unlawful credit repair services and other after-sale items that impose hidden or illegal fees on car buyers. The deal with jointly-owned New York City-area dealers, Paragon…
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) has filed suit against an automobile lender in Ohio for allegedly trying to collect on debts of military service members by threatening to inform their superiors that they violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Security National Automotive Acceptance Company’s alleged practices of telling customers they violated the UCMJ,…
Takata Corp. has formally declared many of its air bags defective as part of a consent order with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The order also expands a recall of the products to 34 million vehicles — the largest ever. Alongside the order signed Monday, Takata submitted four defect reports that double the size of…
NHTSA has opened an investigation into 130,000 model year 2008 through 2010 Nissan Versa vehicles after receiving complaints of fractures occurring in the front suspension coil spring, which can lead to tire or brake line damage.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. LLC to turn over extensive information on 20 of its vehicle recalls to it on Monday after regulators expressed concern that the automaker has failed to adequately remedy safety defects. The 20 recall campaigns in question involve a wide range of defects, including…
Federal legislation was introduced Friday in both the Senate and the House of Representatives toprevent companies from renting defective or recalled motor vehicles that have not been repaired, proposals the sponsors say would hold rental companies to the same standard as auto dealers. The Senate bill, which has been proposed in each of the past…
In 2013, 990,000 vehicles (Nissan Leaf, Altima, Pathfinder, and Sentra — MY 2013-14; 2013 Infiniti JX35; 2014 QX60, and Q50) were recalled for defective front-seat air bag sensors. Now NHTSA is checking to see if the the fix actually fixed anything as 124 people have complained it did not work!
Recent FTC actions confirm for consumers that your warranty is NOT void simply because you don’t use expensive dealer repair shops or use your own DIY skills In fact, the FTC reports, BMW of North America LLC has agreed to change its policies to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the automaker’s Mini division violates…
The case is Melton et al. v. General Motors LLC et al., case number 14A1197-4, in the Georgia Court of Cobb County. GM on Friday settled its dispute with parents of the Georgia woman whose death in an alleged ignition switch-related crash led to key discoveries that exposed the scope of the deadly defect, resolving…
