The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released preliminary data from the first half of 2020, which revealed good news and bad news. The good news is that overall fatalities was down. The bad news is the rate of deaths per mile travelled, which the agency uses to gauge road safety over time, is up….
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A recall was recently issued for over 190,000 fans that were sold by The Home Depot between April through October of this year. The recall resulted from approximately 50 reports of blades detaching from the fans while in use. Numerous reports of the issue mentioned that people were struck by fan blades that detached while…
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The United States’ government is making General Motors issue a recall to repair nearly 6 million pickup trucks and SUVs, which are equipped with defective and potentially dangerous Takata airbag inflators. The decision was announced last Monday, November 23, 2020 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and will cost GM an estimated $1.2 billion….
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Volvo just issued a recall on 2001-03 Volvo S60 and S80 cars following the death of a driver, which was caused by metal fragments from an exploding airbag inflator. The recall currently involves up to 54,000 vehicles in the United States but could expand as investigators continue to research the issue. The inflator involved in…
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Peloton issued a recall on the pedals for about 27,000 of its exercise bikes due to a laceration hazard. The in-home fitness company announced the recall on its PR70P clip-in bike pedals in cooperation with the US Consumer Products Safety Commission. The federal agency advised it received at least 120 reports from consumers about pedal…
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A recent report found a number of products sold on Amazon.com, from the AmazonBasics product line, have been reported as safety risks by customers. This includes products that may be fire hazards. AmazonBasics is one of Amazon’s popular private label lines. It offers more than 5,000 budget-friendly products that range from cell-phone chargers to kitchen…
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BMW issued a recall for a number of its 2019 and 2020 motorcycles because of faulty front brake calipers because these critical components can leak when parked, which can lead to a dangerous loss in stopping power if the fluid reservoir gets depleted. In addition to the recall, a stop-sale has been issued on new…
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Parents of minor children filed suit against TikTok and allege that the video-sharing app collects information about their kids’ facial characteristics, locations and close contacts, and quietly sends the data to servers in China. The plaintiffs claim that troves of information are being sent to servers in China under the control of third-parties who cooperate…
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