Tesla Inc. is recalling about 11,000 of its Model X SUVs worldwide because the rear seats in these vehicles might not lock into place. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the recall involves vehicles with fold-flat second row seats manufactured between October 28, 2016 and August 16, 2017. Tesla believes only…
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Tesla Recalling Model X SUVs for Seat Defects
Driverless Cars Could Come to California Roads by June 2018
Driverless cars could be on California’s roads and highways in less than a year. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, this does not mean that you’ll be able to buy a completely driverless car next year or even hail a ride in one. The technology is still under development and the…
Californians May Soon Find Out What is in Their Cleaning Products
The Sacramento Bee reports that Americans spend about $25 billion each year just on cleaning products. But, there is little that we know about what is actually in these products. If Governor Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 258 authored by Senator Ricardo Lara, California will become the first state to have a cleaning product “right…
Off-Duty Police Officer Killed in Crash on 405 Freeway in Orange County
Matt Ward, 33, a nine-year veteran of the Cypress Police Department was killed in a three-vehicle car accident on the 405 Freeway the morning of October 8, 2017. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Ward was driving his 5-year-old son to a Boy Scouts event when another driver lost control of…
Millions of Playtex Kids’ Bowls and Plates Recalled for Choking Hazard
Playtex has recalled 3.6 million children’s bowls and plates because a clear plastic layer over the graphics that can peel or bubble from the surface could pose a choking hazard to young children. According to a report on Good Housekeeping’s website, Playtex has so far received 372 reports of the plastic peeling off, 11 reports…
Safety Inspectors Looking into Defective Seatbelts on Polaris Slingshot Motorcycles
Inspectors with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are looking into whether seatbelts on a model of Polaris Industries’ Slingshot motorcycles are defective, allowing them to mistakenly release during crashes. According to a report in the Star Tribune, federal officials opened an investigation in September after a man was killed in Michigan last summer…
Ford Offers to Buy Back Couples Ford Explorer after Carbon Monoxide Leak
A Maryland couple has said Ford has agreed to buy back their Explorer SUV after a News 4 consumer investigation discovered a carbon monoxide leak in the vehicle. According to an NBC Washington news report, Ford sent its engineers to test and repair Mark and Valentina Shedrick’s 2016 Explorer a few weeks ago after a…
Porsche and Volkswagen SUVs Recalled for Fuel Leaks
About 135,000 Porsche and Volkswagen SUVs are being recalled due to a fuel leak danger. According to a report on Forbes.com, these actions mean Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have together recalled about 278,000 vehicles in the last year for the same issue. Porsche has said its action covers about 50,000 vehicles (2004-2006 Cayenne, 2003-2006 Cayenne…
The Number of Equifax Victims Just Increased by 2.5 Million
Equifax has revised its estimate for the number of people who have been potentially affected by its recent data breach to 145.5 million, 205 million more than it initially reported. According to a report on Forbes.com, Equifax, which is one of three main credit reporting agencies in the United States next to Experian and TransUnion,…
Texas Couple Awarded $42 Million after Shoddy Repair Trapped Them in Fiery Crash
A Dallas County jury has awarded $42 million to a couple who was trapped in their burning car after shoddy repair work done by a local collision center. According to the Dallas Morning News, the prior owner of the vehicle, a Honda Fit, had approached John Eagle Collision Center to fix their vehicle roof for…