Airbag recalls

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His car is literally driven by dinosaurs!

Fickset.

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I'm not sayin' I'm old, but I remember the world BF - Before Flintstones.

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"You MUST sign zee peppers!"

"I cannot sign the papers."

"Old man, you must sign zee peppers or we will hurt zee gurl!"

"I cannot sign the papers"

"WHY CAN YOU NOT SIGN ZEE PEPPERS!!!"

"Because I've broken both of my arms when you pushed me down!"

Honda pushes dealers for buyers' signatures on airbag liability

"I understand that if this used car I'm buying is in a crash, the airbag could kill me."

http://www.autonews.com/article/2014072 ... 9274467E4R

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Hyundai Pays $17.35M for Fine Brakes

WASHINGTON -- Hyundai Motor Co. will pay a $17.35 million fine for failing to report a brake defect, and carry out a recall, in a timely fashion to U.S. regulators. The company also agreed to additional government oversight to better identify, report, and communicate safety-related defects, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

Under a broad consent order between Hyundai and NHTSA, the company's U.S. arm has agreed to:

• Make decisions relating to the need for a safety recall in the United States market, independently and without approval, from its parent company in Korea.

• Form a U.S.-based technical committee to review and decide upon potential safety recalls and service campaigns.

• Give the head of the U.S. technical committee direct access to the board of directors of Hyundai Motor America and Zuchowski.

• Not delay holding any meeting of the technical committee or to decide whether or not to recommend or conduct a safety recall because Hyundai has not identified the precise cause of a defect, a remedy for the defect, or prepared a plan for remedying the defect.

• Work collaboratively with NHTSA to explore creative ways to increase recall response rates.

• Meet with NHTSA on a monthly basis for one year "to report, in a manner specified by NHTSA, on new technical service bulletins or other dealer communications, Hyundai’s decision-making associated with safety related or high warranty claims or potentially safety-related field reports, and any other actual or potential safety-related defects."

http://www.autonews.com/article/2014080 ... 9274467E4R

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140,000 people found missing - Details at 11

O OWNER, WHERE ART THOU?
The Detroit News tells us that GM can’t find nearly 140-thousand owners to let them know the potential problems with their cars. In papers filed with NHTSA, the company reported that 6.4% of the 2.2 million recalls have gone undelivered mostly, analysts say, due to the age of the cars and how many owners they’ve had.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2014 ... ch-defects

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MC Hammer Sez : Can't Garage That!

ANOTHER GM RECALL
Meanwhile, the recall worries continue for GM. The Detroit Free Press reports that several small crossovers from 2006 and 7 have power window problems. The parts won’t be available for a couple more months so the company is asking the nearly 190-thousand owners to park outside — if they have the choice — because of the possibility of fire.

Should be able to garage them by the time snow is falling.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140807/B ... /GM-recall