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Total recall: Here are the biggest recalls for US brands in 2014

Total recall: Here are the biggest recalls for US brands in 2014

Car production is an honest process, the Americans would tell you. It’s a simple process, the Japanese will say, and the Germans would go on about how intricate and detailed the process is. But when it comes to after-market assurance, there’s just one word dictating their manufacturing flaws; swift recalls. Recalling faulty vehicles is not unfamiliar in today’s automotive scene. As a matter of fact, millions of vehicles have been recalled in the past and you could see it as a sign that cars are getting safer and manufacturers getting serious about their products.

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Massive recall for Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, maybe GM & BMW

Massive recall for Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, maybe GM & BMW


Carmakers share so many standardised parts due to having common parts suppliers nowadays that if one of these bits turn out to be faulty, several unrelated car brands are affected. Such is the case with the latest mass recall of 3.4 million vehicles produced by four unrelated Japanese carmakers between 2000 and 2004 for faulty airbags produced by parts-supplier Takata Corp. Information is also emerging that General Motors and BMW may also be affected.

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Recall for 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, Silverado, Avalanche, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Sierra & Cadillac Escalade

Recall for 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, Silverado, Avalanche, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Sierra & Cadillac Escalade


General Motors is recalling as many as 69,000 of their 2013 full-size SUVs, pickups and vans that could shift out of “Park” by itself and roll away. The recall includes everything based on the GMT900 platform, which includes the Cadillac Escalade; the Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe; and the GMC Savana, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL.

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