What Happened: Toyota just announced a major recall of more than 1 million vehicles in the United States. The notice released by the automaker said that the company would be recalling more than 750,000 Corolla’s and Corolla Matrix cars in the U.S. that were made between 2001 and 2004. Tens of thousands more vehicles would…
What happened: In a recent press release, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced manufacturers filed more than 650 safety recalls, affecting over 17.8 million vehicles, child seats and vehicle equipment in 2012. The NHTSA itself issued recalls for more than 9 million vehicles and 60,000 items of vehicle equipment,…
What happened: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of over 12,000 high-end bicycles because of fall hazards. The bike is manufactured by Specialized Bicycle Components. According to a press release issued by the CPSC, the steerer tube in the front fork can break, posing a fall hazard. There are two…
What Happened: It turns out that Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the infamous DePuy hip replacement device, knew just how problematic and defective the product was before marketing it to the public. The documents revealed that the Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip replacement device failed when internal tests were conducted way back in 2007….
The FDA has finally taken action after two decades of complaints about the prescription sleeping pill Ambien. Lower doses, especially for woman, are recommended to help alleviate the side-effect of drowsiness in the morning that many users complain of. This morning drowsiness has been shown to be the cause of many car accidents. To learn…