Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fire Recalls for other manufacturers

This really is only tangentially related to the Volt.  In the Volt's case, it is getting tied to the Chevy Cruze fire recall, even though they are completely different vehicles, with different engines and setup under the hood.  I took about 15 minutes to do quick google searches of car recalls that were related to fire hazards that were not General Motors cars.  I am absolutely sure I have missed a lot.  But to put the Cruze recall into perspective:

1.3 Million BMW 5,6 series for Fire Hazard
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319683/20120326/bmw-recall-1-3-million-5-series.htm

Possible Recall for 1,000,000+ Toyotas
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/18/12279930-toyota-fire-probe-expanded-to-14-million-autos?lite

646,000 Honda Fits
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/29/news/companies/Honda_recall/

490,000 Ford Vehicles
http://www.injurytriallawyer.com/blog/ford-recalls-490-000-vehicles-due-to-potential-fire-hazards.cfm

235,500 Mini
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/us-bmw-minirecall-idUSTRE80F1MM20120116

168,000 VW TDI
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/volkswagen-recalls-168000-tdi-models-for-fire-hazard/

167,000 Acura
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/acura-recalling-167000-tsx-models-for-fire-hazard/

79,275 Nissan
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com%2Fauto-news%2F2012%2F02%2Fnissan-recalls-79275-due-to-fire-risk.html&ei=bAvqT6XgKIOK8QTg_dE1&usg=AFQjCNGEgtvxLp1XydXtvAz5-a2NOKbR1Q&sig2=_IW_WJrpwddEruLR_Q5R6g

67,872 Jeep Wranglers
http://www.lemonlawamerica.com/chrysler-recalls-jeep-wranglers-due-to-fire-hazard.aspx

2800 BMW
http://www.productliabilityfirm.com/Defective-Product-Blog/2012/May/2800-BMWs-Recalled-due-to-Fire-Risk.aspx

1,000 Audi R8 Super cars
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/audi-r8-spyder-4-2-and-5-2-fsi-recalled-for-fire-hazard/
600 Rolls Royce Ghost
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/rolls-royce-ghost-recalled-due-to-fire-hazard-40097.html

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