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Sunday January 22, 2017

Samsung Pins Blame On Batteries For Galaxy Note 7 Fires

This replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone melted on Oct 7, says a phone consumer in Minnesota. Andrew Zuis/Andrew Zuis via AP hide caption

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Samsung Pins Blame On Batteries For Galaxy Note 7 Fires

January 22, 2017 • The world's biggest smartphone maker announced the findings of its investigation into its fire-prone phones that led to a record-sized recall last fall.

Friday January 13, 2017

Takata To Pay $1 Billion Over Air Bag Fraud; 3 Executives Criminally Charged

A Takata Corp. desk at an automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi/AP hide caption

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Takata To Pay $1 Billion Over Air Bag Fraud; 3 Executives Criminally Charged

January 13, 2017 • The settlement with the Justice Department is tied to a deadly defect in air bags that has been linked to at least 16 deaths. The associated recall is the largest in U.S. auto safety history.

Tuesday November 22, 2016

Heinz Recalls Hundreds Of Cases of Gravy Just Ahead Of Thanksgiving

Food giant Heinz is voluntarily recalling hundreds of cases of its gravy due to its HomeStyle Bistro Au Jus gravy being mislabeled as Heinz Pork Gravy. Matthew Mead/AP hide caption

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Heinz Recalls Hundreds Of Cases of Gravy Just Ahead Of Thanksgiving

November 22, 2016 • Some 500 cases are being voluntarily recalled due to possible mislabeling of pork, milk and soy as part of its contents.

Friday September 2, 2016

Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Over Exploding, Burning Batteries

The Galaxy Note 7 — shown at the IFA electronics trade fair in Berlin on Wednesday — is waterproof, as this demonstration was designed to highlight. But it turns out users might have another reason to drop it in water: Several dozen users have seen their phones catch fire, or even explode. Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Over Exploding, Burning Batteries

September 2, 2016 • After the device launched in early August, dozens of users reported that their waterproof smartphones caught fire or exploded. Samsung traced the problem to its battery and promises replacements.

Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Over Exploding, Burning Batteries

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Wednesday February 24, 2016

The Two-Way

Scientists Discover What Made Takata Air Bags Explode

February 24, 2016 • Plus, a Senate report finds that the company lied about test data even after the air bag recalls.

Friday January 22, 2016

The Two-Way

Regulators Recall Another 5 Million Vehicles Due To Faulty Air Bags

January 22, 2016 • The latest death linked to Takata air bags was the ninth in the U.S. and the tenth worldwide. It involved the crash of a Ford Ranger. Other brands being recalled include Volkswagen and Audi.

Thursday October 15, 2015

Volkswagen Latest: Company To Recall 8.5 Million Cars In Europe

Volkswagen has recalled 8.5 million diesel cars in Europe. The company is ordered to fix software that makes the cars appear to run more cleanly than they actually do. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Volkswagen Latest: Company To Recall 8.5 Million Cars In Europe

October 15, 2015 • After German authorities ordered the recall of 2.4 million cars in Germany, the automaker announced that it would be recalling 8.5 million diesel vehicles across the European Union.

Tuesday November 18, 2014

The Two-Way

Department Of Transportation Wants Millions More Air Bags Recalled

November 18, 2014 • The NHTSA says a full national recall is needed for air bag inflators that have been found to sometimes pepper drivers with metal shrapnel. Advocates say earlier regional recalls were a terrible idea.

Wednesday August 27, 2014

In Fixing Recalled Cars, GM Dealers Hope To Wow Customers

Wendi Kunkel points out the key in the ignition on her 2010 Chevy Cobalt in Rockwall, Texas, in April. GM recalled millions of cars over a flaw in ignition switches that could cause the vehicles to shut off unexpectedly. LM Otero/AP hide caption

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In Fixing Recalled Cars, GM Dealers Hope To Wow Customers

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August 27, 2014 • General Motors has recalled 29 million autos in North America this year. Dealers replacing the faulty parts aren't just fixing cars. They're repairing customers' relationships with the automaker.

In Fixing Recalled Cars, GM Dealers Hope To Wow Customers

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Friday May 9, 2014

Ford Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles To Fix Safety Problems

A Ford Motor assembly employee works on a 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid vehicle at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., on Nov. 8, 2012. Rebecca Cook/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Ford Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles To Fix Safety Problems

May 9, 2014 • The defects include a glitch that can stop the side curtain air bags from inflating in some rollover crashes, and exterior door handles that can bind and stop the door from latching properly.

Tuesday April 8, 2014

GM At Odds With Feds Over Recall-Related Documents

A Chevrolet logo on the grill of a 2013 Traverse at the 2013 Pittsburgh Auto Show. General Motors is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles, including SUVs, vans and Cadillacs, for defective ignition switches and other problems. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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GM At Odds With Feds Over Recall-Related Documents

April 8, 2014 • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is fining the automaker for not answers all of its questions about ignition switch problems, but General Motors says it's doing its best to comply.

Tuesday April 1, 2014

Mother Of Victim: More Killed By GM Ignition Switch Defect

Laura Christian, far right, talks about how her birth daughter Amber Marie Rose was killed on July 29, 2005, in a car crash that investigators determined was linked to a defective ignition switch. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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