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Ford Crown Victoria, Porsche 911, Dodge Viper probed by NHTSA

(Reuters) - Older model Ford Crown Victoria police cars, Porsche 911 and Dodge Viper sports cars are the focus of three separate defect investigations by safety regulators, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Full story

Nissan recalls over 123,000 Altimas in U.S. for spare tire issue

(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd is recalling more than 123,000 Altima sedans in the United States to adjust the inflation of the spare tires, which could be over- or under-inflated. Full story

Mitsubishi recalls Outlander Sport vehicles for several issues

DETROIT (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp is recalling 8,263 Outlander crossover vehicles in the United States and Puerto Rico for three different issues related to brake lights, fuel gauges and shifting the vehicles out of park, federal regulators said on Wednesday. Full story

Nissan recalls five 2013 models on passenger air bags concerns

(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co is recalling five 2013 model year vehicles, including top sellers Altima and Sentra, because the front passenger airbag may not deploy in a crash, the automaker told U.S. regulators. Full story

Subaru recalling 47,419 U.S. vehicles for remote starter issue

DETROIT (Reuters) - Subaru of America is recalling up to 47,419 cars and crossover vehicles in the United States equipped with remote starters because the engines could start on their own. Full story

Vroom for Safety: Hybrid Cars Must Make Noise, Feds Say

Hybrid and electric vehicles someday will zoom down the road with a simulated vroom. The reason: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a minimum noise standard that hybrid cars must make so pedestrians can hear the nearly silent cars coming. The agency's draft proposal was Full story

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  Safety regulators warn of exploding air bags

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s David Strickland warned consumers today about the dangerous sale of counterfeit air bags. Despite the risk, NHTSA believes that the problem affects less than 0.1 percent of vehicles and is not aware of any deaths or injuries connected to the phony air

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