Ford Motor Co. has issued a recall on 365,000 F-150 model pickup trucks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico due to faulty door handles, according to Auto-Types.com. The recall affects at least 281,000 2009 and 2010 model trucks in the U.S. that were manufactured between January 2008 and November 2009. The National Highway Traffic Safety
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Prenatal Surgery May Help Babies with Spina Bifida
According to U.S. News and World Report, a new study shows that prenatal surgery performed on a fetus before birth can improve the health of a child born with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a neural tube defect typically manifested by an opening in a fetus’ spine (myelomeningocele). A study, published by the New England Journal of
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Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. Announces Recall of Several Models for Potential Tread Detachment
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. has announced the recall of several models of their tires after discovering that some tires do not meet specifications required for the rubber chemical mixture from which they are made. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an auto safety recall warning about the faulty tires. As a consequence
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Fire & Explosion Accident at Parsippany Tire Store Injures Two
The Daily Record reported that in February 2011, an explosion accident at a tire store in Parsippany, NJ left two workers injured. According to the article, the accident occurred when an employee, who was working on a motor vehicle’s fuel pump in the tire store’s garage service area, removed a wire from the fuel pump’s harness,
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Incorrect Package Labeling Causes Qualitest Pharmaceuticals to Initiate Recall
An FDA MedWatch Alert has announced that Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling Hydrocodone Bitartrate/Acetaminophen and Phenobarbital Tablets due to incorrect package labeling. The recall was initiated after an individual bottle of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets was discovered with the wrong label. It had a Phenobarbital Tablets label instead of its Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen label. The improper
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