Beleaguered Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor, announced yet another giant recall for more than 420,000 vehicles in the US with potential steering problems. The recall affects 283,200 Toyota and 137,000 Lexus vehicles in the U.S., the company said. Worldwide it covers 550,000 cars. The recall only affects V-6 engines and will replace a defective crankshaft pulley. […]
CPSC Launches Online Reporting Tool for Businesses
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has launched important new features to the Safer Products.gov Business Portal that make it easier and more efficient for businesses to work with CPSC. These changes are a key part of the agency’s overall information technology modernization effort. A new, comprehensive online form allows manufacturers, private labelers […]
3 cyclists injured after being struck by car
Three bicyclists were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on a mountainous Palo Alto road last weekend according to police. The collision which occurred in the 3900 block of Page Mill Road happened just before noon. Two of the bicyclists suffered moderate to major injuries and the other sustained minor to […]
$1.3 million dollar fine levied against toy company
The Consumer Product Safety Commission imposed the third largest toy-related this week against a California toy company that sold the defective and dangerous arts-and-crafts beads Aqua Dots, that were linked to a dangerous drug and sickened about a dozen children. The civil penalty, announced Thursday, was levied against Spin Master, Inc of Los Angeles, which […]
Innocent motorist killed during police chase
A high speed police pursuit is the cause of yet another death in the Bay Area this time in Contra Costa County. The fatality occurred when police attempted to stop a man for talking on a cell phone while driving without using a hands free device. The incident began in Concord around 6 p.m. Tuesday […]
