Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. SUMMARY: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with manual transmissions (MF3/MR5) and manufactured January 24, 2013, through August 1, 2013. On the affected vehicles, the right front half shaft may fracture and separate. CONSEQUENCE: If the half[Read More…]
Month: October 2013
BMW Recall of Certain Model Year 2012 – 2014 320i, 328i, 320i xDrive, and 328i xDrive Sedans; 2014 328i xDrive Sports Wagons; 2012 – 2013 528i and and 528i xDrive Sedans; 2013 – 2014 x1 sDrive 28i and X1 xDrive 28i Vehicles; and 2012 – 2014 Z4 sDrive 28i
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. SUMMARY: BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 320i, 328i, 320i xDrive, and 328i xDrive sedans; model year 2014 328i xDrive Sports Wagons; model year 2012-2013 528i and 528i xDrive sedans, model year 2013-2014 X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i vehicles and[Read More…]
Nissan Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Titan and Armada Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. SUMMARY: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Titan and Armada vehicles manufactured February 22, 2013, through May 3, 2013. The affected vehicles have a brake master cylinder which may intermittently reduce the pressure supplied to the front brakes. CONSEQUENCE: If the[Read More…]
HeathCo Recalls Motion-Activated Outdoor Lights Due to Electrical Shock Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: October 30, 2013 Recall number: 14-009 Model HZ-4305-BK Recall Summary Name of product: Motion-Activated Outdoor Lights Hazard: The internal fixture wiring can[Read More…]
Southern Telecom Recalls A/C Adaptors for Polaroid Internet Tablets Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Big Lots
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: October 30, 2013 Recall number: 14-008 A/C Adaptor for Polaroid PMID 709 Tablets Recall Summary Name of product: A/C Adaptor (charger) included[Read More…]
NOAA: Primary GOES-R Instrument Cleared for Installation Onto Spacecraft
Imager will provide greater detail to forecasters Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013 Rendering of GOES-R spacecraft. Download here. (Credit: Lockheed Martin) A key instrument that will fly on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R (GOES-R) spacecraft, NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, is cleared for installation on the spacecraft.[Read More…]
Researchers Discover that an Exoplanet is Earth-like in Mass and Size
While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of the Earth. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. In August, MIT researchers identified an exoplanet with an extremely brief orbital period: The team found that Kepler 78b, a small, intensely hot planet 400 light-years from Earth, circles its star[Read More…]
How Internet Affects Young People at Risk of Self-harm or Suicide
UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2013. Oxford researchers have found internet forums provide a support network for socially isolated young people. However, they also conclude that the internet is linked to an increased risk of suicide and self-harm among vulnerable adolescents. Following what is thought to be the biggest review of existing studies[Read More…]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Offers Halloween Safety Tips
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding both motorists and pedestrians to use extra caution on Halloween night. Nationwide, Halloween is a particularly deadly night due to the high number of drunk drivers on the roads and the increase in pedestrians during the evening hours. In[Read More…]
Special Budget Panel Focuses on Jobs
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a special congressional committee that met yesterday for the first time should promote jobs and the economy without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other benefits for working families. “At a time when less than 10 percent of the American people approve[Read More…]