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Thousands Of Basketball Hoops Recalled More Than 4 Years After Death Of 14-Year-Old Thousands Of Basketball Hoops Recalled More Than 4 Years After Death Of 14-Year-Old
Thousands Of Basketball Hoops Recalled More Than 4 Years After Death Of 14-Year-Old Around 18,000 wall-mounted basketball hoop products are being recalled for posing a safety threat by randomly detaching and falling to the ground, officials said.  The recall comes more than four years after a 14-year-old boy was killed by a Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal when it fell on him in June 2018 in Granger, Indiana, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall on Thursday, Oct. 27.  The basketball goals, produced by Goalsetter Systems Inc., of Evansville, Indiana, were also the cause of severe facial injuries a…

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Recall Issued For Hallmark Candles Due To Fire Concerns Recall Issued For Hallmark Candles Due To Fire Concerns
Recall Issued For Hallmark Candles Due To Fire Concerns Just in time for the holidays, Hallmark announced it is recalling thousands of scented candles due to laceration and fire concerns. When balsam soy blend scented candles from Hallmark are lit, the glass jar could potentially break, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In total, more than 4,000 candles have been recalled. Hallmark said that it has received six reports of jars breaking, resulting in fire damage to nearby items. No injuries have been reported, according to the CPSC. The glass jars subject to recall were sold between September and for approximately $28. CPSC s…

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by Zak Failla
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Ford Issues Recall For 1.2 Million Vehicles Ford Issues Recall For 1.2 Million Vehicles
Ford Issues Recall For 1.2 Million Vehicles Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles after announcing three safety recalls that could impact U.S. customers. The largest of the recalls impact Explorer SUV models that were produced from 2011 through 2017 due to a fractured rear toe leak in the suspension. In total, that recall is impacting approximately 1.2 million vehicles. According to Ford, Explorers subject to recall are “exposed to frequent full rear suspension articulation (jounce and rebound)" may experience the toe link failure, a condition that could significantly impact the vehicle's ability to be steered, increasing th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns
Ford Recalls 550K Cars Over Rollaway Concerns Ford has announced a massive recall that will impact more than 500,000 vehicle owners in America who may be driving a car that could potentially roll away while placed in "Park."  Two safety recalls were announced by the company this week to replace shifter cable bushings for an estimated 550,000 Ford Fusion and Ford Escape models produced between 2013 and 2016. According to Ford, “on affected vehicles, the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may detach from the transmission. A degraded shifter cable bushing that detaches from the transmission may allow the…

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by Zak Failla
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Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode
Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode Nissan is recalling more than 100,000 cars that may contain airbag inflators that could potentially explode and send shrapnel at the driver and passengers. The recall comes as part of a coordinated recall of Takata airbag products in tens of millions of vehicles. Long-term exposure to high heat and humidity can cause the bags to explode, and have caused injuries and death, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There have been 15 fatal incidents and more than 100 motorists have reported injuries following the air bag explosions. Included in the latest recall are t…

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by Zak Failla