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Handgun Vaults Recalled Due To Malfunctioning Combination Locks

With gun control and safety such a predominant topic in the American media, there is, of course, a good deal of interest in current safety measures that can protect people from shootings and gun accidents in the home. Among those safety measures are home gun safes that keep handguns and rifles out of the reach of children or potential intruders; however, if safety mechanisms...

More Than 3 Million Automobiles Recalled Over Exploding Airbag Concerns

 It’s not uncommon for automobiles to be recalled because of a problem related to airbags. For instance, this week one of Chrysler’s six unrelated recalls involved vehicles that were manufactured with defective airbag warning lights that could possibly...

Chrysler Recalling 61,400 SUVs After Reports Of Broken Drive Shafts

 Heat shields are installed on most automobiles as a means of protecting the vehicle body and other structural components from the excessive temperatures caused by the combustion engines. The problem, though, is that if the heat shield fails or breaks, then it can cause considerably more damage than it is intended to prevent. That is the focus of one of six separate recall...

Home Depot Recalling Riser Cables For Failure To Meet Fire Resistance Standards

 When data and telecommunications cables are installed in buildings, they generally have to meet certain fire regulation and safety codes depending on where they’re installed. If the cables are installed in what are known as plenum spaces – or those in which airflow is present for air conditioning systems – the National Fire...

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