The batteries in the vehicles have internal defects that could cause them to lose power unexpectedly, or fail to start.

Ippei Mizuhara is due to be sentenced Feb. 6 after pleading guilty to bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return.

The couple, who rose to stardom on “The Hills," filed the lawsuit Tuesday along with more than 20 other property owners and residents.

The slander conviction against Knox remained the last legal stain against her after being exonerated in 2015 for her flatmate's murder.