Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises to 10
7 Apr 2016, 14:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More than two years after Takata announced that its airbags were at fault for sending shrapnel into the occupants' faces, the danger is still present
Infiniti QX60 Receives IIHS's Top Safety Pick Plus Award
7 Apr 2016, 09:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The IIHS has awarded the Infiniti QX60 with optional forward emergency braking with the Top Safety Pick+ distinction, the highest one available today
2016 Nissan Sentra Earns Top Safety Pick+ from the IIHS
7 Apr 2016, 08:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Nissan Sentra has proved its crashworthiness in the latest rounds of tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Quadricycle Safety Is Still a Big Issue, EuroNCAP Says
6 Apr 2016, 10:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Considering a quadricycle? EuroNCAP says they are not too safe, and the level of safety provided has not grown in the last two years
2016 Kia Optima Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award, Headlights Deemed Poor by the IIHS
31 Mar 2016, 09:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Kia Optima mid-size sedan is a safe car in the event of a crash, albeit its headlights are rubbish according to the IIHS
Automatic Braking to Be Mandatory on All New U.S. Cars by September 2022
18 Mar 2016, 10:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Cars are getting safer from model year to model year, yet there is room for improvement. That improvement is a mandatory autonomous emergency braking
2016 Volkswagen Golf Earns 5-Star Safety Rating from the NHTSA
27 Feb 2016, 17:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Volkswagen Golf is a very safe compact hatchback. After the IIHS' Top Safety Pick+, the NHTSA awarded it 5 stars for its crashworthiness
Nissan Leaf Vehicles Vulnerable to Hackers, Carmaker Working on a Fix
26 Feb 2016, 09:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The NissanConnect EV app, linked to the Leaf electric vehicle, has been hacked. The Japanese carmaker has disabled the service to protect its customers
2017 Audi Q7 Aces Crash Test, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award from the IIHS
26 Feb 2016, 09:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This may not come as a surprise to you, but the most luxurious SUV made by Audi is as safe as it gets in all five IIHS crash tests
NHTSA Investigates Gear Shift Selector on Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge Vehicles
9 Feb 2016, 12:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / NHTSA will investigate over 850,000 vehicles sold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to determine if the gear selector is poorly designed and not intuitive
2016 Hyundai Sonata Gets "Top Safety Pick+" Rating from the IIHS
15 Jan 2016, 17:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The 2016 Hyundai Sonata has just been honored by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety with the Top Safety Pick+ award
Euro NCAP’s Best in Class Cars of 2015 in the Spotlight
13 Jan 2016, 18:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Following its yearly tradition, Euro NCAP presents the Best in Class Cars of 2015. The winners were chosen out of over 40 vehicles tested in 2015
NY Times Gets Hold of Takata E-Mails. One of Them Bears “Happy Tampering” Inside
4 Jan 2016, 16:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Newly obtained internal e-mails between Takata employees revealed that tampering internal tests wasn't abnormal. The company dismisses some of the accusations
Ford Will Recall Almost 10,000 Cars in the USA
30 Dec 2015, 10:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The carmaker has issued two recalls in the USA. They add up to almost 10,000 cars and deal with two separate issues on several models
Jeep Issues Two New Recalls, Will Fix over 400,000 Cars
28 Dec 2015, 12:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / FCA's Jeep brand has issued two recall notices on the same day. The company will fix hose clamps and vanity mirror lights for some models
Mercedes-Benz Issues Two Separate Recalls in the Same Day, Both Add Up to Less than 900 Cars
23 Dec 2015, 11:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The carmaker has issued two recalls in the US. One of them targets the S550 Hybrid, while the other is aimed at certain versions of the E Class
BMW Fined with $40 million by NHTSA over MINI Recall Violations
22 Dec 2015, 09:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The NHTSA has announced that it will fine BMW for violating recall procedures with the 2014 and 2015 MINI Cooper. The company didn't conduct a recall on time
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over - NHTSA Releases New PSA Videos
18 Dec 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The NHTSA has prepared two new public service announcement videos. This time, they're anti-DUI and will be shown in US theaters before the new Star Wars movie
Drivers Passing Too Close to This Cyclist in Tennessee Will Get Pulled Over
17 Dec 2015, 16:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Since they share the road with the drivers, cyclists are the most exposed traffic participants and anything meant to increase their safety is welcomed
Vauxhall Takes Action in Zafira B Fire Scandal, Promises Major Recall
14 Dec 2015, 14:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The problem is technically not Vauxhall's fault, but with the potential to kill thousands of people, the company is eager to fix it