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NHTSA Recalls Overly Dangerous Takata Airbag-Equipped Honda and Acura Vehicles
NHTSA Recalls Overly Dangerous Takata Airbag-Equipped Honda and Acura Vehicles

1 Jul 2016, 09:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a Honda or an Acura from the 2001 to 2003 model years, you'd better bring it to the dealer and have its airbags replaced

 
NHTSA Opens Tesla Model S Investigation After Fatal Crash Linked to Autopilot
NHTSA Opens Tesla Model S Investigation After Fatal Crash Linked to Autopilot

30 Jun 2016, 21:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tesla says that it's a fluke accident and that if the Model S had hit the trailer at another point, the driver should have survived

 
NHTSA Investigation Finds 266 Crashes Linked To FCA Gearshift Issue, 68 Injured
NHTSA Investigation Finds 266 Crashes Linked To FCA Gearshift Issue, 68 Injured

29 Jun 2016, 13:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An NHTSA investigation discovered 68 injuries linked to the confusing shifter used by some models made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It caused 266 crashes

 
Mercedes-AMG GT S Recalled In the United States Over Driveshaft Bond Failure
Mercedes-AMG GT S Recalled In the United States Over Driveshaft Bond Failure

27 Jun 2016, 14:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a Mercedes-AMG GT S, you might want to give your nearest Mercedes-Benz dealership a call. You've been warned

 
Confusing Shifter Problem Extends to Maserati, 13,092 Vehicles Recalled
Confusing Shifter Problem Extends to Maserati, 13,092 Vehicles Recalled

24 Jun 2016, 13:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As Maserati jumps on the bandwagon, Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler aren't the only Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brands hit by the confusing shifter problem anymore

 
NHTSA Boss Says Self-Driving Cars Will Reduce Death Rate By 50%
NHTSA Boss Says Self-Driving Cars Will Reduce Death Rate By 50%

17 Jun 2016, 17:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Autonomous cars face big expectations. The chief of the NHTSA believes this kind of vehicle will reduce road deaths by half thanks to their safe driving

 
NHTSA Announces New Guidelines for Autonomous Driving Coming This July
NHTSA Announces New Guidelines for Autonomous Driving Coming This July

15 Jun 2016, 15:39 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It looks like the government agency is finally going to address one of the trickiest situations it will ever have to face

 
Tesla Blogs About The Model S Suspension Problem, Points Finger At Customer
Tesla Blogs About The Model S Suspension Problem, Points Finger At Customer

10 Jun 2016, 15:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla's PR team published a blog post on the company's website to address the matter of the Model S suspension issue that led to an NHTSA investigation

 
GM Recalls 1.9 Million Trucks and SUVs Equipped With Takata Airbags
GM Recalls 1.9 Million Trucks and SUVs Equipped With Takata Airbags

3 Jun 2016, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles manufactured by General Motors for the 2007 to 2011 model years, then read on

 
Crash Testing For Backseat Passengers Will Start In 2019, Regulators Say
Crash Testing For Backseat Passengers Will Start In 2019, Regulators Say

25 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The popularity of ride-sharing apps like Uber has made the NHTSA consider the safety of adult passengers in the back seats of cars. Crash testing begins in 2019

 
Nissan Recalls Rogue over Corrosion Issue
Nissan Recalls Rogue over Corrosion Issue

6 May 2016, 07:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a Nissan Rogue manufactured between July 31, 2013, and January 16, 2016, it's worth mentioning that your car is subjected to a recall

 
The NHTSA Is Cyber Bullying Those Who Text and Drive on Twitter
The NHTSA Is Cyber Bullying Those Who Text and Drive on Twitter

25 Apr 2016, 12:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When was the last time a government agency tagged you in a post? If you've been a good boy, it probably never happened, but NHTSA is out on a prowl now

 
Your Future Car Might Contain a Blackbox As Automakers and Airlines Get Together
Your Future Car Might Contain a Blackbox As Automakers and Airlines Get Together

15 Apr 2016, 17:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Some clever people looked at the airlines' safety record and wondered whether some of the measures used there could be converted for the automotive industry

 
Bugatti Veyron Recalled over Three Separate Issues
Bugatti Veyron Recalled over Three Separate Issues

13 Apr 2016, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This may sound a little bit perplexing, but the Bugatti Veyron is subjected to three recalls in the United States of America

 
Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises to 10
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

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango Recalled over Brake Problem
Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango Recalled over Brake Problem

4 Apr 2016, 09:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to an "incorrect material," FCA US LLC believes that the front brake caliper of certain 2015-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durange vehicles may crack

 
Ford Issues Three Safety Recalls, 2015 and 2016 Model Year Vehicles Affected
Ford Issues Three Safety Recalls, 2015 and 2016 Model Year Vehicles Affected

31 Mar 2016, 16:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company is recalling a lot of cars, vans, and work trucks from the 2015 and 2016 model year over uncanny defects

 
Takata Shares Drop 20% on News of the Huge Cost of Possible Total Recall
Takata Shares Drop 20% on News of the Huge Cost of Possible Total Recall

30 Mar 2016, 16:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Takata appears to have dug a very deep hole for itself that it's still trying to dig itself out of. News of colossal additional potential costs don't help

 
Volkswagen Recalls e-Golf over Software Problem
Volkswagen Recalls e-Golf over Software Problem

29 Mar 2016, 09:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2015 or a 2016 model year Volkswagen e-Golf, you might want to fix it as soon as possible because there's a problem with the software

 
Honda Admits It Knew About the Takata Airbag Fiasco Since 2009
Honda Admits It Knew About the Takata Airbag Fiasco Since 2009

26 Mar 2016, 11:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This may come as a surprise from the automaker that gave us VTEC and fuel cell vehicles, but Honda knew about the faulty Takata airbags since as early as 2009