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Accident Investigator Explains Autopilot's Issues With Emergency Vehicles
Accident Investigator Explains Autopilot's Issues With Emergency Vehicles

1 Sep 2023, 22:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you want a short answer to the problem, it is Tesla Vision and the company's insistence on relying solely on cameras to guide its vehicles.

 
The NHTSA Ordered Tesla To Explain Under Oath What 'Elon Mode' Was
The NHTSA Ordered Tesla To Explain Under Oath What 'Elon Mode' Was

31 Aug 2023, 00:03 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Federal authorities are once again trying to find out more about how Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems work. Here's what they want to know

 
NHTSA Investigates 1.1 Million Ram 1500 Trucks Over Power Steering Failure Allegations
NHTSA Investigates 1.1 Million Ram 1500 Trucks Over Power Steering Failure Allegations

21 Aug 2023, 20:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Office of Defects Investigation is aware of 380 consumer complaints and three crashes potentially related to the power steering failure condition

 
NHTSA Investigates Ford Mustang Mach-E Over Complaints Alleging the Loss of Motive Power
NHTSA Investigates Ford Mustang Mach-E Over Complaints Alleging the Loss of Motive Power

21 Aug 2023, 14:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2021 to 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles that had the appropriate software updates performed and the battery junction box replaced continue to lose drive power

 
Mystery of Tesla Cybertrucks Traveling Across the Country Solved, New Mystery Pending
Mystery of Tesla Cybertrucks Traveling Across the Country Solved, New Mystery Pending

17 Aug 2023, 10:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People followed the trailer hauling Tesla Cybertrucks from Arkansas to Illinois, and it appears that they are heading to the TRC Ohio testing facility

 
Toyota Recalls 168,179 Tundra Trucks Over Potential Fuel Leak, Remedy Not Available Yet
Toyota Recalls 168,179 Tundra Trucks Over Potential Fuel Leak, Remedy Not Available Yet

16 Aug 2023, 18:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 170k examples of the 2022 to 2023 model year Toyota Tundra are recalled because a plastic fuel tube may chafe against the brake lines

 
2024 Porsche Cayenne Recalled in the United States Due to Software Error
2024 Porsche Cayenne Recalled in the United States Due to Software Error

16 Aug 2023, 16:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 3,000 units of the 2024 model year Porsche Cayenne facelift are recalled stateside due to shoddy gateway control unit software

 
Maserati Recalls MC20 Cielo Over Missing Sealant
Maserati Recalls MC20 Cielo Over Missing Sealant

16 Aug 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 59 vehicles were produced for the US market with inadequate or no sealant at all on the stud that retains the windshield frame to body shell

 
Subaru Recalls 2024 Crosstrek and Impreza Due to Potentially Damaged Wiring Harness
Subaru Recalls 2024 Crosstrek and Impreza Due to Potentially Damaged Wiring Harness

15 Aug 2023, 19:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 35,000 examples of the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek and Impreza are called back due to insufficient clearance between a wiring harness and a bracket

 
Jeep Wagoneer Recalled Over Compromised Airbag Deployment
Jeep Wagoneer Recalled Over Compromised Airbag Deployment

15 Aug 2023, 17:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The luxurious Wagoneer and even posher Grand Wagoneer have been recalled over improperly seated or damaged B-pillar trim pieces

 
Genesis Recalls GV60 Electric Crossover to Replace Front Passenger Seatbelt Assembly
Genesis Recalls GV60 Electric Crossover to Replace Front Passenger Seatbelt Assembly

15 Aug 2023, 14:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An estimated 168 examples of the 2023 model year Genesis GV60 are called back due to incorrectly reworked front passenger automatic locking retractors

 
2023 Jeep Wrangler Hit With Recall Over Obstructed Brake Light
2023 Jeep Wrangler Hit With Recall Over Obstructed Brake Light

15 Aug 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of 2023 model year Jeep Wrangler vehicles have been called back in the US market over a Tier 1 supplier's oversight

 
Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicles Recalled Over Improperly Manufactured Component
Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicles Recalled Over Improperly Manufactured Component

15 Aug 2023, 10:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even on its deathbed, the Bolt continues to disappoint with yet another safety recall caused by poor quality control practices

 
Land Rover Recalls Range Rover PHEV Over Incorrectly Torqued Bolt
Land Rover Recalls Range Rover PHEV Over Incorrectly Torqued Bolt

14 Aug 2023, 17:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of 2023 Range Rover PHEV utility vehicles, of which one was sold in the United States, will have their high-voltage batteries replaced

 
Nikola Will Recall All Tre BEV Trucks It Ever Sold Due to Coolant Leak
Nikola Will Recall All Tre BEV Trucks It Ever Sold Due to Coolant Leak

12 Aug 2023, 18:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The issue is different from what Electrek pointed out as a possible cause for the fire that destroyed five trucks on June 23.

 
Leaked Dashcam Footage Shows Tesla Model X on Autopilot Crashing Into Police Vehicle
Leaked Dashcam Footage Shows Tesla Model X on Autopilot Crashing Into Police Vehicle

9 Aug 2023, 17:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A leaked dashcam video of a Tesla Model X crashing into a stopped police vehicle offers clues into why Tesla is the subject of an NHTSA investigation

 
Park Outside: Hyundai and Kia Recall Almost 92,000 Vehicles Over Oil Pump Fire Risk
Park Outside: Hyundai and Kia Recall Almost 92,000 Vehicles Over Oil Pump Fire Risk

4 Aug 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hyundai and Kia recall 91,773 vehicles, including Hyundai Palisade and Kia Sportage, because they are at risk of catching fire due to a faulty oil pump

 
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Are Under NHTSA Investigation Due to Steering Control Loss
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Are Under NHTSA Investigation Due to Steering Control Loss

1 Aug 2023, 17:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The preliminary evaluation involves 280,000 cars produced in 2023 because of twelve complaints alleging loss of steering control and power steering.

 
Kawasaki Recalls Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition Over Potential Alternator Failure
Kawasaki Recalls Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition Over Potential Alternator Failure

31 Jul 2023, 11:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 1,000 examples of the 2023 model year Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition are called back stateside over an incorrectly assembled alternator

 
Ford Recalls 870k F-150 Trucks Over Unintended Electric Parking Brake Activation
Ford Recalls 870k F-150 Trucks Over Unintended Electric Parking Brake Activation

28 Jul 2023, 11:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2021 to 2023 model year F-150 pickup trucks produced through February 2023 are called back to replace a poorly designed wiring harness