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NHTSA Investigates Honda Over Recall Remedy for the Ridgeline's Failing Rearview Camera
NHTSA Investigates Honda Over Recall Remedy for the Ridgeline's Failing Rearview Camera

1 Jul 2024, 16:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA's ODI opened this investigation due to different remedies for two different rearview camera-related safety recalls concerning Honda's unibody truck

 
Karma Reveros Identify As BMWs, Recall Issued in the US Due to Faulty Turn Signals
Karma Reveros Identify As BMWs, Recall Issued in the US Due to Faulty Turn Signals

10 Jun 2024, 10:55 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The NHTSA recommends turning the vehicle off and then on again to partially delete the error and says the faulty cars will receive new headlights

 
Mercedes Recalls AMG C 43 Over Incorrectly Routed Seat Wiring Harnesses
Mercedes Recalls AMG C 43 Over Incorrectly Routed Seat Wiring Harnesses

31 May 2024, 18:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 20 units of the 2023 model year Mercedes-AMG C 43 may have been produced with incorrectly routed front seat wiring harnesses

 
Tailgating a 2024 Mazda CX-90 Could Have a Disastrous Outcome
Tailgating a 2024 Mazda CX-90 Could Have a Disastrous Outcome

27 May 2024, 11:31 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Mazda is recalling almost 10,000 copies of the 2024 CX-90 in the United States due to an issue with their VCMs that causes them to brake all of a sudden

 
Recall Roundup: Jeep Built Some 2024 Grand Cherokees Without the Energy-Absorbing Foam
Recall Roundup: Jeep Built Some 2024 Grand Cherokees Without the Energy-Absorbing Foam

27 May 2024, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The faulty vehicles could pose a threat to occupants, as their airbags may not deploy as intended in the event of a crash

 
Breathing In Your Car May Give You Cancer, but You Can Do Something About It
Breathing In Your Car May Give You Cancer, but You Can Do Something About It

17 May 2024, 21:31 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Manufacturing a vehicle takes more than just figuring out a good drivetrain and a fitting shell. Companies must envision solutions to a ton of dangers

 
Fisker Ocean Hit With Probe Into Unintended Automatic Emergency Braking System Activation
Fisker Ocean Hit With Probe Into Unintended Automatic Emergency Braking System Activation

10 May 2024, 16:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if Fisker didn't have enough problems already, the Ocean electric crossover has been hit with its fourth safety probe in five months

 
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Older ML, GL, R-Class Vehicles Over Brake Booster Corrosion
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Older ML, GL, R-Class Vehicles Over Brake Booster Corrosion

3 May 2024, 15:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you currently drive a 2006 to 2012 model year Mercedes-Benz ML, GL, or R-Class, chances are your Merc is included in this recall

 
Automatic Emergency Braking Tech To Become Mandatory on New Cars Sold in the US From 2029
Automatic Emergency Braking Tech To Become Mandatory on New Cars Sold in the US From 2029

30 Apr 2024, 12:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New NHTSA regulation mandates new cars sold in the US from 2029 to be equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems

 
Federal Watchdog Investigates Ford BlueCruise After Two Fatal Crashes
Federal Watchdog Investigates Ford BlueCruise After Two Fatal Crashes

29 Apr 2024, 19:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following two fatal crashes involving Ford BlueCruise in Mustang Mach-E vehicles, the NHTSA decided to look into the Level 2 system's performance

 
Tesla Won't Tell You How Many Cybertrucks It Sold, but Here Are the Numbers
Tesla Won't Tell You How Many Cybertrucks It Sold, but Here Are the Numbers

19 Apr 2024, 21:07 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Tesla reports sales figures, but never mentions the numbers by models unless it's got a reason to brag about them. However, this is how many Cybertrucks it sold

 
Tesla Recalls 3,900 Cybertrucks for Faulty Accelerator Pedals, There's No Software Fix
Tesla Recalls 3,900 Cybertrucks for Faulty Accelerator Pedals, There's No Software Fix

19 Apr 2024, 13:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recalled 3,900 Cybertrucks to fix a faulty accelerator pedal that can cause sudden unintended acceleration, and this time, an OTA update won't help

 
NHTSA Upgrages Probe Into Inadvertent AEB Allegations From Honda CR-V and Accord Owners
NHTSA Upgrages Probe Into Inadvertent AEB Allegations From Honda CR-V and Accord Owners

17 Apr 2024, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the NHTSA's engineering analysis turns into a safety recall, American Honda Motor Co. might be required to fix a staggering 2,997,604 vehicles

 
NHTSA Investigates 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Over Braking System Issue
NHTSA Investigates 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Over Braking System Issue

15 Apr 2024, 13:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Office of Defects Investigation demands GM to recall suspect Lyriq vehicles, General Motors will have to fix an estimated 3,322 electric crossovers

 
What's Preventing Tesla From Switching On Adaptive Headlights in the US?
What's Preventing Tesla From Switching On Adaptive Headlights in the US?

26 Feb 2024, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is already shipping its vehicles with matrix LED headlights, but it cannot switch on the adaptive headlight functions without irking the US regulators

 
Funny: Tesla Sent Paper Letters Telling Owners About the Completion of OTA Update
Funny: Tesla Sent Paper Letters Telling Owners About the Completion of OTA Update

19 Feb 2024, 15:39 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The NHTSA forced Tesla to send paper letters to the owners to let them know about a software update. Tesla performed an OTA update to fix the issue

 
NHTSA Investigates Tesla for 2,388 Complaints Alleging a Loss of Steering Control
NHTSA Investigates Tesla for 2,388 Complaints Alleging a Loss of Steering Control

6 Feb 2024, 18:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners in the US market alone reported the inability to steer or a loss of power steering

 
Tesla Issues New Software 'Recall' To Change the Warning Icon Sizes
Tesla Issues New Software 'Recall' To Change the Warning Icon Sizes

2 Feb 2024, 10:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla again mocks the meaning of the word recall with an over-the-air software update meant to change some indicator icon sizes

 
Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Explorer Sport Utility Vehicles Over Detaching A-Pillar Trim
Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Explorer Sport Utility Vehicles Over Detaching A-Pillar Trim

24 Jan 2024, 17:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company starts 2024 with a safety recall totaling 1,889,110 examples of the 2011 to 2019 model year Ford Explorer

 
Lucid Recalls Air Electric Sedan Over Potential High-Voltage Coolant Heater Failure
Lucid Recalls Air Electric Sedan Over Potential High-Voltage Coolant Heater Failure

16 Jan 2024, 14:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 2,000 units of the Lucid Air were manufactured with coolant heaters that may fail, thus resulting in a loss of windshield defrosting capability