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Ford Recalls 203,500 Escape, Transit, and Transit Connect Vehicles
Ford Recalls 203,500 Escape, Transit, and Transit Connect Vehicles

26 Jun 2015, 16:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is issuing two safety compliance recalls in North America. There are no accidents or injuries attributed to these conditions

 
Young Drivers Fear Other Drivers More than Public Speaking, Death, Spiders, and Snakes
Young Drivers Fear Other Drivers More than Public Speaking, Death, Spiders, and Snakes

25 Jun 2015, 13:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Millennials and Generation Z consumers are more afraid of other motorists driving dangerously than death, public speaking and spiders – a new survey says

 
Euro NCAP Crash Tests Skoda Superb, Hyundai i20 and Fiat Panda Cross
Euro NCAP Crash Tests Skoda Superb, Hyundai i20 and Fiat Panda Cross

24 Jun 2015, 12:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Euro NCAP has recently conducted safety tests on the large family Skoda Superb and on the Hyundai i20 and FIAT Panda Cross superminis

 
LaFerrari Recalled Because Americans Need Bigger Headrests and Shouldn’t Drive on a Puncture
LaFerrari Recalled Because Americans Need Bigger Headrests and Shouldn’t Drive on a Puncture

24 Jun 2015, 12:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ferrari has issued two separate recall campaigns for the LaFerrari. A good occasion for us to find out 85 units are US-owned and 11 have gone to Canada

 
Samsung  Makes Trucks "Transparent" for Safer Overtaking
Samsung Makes Trucks "Transparent" for Safer Overtaking

22 Jun 2015, 16:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Samsung has built a few prototypes and gave them to an company in Argentina for testing. Could this idea catch on in the trucker world?

 
Honda Expands Takata Airbag-related Recall
Honda Expands Takata Airbag-related Recall

16 Jun 2015, 15:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / American Honda Motor Company announced today that it's adding 1.39 million airbag inflators to its Takata airbag-related recall campaigns

 
2016 Buick Cascada Boasts Pyrotechnically Activated Roll Bars
2016 Buick Cascada Boasts Pyrotechnically Activated Roll Bars

16 Jun 2015, 13:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Buick Cascada convertible rolls into the sun early next year with a reinforced structure and plenty of safety kid, including yellow-painted roll bars

 
Vehicle Safety Recall Search Tool Launched in the United Kingdom
Vehicle Safety Recall Search Tool Launched in the United Kingdom

11 Jun 2015, 14:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Motor Codes have launched a vehicle safety recall search tool exclusive to the British motorist

 
Weed Advisor Rolling Papers Warns People About the Dangers of Driving Stoned
Weed Advisor Rolling Papers Warns People About the Dangers of Driving Stoned

9 Jun 2015, 15:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Driving under the influence of alcohol is just on of the problems motorists are facing. With the "legalization" of marijuana in some states things get worse

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Investigated for Unintended Braking
Jeep Grand Cherokee Investigated for Unintended Braking

8 Jun 2015, 08:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA received nine complaints alleging unintended braking incidents in the 2014 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV

 
Subaru Wants to Help Drivers Keep Their Pets Safe
Subaru Wants to Help Drivers Keep Their Pets Safe

5 Jun 2015, 10:09 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Subaru claims that over 69% of their customers own at least one dog, which means that a lot of them travel with their best friend

 
Subaru is Recalling 81,100 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags
Subaru is Recalling 81,100 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags

1 Jun 2015, 09:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 81,100 vehicles coming in the guise of the Subaru Impreza and Saab 9-2x are being recalled over defective airbags manufactured by Takata

 
Honda Expands Takata Airbag Recall by 350,000 Vehicles
Honda Expands Takata Airbag Recall by 350,000 Vehicles

29 May 2015, 09:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Honda will add approximately 350,000 vehicles to its recalls of Takata airbag inflators in the United States following a recently announced defect investigation

 
2016 Volvo XC90 Recalled Over Restraints System Issue
2016 Volvo XC90 Recalled Over Restraints System Issue

28 May 2015, 10:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volvo Cars is issuing a safety recall for approximately 200 Volvo XC90 customer cars of model year 2016 for a potential issue with an electronic wire harness

 
Teen Drivers “Put Everyone at Risk” According to the AAA
Teen Drivers “Put Everyone at Risk” According to the AAA

27 May 2015, 14:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American Automobile Association Foundation latest study - "Teen Drivers Put Everyone at Risk," features some figures that might prove worrisome to parents

 
2014 Ford Edge Sport Wheel Fracture Incident Leads to an NHTSA Investigation
2014 Ford Edge Sport Wheel Fracture Incident Leads to an NHTSA Investigation

27 May 2015, 12:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On November 29, 2014, the NHTSA received a complaint reporting the sudden failure of an original equipment 22-inch alloy wheel rim of a 2014 Ford Edge Sport

 
2015 Ford Edge Crash Test: NHTSA Awards it a 5-Star Overall Rating
2015 Ford Edge Crash Test: NHTSA Awards it a 5-Star Overall Rating

27 May 2015, 11:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the 2015 Ford Edge a 5-star Overall vehicle score in its New Car Assessment Program

 
TowIt Is a Crowdsourced App That Could Make City Traffic Better
TowIt Is a Crowdsourced App That Could Make City Traffic Better

26 May 2015, 10:06 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Bad parking is a big problem in busy cities, but rarely are they penalized. TowIt is an app that wants to solve that problem and make traffic better

 
Porsche 918 Spyder Reaches 3rd Recall, Wiring Harness Needs Fixing
Porsche 918 Spyder Reaches 3rd Recall, Wiring Harness Needs Fixing

25 May 2015, 17:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a global recall, with 223 units being found in North America. It all has to do with a carbon fiber component threatening to damage a wiring harness

 
Volkswagen Uses Interactive Bus Back Ads to Show Motorists How their ACC Works
Volkswagen Uses Interactive Bus Back Ads to Show Motorists How their ACC Works

25 May 2015, 14:34 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Volkswagen thought showing potential buyers how their safety feature works is better than just saying their car models have it