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Volvo Recalls 9700 Bus Over Incorrectly Installed GPS
Volvo Recalls 9700 Bus Over Incorrectly Installed GPS

15 Dec 2022, 14:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to incorrect installation instructions provided by the Volvo Bus Corporation, no fewer than 20 buses from the 9700 series are called back

 
KTM Recalls 1290 Super Duke R and 1290 Super Duke R EVO Due to Misrouted Wiring Harness
KTM Recalls 1290 Super Duke R and 1290 Super Duke R EVO Due to Misrouted Wiring Harness

15 Dec 2022, 12:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 1,040 examples of the 2020 to 2021 KTM 1290 Super Duke R and 2022 KTM 1290 Super Duke R EVO are called back in the United States

 
Audi Recalls A3, S3, RS 3 Over Missing Safety Certification Label
Audi Recalls A3, S3, RS 3 Over Missing Safety Certification Label

15 Dec 2022, 09:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 297 vehicles produced for the 2023 model year are called back due to a software error that resulted in a noncompliance with 49 CFR Part 567

 
Volvo XC40 Tops IIHS Crash Test Score and Is the Only Small SUV With Maximum Points
Volvo XC40 Tops IIHS Crash Test Score and Is the Only Small SUV With Maximum Points

14 Dec 2022, 20:18 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Swedish automobile achieved the highest possible rating in each of the ten categories the IIHS is analyzing with the moderate overlap 2.0 safety test

 
Volvo Recalls VNL Trucks Over Air Tank Fasteners That May Break
Volvo Recalls VNL Trucks Over Air Tank Fasteners That May Break

14 Dec 2022, 19:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to erroneous installation instructions provided by Volvo, a second stage manufacturer may have overtorqued the air tank's mounting hardware

 
GM Recalls 740,108 Vehicles Over DRLs That May Not Deactivate
GM Recalls 740,108 Vehicles Over DRLs That May Not Deactivate

14 Dec 2022, 15:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 338,735 truck-based vehicles recalled on November 9th by General Motors will be joined by a further 740,108 BOFs and unibodies

 
IIHS Introduces New Crash Test That Focuses on Back-Seat Safety
IIHS Introduces New Crash Test That Focuses on Back-Seat Safety

14 Dec 2022, 14:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The IIHS has tested 15 small SUVs in a new kind of crash test, which focused on rear passenger safety. Buckle up to read what you need to know about it

 
Kia Recalls 2023 Forte Over Steering Knuckle That May Crack
Kia Recalls 2023 Forte Over Steering Knuckle That May Crack

13 Dec 2022, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rather than Kia's Mexican division, the blame falls on Hyundai Mobis Mexico for not following the proper procedures during the knuckle casting process

 
Stellantis to Recall 1.4 Million Pickup Trucks Over Tailgate Issue
Stellantis to Recall 1.4 Million Pickup Trucks Over Tailgate Issue

13 Dec 2022, 14:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you have a Ram pickup truck made between 2019 and 2022, you might get a letter from your dealer at the end of January 2023 over a recall. Here's why

 
Kia Recalls Niro EV for Coolant Leak in Electric Power Control Unit
Kia Recalls Niro EV for Coolant Leak in Electric Power Control Unit

10 Dec 2022, 19:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Precisely 872 units of the 2020 model year Kia Niro EV for the U.S. market are called back after Kia identified a similar issue in the European-spec Niro EV

 
Subaru Recalls Ascent Over Fire Risk, Owners Advised to Park Outside
Subaru Recalls Ascent Over Fire Risk, Owners Advised to Park Outside

9 Dec 2022, 20:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2019 to 2022 model year Subaru Ascent for the U.S. market has been recalled over an electrical issue that increases the risk of a fire

 
Newmar Supreme Aire Luxury Motorhome Recalled, 30 Units Affected
Newmar Supreme Aire Luxury Motorhome Recalled, 30 Units Affected

9 Dec 2022, 18:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're enjoying life on the road in a 2022 to 2023 Newmar Supreme Aire motorhome, chances are your three-axle house could suffer from a loose steering wheel

 
Tesla Recalls Model Y Over Improperly Tightened Suspension Fasteners
Tesla Recalls Model Y Over Improperly Tightened Suspension Fasteners

9 Dec 2022, 14:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Seven of the nine recalled vehicles have been scheduled for service appointments in December 2022. The other two should follow suit in January 2023

 
Porsche Recalls 911 Over Improper Airbag Deployment
Porsche Recalls 911 Over Improper Airbag Deployment

9 Dec 2022, 13:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 53 units produced for the 2022 and 2023 model years are called back due to Porsche using the wrong adhesive between the passenger's airbag lid and the dashboard

 
Stellantis, Nissan, Mitsubishi Now Equip Most of Their U.S. Vehicles With AEB
Stellantis, Nissan, Mitsubishi Now Equip Most of Their U.S. Vehicles With AEB

9 Dec 2022, 11:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 15 out of 20 automakers now offer automatic emergency braking as standard on at least 95 percent of the vehicles they sell in the U.S. of A.

 
NHTSA Investigates Hyundai Palisade Over Windshield Wiper Failure
NHTSA Investigates Hyundai Palisade Over Windshield Wiper Failure

8 Dec 2022, 10:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After calling back 122,919 SUVs produced for the 2020 to 2021 model years, Hyundai might be forced to recall an additional 126,081 SUVs from MY21 through MY23

 
NHTSA Investigates Honda CR-V and HR-V Over Reports of Rear Differential Failure
NHTSA Investigates Honda CR-V and HR-V Over Reports of Rear Differential Failure

8 Dec 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If this investigation leads to a safety recall, that would be pretty hard on Honda because the ODI estimates 1,720,768 potentially affected vehicles

 
Silly Sid the Short-Wheelbase Clown Car Is All Fun and Games Until the Cops Show Up
Silly Sid the Short-Wheelbase Clown Car Is All Fun and Games Until the Cops Show Up

8 Dec 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Popular auto content creator finds out that it doesn’t always pay to put his exploits on social media, as police use the videos as evidence

 
Braking System Issue Prompts Investigation Into the 2017 to 2018 Ram HD
Braking System Issue Prompts Investigation Into the 2017 to 2018 Ram HD

7 Dec 2022, 22:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With a bit of luck for affected owners, the ODI investigation may end with Ram recalling no fewer than 390,077 heavy-duty trucks

 
Euro NCAP Finds That the Volkswagen ID. Buzz Doesn’t Like Cyclists
Euro NCAP Finds That the Volkswagen ID. Buzz Doesn’t Like Cyclists

7 Dec 2022, 21:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ID. Buzz could do better in the AEB cyclist evaluation, but otherwise, it's a pretty safe multi-purpose vehicle according to the safety boffins at Euro NCAP