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Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron Get Top Safety Pick+ Awards From the IIHS
Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron Get Top Safety Pick+ Awards From the IIHS

7 Nov 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Twinned with the Volkswagen ID.4 that Volkswagen also produces in America, the Audi Q4 e-tron and its coupe-styled sibling are TSP+ material as per the IIHS

 
Autoliv and Airoh Will Debut a Concept Motorcycle Helmet With an Integrated Airbag
Autoliv and Airoh Will Debut a Concept Motorcycle Helmet With an Integrated Airbag

6 Nov 2022, 16:36 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Autoliv and Airoh have been working for the past two years on a concept motorcycle helmet that integrates an airbag system. They will reveal it at EICMA

 
2022 Infiniti QX50 Rated "Acceptable" in the Updated IIHS Side Crash Test
2022 Infiniti QX50 Rated "Acceptable" in the Updated IIHS Side Crash Test

4 Nov 2022, 17:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're in the market for a safe premium crossover from the compact segment, you're better off with the Acura RDX than the Infiniti QX50

 
2022 Acura RDX Passes the Updated IIHS Side Crash Test With Flying Colors
2022 Acura RDX Passes the Updated IIHS Side Crash Test With Flying Colors

4 Nov 2022, 16:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Crashworthiness tests aside, the 2022 model year Acura RDX also happens to be excellent in every other criteria evaluated by the IIHS

 
Hyundai Recalls Santa Fe and Genesis G80 Due to Exploding Seatbelt Pretensioners
Hyundai Recalls Santa Fe and Genesis G80 Due to Exploding Seatbelt Pretensioners

3 Nov 2022, 23:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 15,000 examples of the Santa Fe Hybrid, Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid, and Electrified G80 are called back in the U.S. in an abundance of caution

 
IIHS Says That Using Your Phone While Driving Is Distracting, Water Still Wet
IIHS Says That Using Your Phone While Driving Is Distracting, Water Still Wet

3 Nov 2022, 16:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to an IIHS study, gig-economy workers are four times as likely as other drivers to use smartphone apps regularly while driving

 
FCA Urges Challenger, Charger, Magnum, 300 Owners to Immediately Stop Driving Their Cars
FCA Urges Challenger, Charger, Magnum, 300 Owners to Immediately Stop Driving Their Cars

3 Nov 2022, 15:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fiat Chrysler has issued a stop-drive recommendation that affects nearly 276,000 vehicles produced from the 2005 to 2010 model years

 
BRP Recalls Can-Am Ryker Over Potential Engine Stall
BRP Recalls Can-Am Ryker Over Potential Engine Stall

2 Nov 2022, 16:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Can-Am Ryker three-wheeled motorcycles produced between the 2019 and 2023 model years are called back to secure two wiring harnesses

 
FCA Recalls Dodge Challenger, Charger, Chrysler 300 Over Discharged TPMS Sensor Batteries
FCA Recalls Dodge Challenger, Charger, Chrysler 300 Over Discharged TPMS Sensor Batteries

2 Nov 2022, 13:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 44,000 vehicles, split between the Challenger, Charger, and 300, are called back due to TPMS sensors that may discharge prematurely

 
Porsche Recalls 911 GT3 Over Improperly Tightened Seatbelt Anchor
Porsche Recalls 911 GT3 Over Improperly Tightened Seatbelt Anchor

2 Nov 2022, 12:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 15 units produced for the 2022 model year are believed to feature improperly tightened seatbelt anchors

 
2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport May Catch Fire Due to ABS Unit, Owners Advised to Park Outside
2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport May Catch Fire Due to ABS Unit, Owners Advised to Park Outside

1 Nov 2022, 14:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Hyundai continues to recall older vehicles over ABS modules that could malfunction internally, causing an electrical short

 
Harley-Davidson Recalls Nearly 200,000 Motorcycles and Trikes Over a Software Issue
Harley-Davidson Recalls Nearly 200,000 Motorcycles and Trikes Over a Software Issue

31 Oct 2022, 00:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 199,419 vehicles from the Touring, CVO Touring, Trike, and CVO Trike model ranges are called back for unintended brake light illumination

 
Tesla Cyberquad for Kids Recalled Over Violations of Federal Safety Standards
Tesla Cyberquad for Kids Recalled Over Violations of Federal Safety Standards

29 Oct 2022, 22:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're the happy owner of a Cyberquad for Kids, the federal watchdog expects you to decommission your kiddie quad bike due to safety concerns

 
Ford Recalls Certain E-450 Vehicles Over Improperly Tightened Bolt
Ford Recalls Certain E-450 Vehicles Over Improperly Tightened Bolt

28 Oct 2022, 19:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Whoever took delivery of an E-450 only recently, the Ford Motor Company might have recalled those workhorses due to a tier-2 supplier's oversight

 
Reviewer Wonders if All Smart Motorcycle Helmets Are a Scam, Makes a Good Point
Reviewer Wonders if All Smart Motorcycle Helmets Are a Scam, Makes a Good Point

28 Oct 2022, 17:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Smart motorcycle helmets sound like something that everyone might want for their heads, but few manufacturers have managed to come up with something useful

 
2023 Genesis GV60 Earns the Top Safety Pick+ Award From the IIHS
2023 Genesis GV60 Earns the Top Safety Pick+ Award From the IIHS

28 Oct 2022, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As safe as it can be for a compact-sized electric sport utility vehicle, the 2023 model year Genesis GV60 is much to the liking of the IIHS

 
Tesla Recalls Certain Model 3 Sedans Over Safety Risk
Tesla Recalls Certain Model 3 Sedans Over Safety Risk

27 Oct 2022, 15:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 24,064 suspect vehicles may feature incorrectly reassembled second-row left seatbelt buckle and center seatbelt anchor

 
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 124k Units of the Sprinter for Vehicle Rollaway
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 124k Units of the Sprinter for Vehicle Rollaway

26 Oct 2022, 17:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2019 to 2022 model year Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter van, chances are that your workhorse has been recalled

 
Kia Recalls Previously Recalled Sportage Vehicles Over Engine Compartment Fire
Kia Recalls Previously Recalled Sportage Vehicles Over Engine Compartment Fire

26 Oct 2022, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2008 to 2009 model year Sportage, the peeps at Kia recommend parking it outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures

 
Ford Recalls 26 Units of the Bronco Sport Over Potential Engine Stall
Ford Recalls 26 Units of the Bronco Sport Over Potential Engine Stall

26 Oct 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 26 units of the Bronco Sport, built on August 10th and August 11th, are recalled due to a supplier's oversight