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Certain LPG-Converted Ford Trucks Recalled Over Corroding Fuel Lines
Certain LPG-Converted Ford Trucks Recalled Over Corroding Fuel Lines

18 Jul 2022, 08:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Who would have thought that stainless steel and zinc-plated carbon steel may produce a galvanic reaction in the Salt Belt region?

 
GM Recalls Buick Regal Over Brake Issue
GM Recalls Buick Regal Over Brake Issue

15 Jul 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Regal may not be sold in the United States anymore, but GM still has to fix a few older models over a software gremlin that affects braking performance

 
Mercedes-Benz Recalls EQS Vehicles Over Towing Eye Thread Point Issue
Mercedes-Benz Recalls EQS Vehicles Over Towing Eye Thread Point Issue

14 Jul 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's a 2022 model, the Mercedes-Benz EQS for the U.S. market has been hit with its seventh recall since November 2021

 
Ford Engine Compartment Fire Recall Detailed, Over 100,000 Vehicles Affected
Ford Engine Compartment Fire Recall Detailed, Over 100,000 Vehicles Affected

14 Jul 2022, 13:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a hybrid or plug-in hybrid Ford Escape, Maverick, or Lincoln Corsair, your vehicle is most likely involved in this recalled

 
Ferrari’s Red Force Has Been (Illegally) Scaled and BASE-Jumped, Conquered
Ferrari’s Red Force Has Been (Illegally) Scaled and BASE-Jumped, Conquered

13 Jul 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Urban free climber breaks into Ferari Land in Spain and scales Europe’s highest and fastest rollercoaster for a BASE jump. The arrest was worth it

 
Thanks to New Funding, May Mobility Gets More Traction in the Autonomous Vehicle Segment
Thanks to New Funding, May Mobility Gets More Traction in the Autonomous Vehicle Segment

12 Jul 2022, 21:08 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / May Mobility closed a $111 million Series C round of funding and is one step closer to bringing equitable mobility solutions to the masses

 
Chinese "Surrounding Reality" Autopilot Takes Human Driver for a 16-Mile Test Ride
Chinese "Surrounding Reality" Autopilot Takes Human Driver for a 16-Mile Test Ride

10 Jul 2022, 09:04 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Impressive test-drive video from Chinese EV company Xpeng. The ”City Navigation Guided Pilot” (CNGP) is pitted against live Guangzhou traffic

 
Ford Underhood Fire Recall Finally Gets Remedy, 21 Fires Reported Thus Far
Ford Underhood Fire Recall Finally Gets Remedy, 21 Fires Reported Thus Far

9 Jul 2022, 13:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, two months after the Ford Motor Company issued a recall for underhood fires in the 2021 Expedition and Navigator, a remedy has been issued

 
Tesla Is Not the Only Company Under Scrutiny by NHTSA: Cruise Is Also Being Investigated
Tesla Is Not the Only Company Under Scrutiny by NHTSA: Cruise Is Also Being Investigated

8 Jul 2022, 17:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After almost ten vehicles stopped in San Francisco, a Cruise vehicle got involved in a crash on June 3, triggering the investigation

 
Hyundai Recalls Ioniq Hybrid and Ioniq PHEV Again to Replace a Relay
Hyundai Recalls Ioniq Hybrid and Ioniq PHEV Again to Replace a Relay

7 Jul 2022, 10:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Certain Ioniq hybrids and plug-in hybrids produced for the 2017 and 2018 model years have been recalled once again over the same issue

 
Volkswagen T7 Multivan Takes Moose Test, It’s Not Particularly Agile
Volkswagen T7 Multivan Takes Moose Test, It’s Not Particularly Agile

6 Jul 2022, 15:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Given its curb weight, center of gravity, and low resistance tires, the Volkswagen T7 Multivan couldn't have done better in the moose test

 
Nissan Recalls 180,000 Trucks Over Transmission Issue
Nissan Recalls 180,000 Trucks Over Transmission Issue

5 Jul 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're driving a Frontier or Titan equipped with the nine-speed automatic produced under license from Mercedes-Benz, then prepare for a recall notification

 
Worst Parking Skills: Driver Falls Out of the Car, While Backing Into Stationary Vehicle
Worst Parking Skills: Driver Falls Out of the Car, While Backing Into Stationary Vehicle

3 Jul 2022, 06:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New viral video is what “it could always be worse” looks like: woman tries backing out of her driveway, falls out of the car and hits neighbor’s vehicle

 
The Disco Ball Helmet Is the Funkiest Type of Headgear, and Very Real Too
The Disco Ball Helmet Is the Funkiest Type of Headgear, and Very Real Too

30 Jun 2022, 08:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Disco2Disco shop in the UK is turning motorcycle helmets into party accessories, but you could still technically wear them when riding

 
Second-Class Lives: Surviving a Car Crash Depends on Which Side of a Border You Live
Second-Class Lives: Surviving a Car Crash Depends on Which Side of a Border You Live

29 Jun 2022, 12:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Global NCAP crashed the cheapest sedans Hyundai had to sell in two countries: one in the U.S. and one in Mexico. Guess which occupants would survive?

 
Kind Reminder: Other People May Break the Law, So It's Your Job to Stay Safe
Kind Reminder: Other People May Break the Law, So It's Your Job to Stay Safe

25 Jun 2022, 15:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / With everyone geared up to go on holiday, you might think everyone else is driving to some place to relax. Many are not, and you need to pay attention

 
Toyota Recalls bZ4X and Subaru Solterra Due to Loose Wheel Hub Bolts
Toyota Recalls bZ4X and Subaru Solterra Due to Loose Wheel Hub Bolts

24 Jun 2022, 20:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Toyota became aware of the loosening wheel hub bolts in May 2022 after an incident in Taiwan that saw the front left wheel separating from the vehicle

 
GM Recalls Cadillac XT5, XT6, GMC Acadia Over Rear Suspension Toe Link That May Separate
GM Recalls Cadillac XT5, XT6, GMC Acadia Over Rear Suspension Toe Link That May Separate

22 Jun 2022, 11:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Precisely 736 units of the 2022 model year Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia are suspected of a small-yet-serious problem affected the rear suspension

 
Honda Ridgeline Frame Corrosion May Cause Fuel Leak, 112k Trucks Recalled
Honda Ridgeline Frame Corrosion May Cause Fuel Leak, 112k Trucks Recalled

22 Jun 2022, 10:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you live in the rust-belt region and you daily a first-gen Honda Ridgeline, your truck's rear frame may have rusted from de-icing solutions

 
Zero Motorcycles Recalling 23 Bikes Over Incorrect Brake Caliper Bolts
Zero Motorcycles Recalling 23 Bikes Over Incorrect Brake Caliper Bolts

21 Jun 2022, 11:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 23 electric motorcycles are called back because the warehouse peeps mixed up the correct brake caliper bolts with incorrect bolts