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Honda Recalls 750,000 Vehicles for Hood That May Open While Driving
Honda Recalls 750,000 Vehicles for Hood That May Open While Driving

3 Dec 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Honda was aware of this problem since 2016, the Japanese automaker waited until now to issue a safety recall for the Pilot, Passport, and Ridgeline

 
Uber Will Test Audio Recording During Rides As Safety Feature in Some U.S. Cities
Uber Will Test Audio Recording During Rides As Safety Feature in Some U.S. Cities

3 Dec 2021, 12:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has announced it will launch an optional audio recording pilot program in three U.S. cities in a bid to enhance safety. It will arrive later this month

 
Finding a Fit-for-Rescue Impala Is Not an Easy Job, Here Are Some Tips
Finding a Fit-for-Rescue Impala Is Not an Easy Job, Here Are Some Tips

2 Dec 2021, 15:23 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Classic Impalas are in high demand, and rescuing them is a big business nowadays, but finding a good example is not as easy as it seems

 
2022 Jeep Wagoneer Siblings Recalled for Binding Seat Recliner Strap
2022 Jeep Wagoneer Siblings Recalled for Binding Seat Recliner Strap

1 Dec 2021, 20:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own an eight-seat Jeep Grand Wagoneer or Wagoneer, your truck-based utility vehicle needs a new recliner strap

 
2022 Kia Carnival Recalled for Passenger-Side Sliding Door That May Not Latch
2022 Kia Carnival Recalled for Passenger-Side Sliding Door That May Not Latch

30 Nov 2021, 15:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to a supplier error with an injection mold, no fewer than 2,956 examples of the all-new Kia Carnival have to be called back stateside

 
BMW EGR Coolant Leak May Cause Fire, Recall Issued for 50,000 Vehicles
BMW EGR Coolant Leak May Cause Fire, Recall Issued for 50,000 Vehicles

30 Nov 2021, 14:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a Bimmer with either the N47 four-cylinder or N57 six-cylinder, you definitely need a replacement EGR cooler and intake manifold

 
I Merge, You Merge, He/She Merges, But Are All Merges Created Equal?
I Merge, You Merge, He/She Merges, But Are All Merges Created Equal?

30 Nov 2021, 13:44 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's easy, right? All you have to do is get on the highway without causing a crash, and that's enough to call it a successful merge. Well, not exactly

 
Tiger Woods Confirms Car Crash Spells the End of His Pro Career
Tiger Woods Confirms Car Crash Spells the End of His Pro Career

30 Nov 2021, 07:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In the first extensive interview, the pro golfer calls the consequences of the crash an “unfortunate reality” but one he’s come to “accept”

 
Seatbelt Retractor Malfunction Prompts Honda Recall in the United States
Seatbelt Retractor Malfunction Prompts Honda Recall in the United States

29 Nov 2021, 12:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a late-model Insight, Accord, CR-V, or Ridgeline, you may need a replacement seatbelt assembly due to a subsupplier's error

 
Simon Cowell Broke His Back, Learned the Difference Between e-Bike and Electric Motorcycle
Simon Cowell Broke His Back, Learned the Difference Between e-Bike and Electric Motorcycle

28 Nov 2021, 07:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Humbled but not deterred, the television personality says he has few regrets about the back-breaking accident. But he’ll not ride motorcycles again

 
Honda’s Plan for Zero Traffic Collision Deaths Is All About Tech, Ignores Everything Else
Honda’s Plan for Zero Traffic Collision Deaths Is All About Tech, Ignores Everything Else

25 Nov 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honda announced its commitment to developing technologies that could help bring road collision fatalities to zero by 2050, doesn't account for many factors

 
VW Recalls Atlas for a Blocked Drain Tube That May Cause Airbag Deployment
VW Recalls Atlas for a Blocked Drain Tube That May Cause Airbag Deployment

24 Nov 2021, 18:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to drive a 2020 to 2021 Atlas Cross Sport or a 2021 Atlas with the mid-cycle refresh, your family-sized SUV needs a new airbag control module

 
Tesla Full Self Driving Requires You To Accept Being Recorded on Video During Use
Tesla Full Self Driving Requires You To Accept Being Recorded on Video During Use

24 Nov 2021, 03:56 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / In the past Tesla has recorded lots of in-cabin and external video but never before has it associated that footage with individuals

 
2022 Toyota Sienna Recalled To Replace the Seatbelt Assemblies
2022 Toyota Sienna Recalled To Replace the Seatbelt Assemblies

23 Nov 2021, 19:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a 2022 model year Sienna with eight seats, you may want to schedule a visit to the dealer in January for a set of new seatbelt assemblies

 
Start-Up Company Streetlogic Launches Computer Vision E-Bike Collision Warning System
Start-Up Company Streetlogic Launches Computer Vision E-Bike Collision Warning System

23 Nov 2021, 20:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Streetlogic has launched its surround-view camera system for e-bikes, meant to notify riders of imminent collisions. The company has already raised $2.1 million

 
Ford Recalls One (Yes, Just One) Escape PHEV for a Battery Issue
Ford Recalls One (Yes, Just One) Escape PHEV for a Battery Issue

22 Nov 2021, 19:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not related to the battery fire risk from last year, a single Ford Escape PHEV is recalled in the U.S. over an overheating busbar terminal

 
2021 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs Recalled for Incorrect Suspension Parts
2021 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs Recalled for Incorrect Suspension Parts

22 Nov 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Precisely 20 units of the 2021 model year Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator mid-size utility vehicles are called back in the United States

 
Volvo Recalls Certain XC40 Recharge Electric SUVs for Missing or Loose Bolts
Volvo Recalls Certain XC40 Recharge Electric SUVs for Missing or Loose Bolts

22 Nov 2021, 12:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A compact utility vehicle that costs nearly $55,000 before options and taxes, the XC40 Recharge leaves much to be desired from the standpoint of quality control

 
Kia Recalls Certain Stinger Vehicles for Inaccurate Fuel Gauge Reading
Kia Recalls Certain Stinger Vehicles for Inaccurate Fuel Gauge Reading

15 Nov 2021, 12:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If your Stinger's fuel gauge isn't exactly accurate, that's a software logic error that Kia is much obliged to rectify at no cost to the customer

 
Should You Fit Two New Tires to the Front Axle or the Rear Axle and Why?
Should You Fit Two New Tires to the Front Axle or the Rear Axle and Why?

13 Nov 2021, 00:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While it may seem like a no-brainer, replacing just two tires on your vehicle is more complicated than you would expect. We simplified it for you here