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BMW Recalls i4, i5 Electric Sedans Over Battery Issue
BMW Recalls i4, i5 Electric Sedans Over Battery Issue

7 Mar 2024, 14:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Three units of the i4 and one unit of the i5 were produced for the US market with potentially compromised battery modules

 
Rad Power Bikes Steps Up Its Safety Game: Atones for Past Sins With New and Safer Battery
Rad Power Bikes Steps Up Its Safety Game: Atones for Past Sins With New and Safer Battery

7 Mar 2024, 09:57 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The beloved e-bike brand has recently announced that four of its newest bikes pass UL-2271 and UL-2849 standards with new resin-injected batteries

 
Ford Recalls Medium Duty Trucks Over Parking Brake Issue, Remedy Under Development
Ford Recalls Medium Duty Trucks Over Parking Brake Issue, Remedy Under Development

6 Mar 2024, 18:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 18,244 units of the F-650 and F-750 have been hit with a recall due to dimensional variations of certain parking brake handle assembly internal components

 
Nissan Rogue Gets Recalled Over Incorrectly Manufactured Seatbelt Pretensioners
Nissan Rogue Gets Recalled Over Incorrectly Manufactured Seatbelt Pretensioners

6 Mar 2024, 16:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just under 10,000 examples of the 2023 Nissan Rogue may have been produced with partially crimped driver and front passenger pretensioners

 
Tesla Stalkless Cockpit Rattles Safety Agency, Threatening Near-Perfect Safety Ratings
Tesla Stalkless Cockpit Rattles Safety Agency, Threatening Near-Perfect Safety Ratings

6 Mar 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Euro NCAP declared war on touchscreens and said it would mandate physical controls for essential functions to maintain a five-star safety rating

 
BMW Recalls Certain X5 and X7 SUVs for Improperly Manufactured Instrument Panel
BMW Recalls Certain X5 and X7 SUVs for Improperly Manufactured Instrument Panel

6 Mar 2024, 14:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fewer than 10 units of the 2024 BMW X5 and X7 feature improperly manufactured instrument panels that may hinder airbag deployment in case of a crash

 
The 2024 BMW XM's Tailgate Panel May Detach While Driving, 267 Vehicles Recalled
The 2024 BMW XM's Tailgate Panel May Detach While Driving, 267 Vehicles Recalled

4 Mar 2024, 18:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of XMs were produced for the US market for 2024 model year with tailgate panels believed to feature a limited amount of bonding material

 
2020 Kia Telluride Recalled Because Halogen High Beams May Fail
2020 Kia Telluride Recalled Because Halogen High Beams May Fail

4 Mar 2024, 13:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2020 model year Kia Telluride with halogen bulbs for the high beams, your three-row sport utility vehicle may be included in this recall

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Lighting Issue
Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Lighting Issue

28 Feb 2024, 21:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just over 9,400 units of the 2023 to 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L don't comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108

 
Jeep Recalls 338,238 Grand Cherokee Models for Potential Steering Knuckle Separation
Jeep Recalls 338,238 Grand Cherokee Models for Potential Steering Knuckle Separation

28 Feb 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Grand Cherokee vehicles produced between December 3, 2020 and May 30, 2023 have been recalled over potentially damanged upper control arm pinch bolts

 
Toyota Recalls 18,600 Vehicles Over Iffy Parking Assist ECU Software
Toyota Recalls 18,600 Vehicles Over Iffy Parking Assist ECU Software

28 Feb 2024, 16:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2023 model year Toyota Mirai and many examples of the 2023 model year Lexus ES, LS, and LC are included in this safety recall

 
Tesla Model Y Is Once Again IIHS Top Safety Pick+, What About the Model 3 Highland?
Tesla Model Y Is Once Again IIHS Top Safety Pick+, What About the Model 3 Highland?

28 Feb 2024, 11:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Tesla Model Y snatched the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for the fourth time in a row, but the refreshed Model 3 is not yet on the list, so what gives?

 
Toyota Recalls Camry Sedan Over Insufficiently Welded Head Restraint Brackets
Toyota Recalls Camry Sedan Over Insufficiently Welded Head Restraint Brackets

27 Feb 2024, 18:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 4,200 units of the 2023 to 2024 Toyota Camry have been recalled due to a manufacturing-related defect caused and identified by a supplier

 
Mercedes Recalls Nearly 32,000 Vehicles Over Incorrectly Manufactured Fuse That May Fail
Mercedes Recalls Nearly 32,000 Vehicles Over Incorrectly Manufactured Fuse That May Fail

26 Feb 2024, 13:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Certain Benzez, AMGs, and Maybachs produced from February 2023 to November 2023 for the US market may feature incorrectly manufactured 80-amp fuses

 
Ford Canada Recalls Old Ranger Due to Incorrectly Installed Replacement Airbag Inflators
Ford Canada Recalls Old Ranger Due to Incorrectly Installed Replacement Airbag Inflators

24 Feb 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Third-gen Rangers produced for the Canadian market for the 2004 through 2006 model years have been recalled to the tune of 14,155 units

 
Dodge Challenger, Charger, and Chrysler 300 Recalled for Improperly Adjusted Parking Brake
Dodge Challenger, Charger, and Chrysler 300 Recalled for Improperly Adjusted Parking Brake

23 Feb 2024, 22:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 1,800 units of the Charger, 300, and Challeger produced for the US market for model year 2023 have been recalled

 
Honda Recalls the Odyssey and Acura RDX for Improperly Tightened Steering Box Assemblies
Honda Recalls the Odyssey and Acura RDX for Improperly Tightened Steering Box Assemblies

23 Feb 2024, 20:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of Odyssey minivans and RDX crossover may have been produced with steering racks featuring cross-threaded bolts

 
BMW Recalls 80,000 Vehicles Over Defective Integrated Brake Module
BMW Recalls 80,000 Vehicles Over Defective Integrated Brake Module

22 Feb 2024, 17:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nearly 80,000 examples of the X1, X5, X6, X7, Alpina XB7, XM, 7 Series, 5 Series, and Rolls-Royce Spectre need replacement integrated brake modules

 
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs Recalled for Seatbelt Pretensioner Concern
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs Recalled for Seatbelt Pretensioner Concern

21 Feb 2024, 16:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Expedition and Navigator vehicles produced for the 2018 through 2020 model years are equipped with front pretensioners that may deploy inadvertently

 
Volkswagen Australia Recalls Certain Skoda and Cupra Vehicles Over Brake Fluid Leak
Volkswagen Australia Recalls Certain Skoda and Cupra Vehicles Over Brake Fluid Leak

20 Feb 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen Australia has issued two separate recalls for 3,801 Skoda and 26 Cupra vehicles over heat shields that may have been incorrectly installed