NHTSA Proposes Stricter Pedestrian Protection Crashworthiness Tests It's time to protect the most vulnerable road users. Motor1 · May 23, 2023
GM Recalls 668K SUVs For Seat Anchors That May Prevent Child Seats From Latching The 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain are potentially affected. Motor1 · May 22, 2023
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Review: Still Pretty Much Perfect A $32,000 price for the top-end trim is the only real drawback for Subaru’s ultra-likable sub-compact crossover. Motor1 · May 18, 2023
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Worldwide Jeep Cherokee recall due to fire risk Stellantis is telling owners of 219,000 Jeep Cherokee 4WDs worldwide to park them outside and away from other vehicles because of fire risks. The New Daily · May 16, 2023
General Motors Recalls Nearly 1M SUVs For Airbag Inflators That May Explode The Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia could have faulty inflators that might rupture when airbags deploy. Motor1 · May 15, 2023
Tennessee company refuses US request to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators The Independent UK · May 13, 2023
A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. WEKU · May 13, 2023
Tennessee company refuses US request to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators A Tennessee company is heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Ferrari 296 Owners Advised Not To Drive Car Due To Potential Fuel Leak Corrosion could cause a hole to form in the car’s fuel tank connecting pipe. Motor1 · May 12, 2023
Tesla wrong to call driving system 'Autopilot' as cars can't drive themselves, officials say "It is inappropriate to label something as 'Autopilot' when the system requires the driver to keep their hands on the wheel at all times," the top US transportation official, Pete Buttigieg has said as his department is investigating 14 fatal crashes with Tesla Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023
MV Agusta Future Model Names Revealed In New Vehicle Filings In US MV Agusta recently updated its list of model names on file with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and some new entries stand out. RideApart · May 11, 2023
Tesla shouldn't call driving system Autopilot because humans are still in control, Buttigieg says The top U.S. transportation official says Tesla shouldn’t call its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Volkswagen Recalls ID.4 EV Because The Doors Might Open When Driving A month ago, Volkswagen issued a similar recall for 16,207 ID.4 vehicles built at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. InsideEVs · May 10, 2023
The Independent UK · May 5, 2023 Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly
Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023 Horror as woman burns to death after getting trapped in flaming car Electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys are being probed after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December in Madison, Wisconsin, US
WEKU · May 5, 2023 BMW warns that older models are too dangerous to drive due to airbag recall The warning covers vehicles from the 2000 through 2006 model years that previously had been recalled to replace the faulty and dangerous air bag inflators.
Motor1 · May 5, 2023 Winnebago Recalls 6,536 RVs For Potential Fire Risk Due To Fuel Leak The three affected Winnebago models were built as far back as 2020.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 BMW: Don't drive older models with Takata air bag inflators BMW is warning the owners of about 90,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them due to an increasing threat that the air bags can explode in a crash
InsideEVs · Apr 27, 2023 Tesla Claims Some Of Musk's Autopilot Comments May Have Been Deep Fakes Elon Musk has posted many tweets about Autopilot and FSD. Some people believe his tweets inspire confidence in the tech. Tesla says some may have been fakes.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023 Illinois traffic deaths dip slightly in 2022, but fatalities are still above pre-pandemic levels: ‘Not a cause to celebrate.’ After spiking during the pandemic, Illinois saw 1,280 traffic fatalities in 2022, a 4% drop from the 1,334 deaths in 2021.
WEKU · Apr 23, 2023 A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023 Seventeen states urge recall of Kia and Hyundai cars after surge in TikTok challenge thefts Attorneys general in 17 states want the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal
Fortune · Apr 21, 2023 Can Americans ever trust autonomous cars? Cruise director of global government affairs says the company has driven over a million miles without causing any deaths.
Motor1 · Apr 21, 2023 NHTSA Estimate Shows US Traffic Fatalities Dropped Slightly In 2022 Hopefully, 2023 will see a bigger decrease.