Tag: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Toyota recalls Grand Highlander and Lexus TX amid airbag defect
Toyota Motor North America is grappling with the fallout from a significant airbag recall that has halted sales of two of its most popular...
U.S. agency proposes new vehicle design standards to reduce pedestrian fatalities
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a proposed regulation to redesign future vehicles, aiming to lower the risk of serious...
NHTSA investigates Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs over fire risk
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into over 781,000 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator SUVs from model years 2021 to...
U.S. auto regulators close probe into GM SUV seat belt failures
U.S. auto safety regulators have concluded a five-year investigation into seat belt failures in certain General Motors SUVs after the company provided extended warranty...
BMW recalls electric Mini Cooper SE vehicles over battery overheating risk
BMW is recalling 12,535 Mini Cooper SE electric vehicles due to potential battery defects that could lead to fires, according to documents filed with...
GM recalls 24,200 Cadillac Lyriq EVs in North America due to...
General Motors is recalling 24,200 all-wheel-drive 2023-24 Cadillac Lyriq electric crossovers in North America due to a software fault in the antilock braking system...
NHTSA investigates Tesla’s Autopilot safety features, July 1 deadline
Tesla's December recall of over 2 million vehicles to enhance Autopilot safety features is now under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) scrutiny....
Tesla recalls 2 million vehicles involving its Autopilot technology
Austin-based EV maker Tesla recently issued a recall affecting nearly 2 million models sold in the U.S. due to its Autopilot feature, which has...
Musk Tweet about self-driving safety feature gets government inquiry
A tweet from CEO Elon Musk discussing a safety feature in self-driving Teslas has caught the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
Ford no. 1 in U.S. recalls for second year in a...
Ford has earned the (dis)honor of making more U.S. recalls than any other automaker in 2022.
This is the second year in a row that...