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BMW is recalling more than 917,106 cars to address an ongoing fire hazard that has already prompted two previous safety campaigns. These cars are equipped with an emissions-control device — a Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve heater — that ...

NHTSA Rejects GM’s Bid To Avoid GMC Terrain Recall Over Too Bright Headlights

General Motors will be forced to recall approximately 727,000 GMC Terrain SUVs over a headlight issue after its bid to overturn the recall was denied. It was back in 2019 when the car manufacturer petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Mercedes EQS Hit With Another Recall, This Over Over A Fire Risk

The Mercedes EQS is off to a rocky start in the United States as the model is being recalled once again. This time the recall is more serious as the company determined a handful of 2022 EQS’ may have an ...

Faulty Radar May Cause Some 2021 Toyota C-HRs To Lose Front Collision Prevention Tech

Not everyone who ordered the front collision prevention system on their 2021 Toyota C-HR got it and, worse still, the fault means that the system can fail without warning to the driver. That’s leading to a recall of the vehicle, ...

2014 Kia Soul recalled for front airbag issue

The 2014 Kia Soul is being recalled for front airbags that may not deploy in a crash, the NHTSA disclosed last week. Communication between the control unit and front impact sensors can be scrambled at the onset of a ...

2022 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator recalled over fire risk

Last month, Ford discovered an issue with connectors for the fuel filler pipe vapor line connector on 2022-model-year Mustangs. The vapor line connects to the main filler tube that runs from the gas tank to the fuel filler opening, ...

Ford Mustang joins millions of other cars recalled for rearview camera issue

The Ford Mustang joins a growing list of cars with rearview camera projections that fail to meet the safety standards of the NHTSA. Certain 2015-2017 Mustangs have loose or damaged wiring that can result in a distorted image or ...

Kia recalls 130,000 Souls for airbags that might not deploy

Kia is recalling more than 128,000 examples of the 2014 Soul to address front airbags that may not deploy in a collision due to a faulty control module. This recall addresses a similar issue as a campaign announced earlier ...

Chevrolet recalls C8 Corvettes to address rear axle defect

Chevrolet is recalling a handful of C8 Corvettes produced for the 2021 and 2022 model years due to the possible inclusion of axles produced with one or more missing ball bearings. Axles produced with missing bearings can fail, which ...

Ford recalls F-Series Super Duty trucks for drive shaft fractures

DETROIT — Ford is recalling nearly a quarter-million heavy duty pickup trucks in the U.S. because the drive shafts can fracture and cause a loss of power. The recall covers certain F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups from the ...

Two Separate Back Up Cam Issues Lead To Recall Of 330,000 Ford Mustangs

Ford is issuing a recall to address two electrical faults, which are working in concert to kill the backup camera feed in 330,784 Mustangs. The issue affects Mustangs made between 2015 and 2017 and, in both cases, boils down to ...

22 Corvette C8s Might Be Missing Ball Bearings From Their Rear Half-Shaft Assemblies

General Motors is recalling a grand total of 22 model year 2021-2022 Chevrolet Corvettes as a result of missing ball bearings in the half shaft assemblies. GM first became aware of the fault when a Corvette came into the dealership ...

Ford Recalls Over 330,000 Mustangs for Rear-View Camera Issues

Ford issued a recall for the Ford Mustang that states some models suffer from backup camera issues wherein the display is unusable or blank. The recall affects over 330,000 examples of the legendary coupe and spans the 2015-2017 model years. ...

Ford recalls nearly 250,000 Super Duty trucks for fractured driveshaft

Ford is recalling the 2017-2022 Ford Super Duty pickup truck for a potential fracture in the aluminum driveshaft. The recall encompasses 247,445 extended cab and crew cab F-250 and F-350 models equipped with gas engines, according to a notice ...

Kia Is Recalling Back Previously Recalled Optimas For The Same Issue

In February of 2020, the NHTSA announced a recall of more than 140,000 Kia Optimas that were at risk of having a fuel leak. Now, more than half of the affected vehicles are being recalled again for the same issue. ...

1.7 Million Honda Vehicles Under Investigation After Complaints About Automatic Emergency Braking Incidents

Following complaints about “inadvertent activation of the collision mitigation braking system”, NHTSA opened an investigation on an estimated 1,732,000 Honda vehicles. The affected models are Honda Accord (2018-2019) sedans and the Honda CR-V (2017-2019) SUVs. NHTSA received a total of 278 ...

Lucid to recall over 200 Air sedans due to possible safety issue

Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group said on Tuesday it would recall more than 200 of its premium sedans due to a possible safety issue, sending its shares down nearly 5%. The California-based company said there was a chance that the ...

Lucid Recalls Air Just Months After Rolling Off The Line Over A Suspension Part

Lucid may be rolling its eyes at one of its suppliers because an issue with the front struts is leading it to recall the Air just months after the first models made it to customers. The automaker said that there’s ...

Lamborghini Recalling Thousands Of Huracans After NHTSA Says Exposed Headlight Screw Is Unacceptable

Last year, Lamborghini found that 4,796 Huracans were sold without blanking caps over their headlight adjustment screws. Today, the NHTSA has announced that all of those vehicles are subject to a recall that will see the caps installed. Owners will, ...

Tesla fixes recall of 817,000 cars with software update

Nearly every recently made Tesla in the electric automaker’s lineup has a faulty seatbelt chime that may not activate upon startup, the NHTSA disclosed on Monday. The lack of a chime results in noncompliance with the NHTSA regulations. If ...

Tesla’s Phantom-Braking Complaints Lead To NHTSA Investigation That Could Affect Over 400,000 Cars

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has taken an official step in investigating Tesla for so-called “phantom braking” events by opening a preliminary evaluation into the issue. The office is looking at an issue that ...

Audi, Porsche recall 32,000 vehicles for misaligned rear axles

Audi and Porsche are recalling more than 32,000 sedans, coupes and SUVs from the 2020 and 2021 model years to address a rear axle alignment issue that may have been introduced by a previous defect-related repair. This campaign covers ...

Chrysler Pacifica PHEV Owners Shouldn’t Charge Their Minivan Or Park It Inside Due To Fire Risk

Chrysler is recalling 16,741 Pacifica minivans due to a potential fire risk that could occur even if the vehicle is off. As a result, it recommends that owners park the vehicles outside and away from other vehicles and buildings. The ...

A Grand Total Of Four BMWs Recalled As Transmission Issue Could Result In Roll-Away

Exactly one 2022 BMW 330i, one 2022 530i, one 2022 X3 xDrive 30i, and one 2022 X4 xDrive30i are the subject of a new recall from the German automaker. The recall relates to the transmissions that, during supplier production, were ...

Elon Musk calls NHTSA the ‘fun police’ over Boombox recall

Elon Musk apparently isn’t pleased with pressure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put on Tesla to conduct its 11th recall in the U.S. in just over three months. Asked by a Twitter follower on Saturday what the rationale was ...

Elon Musk blames 'fun police' for recall of nearly 600,000 Tesla cars that fart

Whiff of danger from Tesla's Boombox feature TESLA is recalling some 579,000 vehicles in the United States after an American safety organisation ruled that the cars’ “Boombox” function — which allows drivers to play sounds over an external speaker — ...

Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid recalled over fire risks

WASHINGTON — Chrysler parent Stellantis is recalling 19,808 plug-in hybrid minivans and urged owners to stop recharging them, after reports of 12 fires in parked vehicles. The automaker said the recall covers 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid vehicles. All were parked ...

Some Hyundai Accent Seatbelt Pretensioners May Explode And Shoot Shrapnel In A Crash

Hyundai is recalling 354 2020-2021 Accents that were supplied with suspect seatbelt pretensioners that could explode in a crash and may shoot shrapnel into the cabin. The pyrotechnic type pretensioners could deploy abnormally in an accident, according to documents released ...

Over 500,000 Teslas Recalled For Being Both Too Loud And Too Quiet

Tesla is notorious for offering unique and novel features on their vehicles like flatulence sounds and video games that you can play with the steering wheel. One of those novel features called Boombox has just resulted in more than half ...

Investigation Into Tesla Heat Pump Failures Leads To Recall Of 26,000 Vehicles

Back in chilly January, we reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Transport Canada were investigating allegations of Tesla heat pumps failing in cold conditions. Now, they seem to have gotten to the bottom of it and ...

Nearly Half A Million Kia And Hyundai Owners Advised To Park Their Cars Outside Over Fire Risk

Hyundai and Kia have issued a recall on 484,577 vehicles produced between 2014 and 2018 for a fire risk. Alarmingly, there is a possibility of a fire even if the vehicle is parked and not running. The risk is such ...

Tesla recalls 27,000 cars over windshield defrosting problem

Tesla has issued a recall for 26,681 vehicles in the Unites States due to a software error that could lead to problems with the windshield defroster. According to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a software ...

485,000 Hyundais, Kias at risk of fire, should be parked outside

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a news bulletin with a “park outdoors” order for certain Hyundai and Kia models at risk of catching on fire. This applies to approximately 485,000 vehicles, including the 2014-2015 Hyundai Tucson, ...

Study Shows Manufacturers Delay Recalls Until They Can Do It Together – Except For One

A recently concluded study by the Kelley School of Business (Indiana University, USA) shows that 73 percent of vehicle-based recall announcements are made in clusters, suggesting that automakers may have inexplicably delayed recall announcements until they can be done together by ...

The Driveshaft In Nearly 1,800 GM Full-Size SUVs Include Escalade, Tahoe, May Seize

GM is issuing a recall of 1,789 full-size SUVs as a result of a supplier issue that may make their rear driveshafts wear prematurely and could lead to them seizing. The recall affects the 2021 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, ...

Porsche Must Re-Recall Certain Cayennes For Prior Repair Conducted Without Alignment

Owners of certain 2021-2022 model year Porsche Cayennes may be sick of hearing from their dealers, as a new recall on 1,241 vehicles that had already been recalled has now been issued. The new recall comes as a direct result ...

Tesla Must Recall 817,000 Cars For Software Glitch Blocking Seat Belt Chime

The software engineers at Tesla are working overtime as another recall has been initiated in the company’s vehicles. This time, a software glitch may prevent the seat belt chime from sounding on start-up in 817,143 of its vehicles. The chime ...

Ram recalls HD pickups for loose windshield wipers

Ram is recalling heavy-duty pickups (Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500) built between April 27, 2019, and March 9, 2020, to address a potentially defective windshield wiper design that can result in loose and/or underperforming wipers that don’t rotate ...

Tesla recalls over 817,000 vehicles for seat belt chime programming

DETROIT — Tesla is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the seat belt reminder chimes may not sound when the vehicles are started and the driver hasn’t buckled up. The recall covers the 2021 and 2022 ...

Tesla recalls 'Full Self-Driving' software that runs stop signs

Tesla’s most recent update to its so-called Full Self-Driving (Beta) software included an “Assertive” mode that allowed vehicles to roll through stop signs at speeds of up to 5.6 miles per hour, without coming to a complete stop. Turns out ...

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