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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla reworking car door handles following safety probe

    Tesla reworking car door handles following safety probe Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design chief, said the company is considering...
  3. Jan

    Tesla releases OTA pushes for 363,000 cars over Full Self-Driving issue

    Tesla pushes patch to 363,000 vehicles over Full Self-Driving concerns Tesla is recalling almost 363,000 of its vehicles over Full Self-Driving (FSD) safety issues, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notice. Affected Tesla models include: Model S and Xs...
  4. Jan

    Kia and Hyundai release software update due to TikTok car theft challenge

    TikTok car theft challenge forces Kia and Hyundai software update Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia have started offering free anti-theft software updates for 8.3 million vehicles targeted by thieves inspired by a viral challenge on social media app TikTok. The US National Highway...
  5. Jan

    BMW recalling some electric cars in US over pedestrian warning problems

    BMW recalls thousands of EVs for not making pedestrian warning sounds BMW is recalling around 3,500 of its electric vehicles for failing to play warning sounds while reversing or travelling at slow speeds, The Verge reports. As EVs are relatively quiet compared to traditional internal...
  6. Jan

    Tesla disables video game function in cars that triggered probe

    Tesla shutting down gaming while driving Tesla Inc. is disabling a feature in its vehicles that allowed drivers and passengers to play video games while driving, a U.S. highway-safety regulator said Thursday, one day after opening a formal investigation. Tesla told the National Highway Traffic...
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  7. Jan

    Tesla Autopilot scrutiny grows as U.S. asks if recall is planned

    Tesla under recall scrutiny over autopilot issues The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration stepped up its scrutiny of Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, grilling the company over whether it should have issued a safety recall and questioning its rollout of new software customers are...
  8. HAL 9000

    BMW X1 Recalled Because It Doesn’t Meet Federal Safety Standards

    BMW is recalling 106,182 of its 2016 to 2019 X1 SUVs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the event of a crash where an occupant’s head contacts the B-pillar, the pillar may not absorb an adequate amount of the impact, as required by federal safety standards. The...
  9. HAL 9000

    Hyundai, Kia recall over 1M vehicles for engine gremlins

    https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-kia-recall-over-1m-vehicles-for-engine-gremlins/
  10. HAL 9000

    Small SUVs not all that bright, tests show

    VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tEVLw3aqL6Q ARTICLE: http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/small-suvs-not-all-that-bright-tests-show-2044974 And it's much the same story for sedans as well: VIDEO: https://youtu.be/3Sp7nvuOxtY ARTICLE...
  11. HAL 9000

    Volkswagen Recalling 92,000 Cars For Shearing Camshafts, Loss Of Power Brakes

    http://jalopnik.com/volkswagen-recalling-92-000-cars-for-shearing-camshafts-1740571907
  12. HAL 9000

    Feds Say Fiat Chrysler 'Significantly' Under-Reported Deaths And Injuries

    http://jalopnik.com/feds-say-fiat-chrysler-significantly-under-reported-dea-1733616326
  13. HAL 9000

    Public hearing on Takata recall

    The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to hold a public hearing on Takata's huge airbag inflator recall, which could prompt regulators to take a stronger hand in efforts to eliminate the deadly defect from nearly 20 million vehicles. The auto safety watchdog said on...
  14. HAL 9000

    Volkswagen Recalls 420,000 Cars in the U.S. to Fix Air Bag Flaw

    Volkswagen AG is recalling as many as 420,000 cars in the U.S., to fix a flaw that may prevent their air bags from deploying in an accident. The recall affects seven models made between 2010 and 2014, including the Golf, Jetta and Passat, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
  15. HAL 9000

    Report: Feds To Hit Fiat Chrysler With Record $105M Fine Over Recalls

    Fiat Chrysler has recently drawn the ire of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over “a litany of failures” with millions of vehicle recalls, including older Jeeps linked to fatal fires. According to a Wall Street Journal report, we now know Fiat Chrysler will face penalties...
  16. HAL 9000

    Why Hasn't GM Recalled These Two Trucks With A Similar Fiery Issue?

    Last week, under threat of a federal investigation, GM recalled almost every Hummer H3 it had built, because of a potentially dangerous design problem. Our analysis of a government database shows complaints of similar problems from owners of Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, two trucks built...
  17. HAL 9000

    GM Didn't Recall The Hummer Over Fires Until The Feds Threatened Them

    General Motors recalled nearly 200,000 Hummer H3s last week, over fears that they might catch fire. But it turns out that GM knew that flaming Hummers were a problem for several years before that. And what’s worse, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exclusively told Jalopnik...
  18. HAL 9000

    Toyota Recalls Certain 2012 - 2014 Prius v hybrid vehicles

    Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. today announced that it is conducting a safety recall of approximately 109,000 Model Year 2012-2014 Prius v hybrid vehicles. In the involved vehicles, the current software settings for the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU could result in higher...
  19. HAL 9000

    Honda expands Takata recall by 1.39 million vehicles

    Honda Motor Co. said Monday it will expand by 1.39 million cars a nationwide recall of vehicles with potentially defective passenger Takata air bags. The Japanese automaker said the reason was because Takata has declared all of the passenger vehicles defective — even though Honda had told the...
  20. HAL 9000

    Takata Can't Even Do A Recall Correctly

    While Takata has agreed to the largest consumer product recall ever of 34 million cars with their defective and potentially explosive airbags, millions of cars with Takata airbags have already had theirs replaced under previous recalls. Except hundreds of thousands of those airbags will now...
  21. HAL 9000

    Takata To Recall 34 Million U.S. Cars In Largest Product Recall Ever

    Takata, the beleaguered Japanese auto parts supplier currently under fire for deaths and injuries related to explosive airbags, has agreed to a recall of 33.8 million U.S. cars with those airbags, for what is believed to be the largest single consumer product recall in American history...
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