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Honda recall♍ing nearly 800K cars over fire risks from cracked fuel pumps
A fuel ♔leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a fire, the automaker said. 🐲
🍰 Auto giant recalling nearly 450K vehicles
Regulators said that without the warning lig💦ht, a vehicle may be driven with low brake ♐fluid, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
Feds propose rule requiring redesign of trucks, SUVs after 57% increase in pedestrian death🅠s
NHTSA estimates the new rule wouꦫld eliminate about 67 fatalities annually.
These goofy NJ highway safety signs will have you driving under the influence of dad jokes ꦕ
One sign near MetLife stadium in East Rutherford proclaims, “YOUR NECK, YOUR BACK… PROTECT THEM FROM IMPACT! BUCKLE UP!” — ref🦂erencing Khia’s raunchy 2002 hip hop banger "My Neck, My...
🐬 BMW recalling more than 720K vehicles over potential fires
The impacted vehicles have water pumps with insufficient sealing, according to♔ the NHTSA report, and may be susceptible to fluid ingress at the electrical plug connector over time.
✨ Ford, Mazda warn owners to♕ stop driving older vehicles with dangerous air bag
🤪 🍰 Worldwide at least 35 people have been killed by Takata inflators in Malaysia, Australia and the US.
BMW recalls 291K SUVs over faulty feature t🅷hat c꧅ould increase injuries during crash
The recall covers certain X3 SUVs from the 2018 t🧔hrough 2023 model years.
BMW recal💟ling more than 390K vehicles due to faulty airbags that can explode
If the inflator explodes, it may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or othe🐼r occupan🍌ts of a vehicle, resulting in serious injury or death, the NHTSA said.
GM▨ wi🐠ll pay $146M in penalties because 5.9M older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
General Motors will pay ne🌜arly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel🔜 economy standards.
Biden's fuel economy rules for new cars unveiled —here's what drivers need to know
Administration officials said the less strict requirements will allow the auto industry flexibility to focus on electrꦺic vehicles, adding that higher gas-mileage requirements would have imposed significant costs on consumers.
Kia recalls over 460K SUVs — warning 𝐆owners to park outside over fire risks
�� Owners of about 463,000 Kia vehicles in the US should park outside and away from structures until they get a recall repair for fir🐓e risks completed.
Feds order immediate 'do not drive' warning for 84,000 Nissan cars at risk for exploding air bags
🧜 "If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air bag is replaced," NHTSA said.
Amazon-owned Zoox self-driving v⛄ehicles facing probe after 𒊎two rear-end collisions
In March, Zoox said it was expanding its vehicle testing in California and Nevada𒈔 to includꦍe a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving.
New US cars will be required to have automat🔯ic em♔ergency braking in 5 years
🅰 “We’re living through a crisis in roadway deaths,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “So we need to do something about it⛦.”
Feds probing 130K Ford Mustang Mach-E cars after crashes involving hands-free tech🌄
The a♍gency's preliminary evaluation of 2021-2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles is the first step to determine whether the vehicles pose an unreasonable risk to safety.
⭕ Did Tesla do enough to fix Autopilot flaw following recall? US regulator opens probe
The NHTSA is looking into whether Tesla did enough to fix Autopilot technology issues in response to a mass recall a🐲fter multiple crashes involving the driving system.
Tesla recalls🎀 all of the nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks it has sold over accelerator🎃 pedal issue
Accordinꦚg to a safety recall report by the NHTSA, the pad on the accelerator pedals of affected Cybertrucks "may dislodge, which may cause the pedal to become trapped in the...
Chrysꦐler rec🌌alls nearly 300K popular sedans over defective airbags
The right and left side curtain airbag inflators may rupture in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, result💖ing in injury or death, regulators said.
No evi♋dence that automated-driving tech used by Tesla, rivals has real-world safety benef🍎its: IIHS study
Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received "poor" ratings from the US Insurance Institute for Highway 🦹Safety
Latest Tesla recall affecting 2.2M vehicles — this time to fix war🧜ning lights
The agency also sa♎id it has upgraded a 2023 investigation into Tesla steering problems to♈ an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall.