2013 Honda Civic Sedan Earns Top NHTSA, IIHS Safety Ratings
10 May 2013, 13:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 2013 Honda Civic Sedan has received the highest possible overall safety ratings from both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway S...
Porsche 911 Invetigated by NHTSA over Coolant Leak
2 May 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Porsche 911 is currently being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The probing involves cars belonging to the 996 and 997 generation, which are believed to show a...
NHTSA to Limit Eye-Catching Infotainment Systems For Drivers
24 Apr 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / New drivers tend to be more distracted behind the wheel by all sorts of infotainment features that are available with the latest generation of vehicles these days. The National Highway Traffic Sa...
Porsche Recalls Over 2,200 New 911 Models
1 Mar 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche has announced a recall for more than 2,000 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 vehicles over exhaust pipe related issues. According to NHTSA, Porsche is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 911 c...
Hyundai Issues New Veloster Recall Over Shattering Sunroofs
28 Feb 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in December, we reported a 13,500 recall for the Hyundai Veloster over its spontaneously exploding glass roof problem. It seems like the Korean company didn't manage to solve that out comp...
750,000 Ford, Mercury Vehicles Under NHTSA Investigation
26 Feb 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation concerning engine issues for about 750,000 Ford and Mercury vehicles. According to an NHTSA press release, t...
2013 Honda Accord Coupe Gets Five-Star Rating from NHTSA
24 Feb 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’re looking to buy a midsize coupe, the Honda Accord was probably already on top of your list due to the safety features and stylish body it comes with. Even though Honda haven’...
NHTSA Considering Small Overlap and Angled Crash Tests
22 Jan 2013, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering the addition of one or two new types of crash test to the test procedure they put all new cars through, in order for them to gauge i...
NHTSA Wants Noisier EVs for Safety Concerns
8 Jan 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA, wants to impose strict noise regulations for EVs, or vehicles for which gasoline power is not the primary (and only) means of propulsion....
Toyota Fined Record $17 Million for Delayed Lexus RX Recall
18 Dec 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it has fined Japanese carmaker Toyota a record $17.35 million (about €13 million) for not reporting a safety issu...
Coda Sedan EV Only Gets 4-Star Crash Safety Rating from NHTSA
9 Dec 2012, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-electric Coda Sedan is an impressive little car, which will undoubtedly gain a loyal band of followers, after staying on the market, and ‘maturing’ for a while. However, one key ...
2013 Ford Fusion Recalled for Headlight Issue
7 Dec 2012, 19:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has announced another recall for the Fusion sedan, this time the problem is found with the car’s headlights. "The affected vehicles may not have had the low beam headlamp projecto...
2013 Audi A4, S4 Get 5-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA
4 Dec 2012, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not surprisingly, Audi’s refreshed compact sedan models, the 2013 A4 and S4, scored well in safety testing conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, receiving a full 5-s...
Hundreds of Mustangs Back to the Stables
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / The NHTSA (National Traffic and Highway Safety Administration) has just discovered a potential problem concerning the passenger airbag found on some Mustang models, so, if you own a 2005-2008 versio...
Ford Under Gov's Investigation Due to Faulty Tire Valves
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / More than 1 million Ford vehicles were equipped with faulty tire valves made by a Chinese company, msnbc reported today. The government is already investigating the case after 37 complaints were sen...
NHTSA Discovers the Internet, Introduces RSS Alerts
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / RSS is surely one of the most useful things web users got from the Internet, with fresh information delivered straight to their desktops. Although most people are already using RSS readers on their ...
NHTSA Requires Moto Helmets Labeling Changes
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the total number of motorcycles continuously increasing, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a modification to the current Motorcycle Helmet DOT Labeling, requestin...
Mitsubishi Recalls 200,000 Faulty SUVs
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi Motors Corp today announced that it would recall approximately 200,000 SUVs worldwide due to what seems to be a defective brake light system, Just-auto reported today. Although there are ...
Audi Touts 5-Star Crash Result for the 2009 A4
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / A five-star safety label won't save your life after drinking gazillions beers and letting your 10-year old son drive at 150 miles per hour (only sheer luck will come in handy in that case), but...
Seatbelts to Become Compulsory for School Buses
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / While accounting for an extremely low percentage of fatalities, school bus crashes force US authorities to enforce new regulations that would ultimately reduce the total number of seats and raise co...