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Tesla Explains How the Single-Piece Megacasting for the Model Y Protects You in a Crash
Tesla Explains How the Single-Piece Megacasting for the Model Y Protects You in a Crash

31 Mar 2023, 16:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In a new video, Lars Moravy, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, explains the safety features that made Tesla vehicles the safest in the world

 
Mercedes and Maybach S 580 Recalled Over Water Intrusion Disabling Safety Features
Mercedes and Maybach S 580 Recalled Over Water Intrusion Disabling Safety Features

31 Mar 2023, 15:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Six examples of the S 580 produced for the U.S. market are called back due to Mercedes not being capable of designing the bulkhead sealing properly

 
Audi Recalls Q4 e-tron Over Tearing Head Curtain Airbag, 5k Vehicles Affected
Audi Recalls Q4 e-tron Over Tearing Head Curtain Airbag, 5k Vehicles Affected

31 Mar 2023, 12:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The fancier siblings of the Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 are called back stateside due to a door seal metal inlay that may tear up the head curtain airbag

 
The Most Dangerous Times To Drive in America Are Not When Tesla Thinks
The Most Dangerous Times To Drive in America Are Not When Tesla Thinks

31 Mar 2023, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new study shows that Tesla got it all wrong with its Safety Score 2.0, as the most dangerous times to drive in America are not when the EV maker thinks

 
Honda Navi NVA110B Recalled Over Incorrectly Routed Speedometer Cable
Honda Navi NVA110B Recalled Over Incorrectly Routed Speedometer Cable

30 Mar 2023, 16:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Honda is calling back nearly 16,000 units of the 2022 model year Navi NVA110B to replace the speedometer cable with a properly routed one

 
Infiniti Recalls QX50 and QX55 Vehicles Produced With Incorrect Door Latches
Infiniti Recalls QX50 and QX55 Vehicles Produced With Incorrect Door Latches

29 Mar 2023, 17:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rather than U.S. market door lock assemblies, certain examples of the QX50 and QX55 feature the door lock assembly meant for the Chinese market

 
Ford Recalls Edge, Lincoln Nautilus Over Insufficient Child Seat Tether Wire Welds
Ford Recalls Edge, Lincoln Nautilus Over Insufficient Child Seat Tether Wire Welds

29 Mar 2023, 15:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Merely 19 units of the 2023 model year Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus may have been produced with insufficient child seat tether wire welds

 
Certain Porsche Taycan EVs Recalled Over Malfunctioning Seatbelt Warning System
Certain Porsche Taycan EVs Recalled Over Malfunctioning Seatbelt Warning System

28 Mar 2023, 20:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of 2020 to 2023 MY Porsche Taycan vehicles are called back in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to update their instrument cluster software

 
Jeep Recalls Wrangler Over “Unnecessary” Frame Stud That May Puncture Fuel Tank
Jeep Recalls Wrangler Over “Unnecessary” Frame Stud That May Puncture Fuel Tank

28 Mar 2023, 17:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Almost 58k units of the 2020 to 2023 model year Jeep Wrangler are called back stateside due to a stud frame described as "unnecessary" by FCA

 
Lucid Recalls the Air Due to Contactors That May Cut Off Power to the Electric Motors
Lucid Recalls the Air Due to Contactors That May Cut Off Power to the Electric Motors

25 Mar 2023, 19:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 637 examples of the 2022 to 2023 Lucid Air produced between October 2021 and November 2022 are called back over contactors that may open while driving

 
Mercedes Recalls GLE and GLS Due to Detaching Window Trim
Mercedes Recalls GLE and GLS Due to Detaching Window Trim

24 Mar 2023, 14:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After calling back 161,000 vehicles last year, Merc is recalling a further 70,225 equipped with rear window trim bars that may detach while driving

 
Hyundai and Kia Recall 571k Vehicles Over Fire Risk, Owners Advised to Park Outside
Hyundai and Kia Recall 571k Vehicles Over Fire Risk, Owners Advised to Park Outside

23 Mar 2023, 21:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Hyundai Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid, and Kia Carnival are called back in the U.S. to the tune of 571,467 vehicles

 
Mercedes-Benz Issues a Safety Recall for 61,450 Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
Mercedes-Benz Issues a Safety Recall for 61,450 Vehicles Due to Fire Risk

23 Mar 2023, 17:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 61,450 mid- and full-size luxury sport utility vehicles produced by Mercedes in Alabama are called back due to installed incorrectly AC drain hoses

 
Hyundai Recalls Palisade Three-Row SUV Over Improperly Designed Windshield Wiper Arm
Hyundai Recalls Palisade Three-Row SUV Over Improperly Designed Windshield Wiper Arm

22 Mar 2023, 18:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Hyundai will replace the driver-side windshield wiper arm on an estimated 167,085 examples of the 2021 to 2023 model year Palisade

 
Ford Bronco Rearview Camera Issue Prompts Recall, SYNC 4 Software Update Fixes It
Ford Bronco Rearview Camera Issue Prompts Recall, SYNC 4 Software Update Fixes It

22 Mar 2023, 14:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of vehicles recalled under campaign 22V-825 from November 2022 received a software update that didn't actually fix the issue at hand

 
Bentley Recalls Continental GT Over Protruding Rivet Mandrel
Bentley Recalls Continental GT Over Protruding Rivet Mandrel

21 Mar 2023, 19:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Affected GTs and GTCs could feature a sharp edge on the rivet used to attach the seat airbag deflector bracket to the seat frame

 
Kia Issues Safety Recall for the K5 Sedan Due to Incorrectly Installed Airbags
Kia Issues Safety Recall for the K5 Sedan Due to Incorrectly Installed Airbags

21 Mar 2023, 16:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nearly 190k units of the K5 sedan, produced between the 2021 and 2023 model years, are called back to reinstall the side curtain airbags

 
Honda Recalls Nearly 450k Vehicles Over Improperly Manufactured Seatbelt Buckles
Honda Recalls Nearly 450k Vehicles Over Improperly Manufactured Seatbelt Buckles

20 Mar 2023, 22:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A whopping 448,613 vehicles produced for the 2017 through 2020 model years are called back in the United States, according to American Honda Motor Co.

 
Ford Recalls 222k F-150 Pickup Trucks Over Subpar Windshield Wiper Arms
Ford Recalls 222k F-150 Pickup Trucks Over Subpar Windshield Wiper Arms

20 Mar 2023, 19:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After calling back 89,903 units of the F-150 in April 2022 over the same issue, Ford has recalled a further 222,454 units equipped with different wiper motors

 
Rivian Issues Second Airbag-Related Recall in Two Weeks, 30 R1S SUVs Affected
Rivian Issues Second Airbag-Related Recall in Two Weeks, 30 R1S SUVs Affected

17 Mar 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian issued another airbag-related recall, this time for the side curtain airbag improperly secured in 30 R1S SUVs built for the 2022-2023 model years