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Tesla Model Y Is Once Again IIHS Top Safety Pick+, What About the Model 3 Highland?
Tesla Model Y Is Once Again IIHS Top Safety Pick+, What About the Model 3 Highland?

28 Feb 2024, 11:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Tesla Model Y snatched the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for the fourth time in a row, but the refreshed Model 3 is not yet on the list, so what gives?

 
Toyota Recalls Camry Sedan Over Insufficiently Welded Head Restraint Brackets
Toyota Recalls Camry Sedan Over Insufficiently Welded Head Restraint Brackets

27 Feb 2024, 18:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 4,200 units of the 2023 to 2024 Toyota Camry have been recalled due to a manufacturing-related defect caused and identified by a supplier

 
Mercedes Recalls Nearly 32,000 Vehicles Over Incorrectly Manufactured Fuse That May Fail
Mercedes Recalls Nearly 32,000 Vehicles Over Incorrectly Manufactured Fuse That May Fail

26 Feb 2024, 13:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Certain Benzez, AMGs, and Maybachs produced from February 2023 to November 2023 for the US market may feature incorrectly manufactured 80-amp fuses

 
Ford Canada Recalls Old Ranger Due to Incorrectly Installed Replacement Airbag Inflators
Ford Canada Recalls Old Ranger Due to Incorrectly Installed Replacement Airbag Inflators

24 Feb 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Third-gen Rangers produced for the Canadian market for the 2004 through 2006 model years have been recalled to the tune of 14,155 units

 
Dodge Challenger, Charger, and Chrysler 300 Recalled for Improperly Adjusted Parking Brake
Dodge Challenger, Charger, and Chrysler 300 Recalled for Improperly Adjusted Parking Brake

23 Feb 2024, 22:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 1,800 units of the Charger, 300, and Challeger produced for the US market for model year 2023 have been recalled

 
Honda Recalls the Odyssey and Acura RDX for Improperly Tightened Steering Box Assemblies
Honda Recalls the Odyssey and Acura RDX for Improperly Tightened Steering Box Assemblies

23 Feb 2024, 20:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of Odyssey minivans and RDX crossover may have been produced with steering racks featuring cross-threaded bolts

 
BMW Recalls 80,000 Vehicles Over Defective Integrated Brake Module
BMW Recalls 80,000 Vehicles Over Defective Integrated Brake Module

22 Feb 2024, 17:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nearly 80,000 examples of the X1, X5, X6, X7, Alpina XB7, XM, 7 Series, 5 Series, and Rolls-Royce Spectre need replacement integrated brake modules

 
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs Recalled for Seatbelt Pretensioner Concern
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs Recalled for Seatbelt Pretensioner Concern

21 Feb 2024, 16:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Expedition and Navigator vehicles produced for the 2018 through 2020 model years are equipped with front pretensioners that may deploy inadvertently

 
Volkswagen Australia Recalls Certain Skoda and Cupra Vehicles Over Brake Fluid Leak
Volkswagen Australia Recalls Certain Skoda and Cupra Vehicles Over Brake Fluid Leak

20 Feb 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen Australia has issued two separate recalls for 3,801 Skoda and 26 Cupra vehicles over heat shields that may have been incorrectly installed

 
Stellantis Canada Recalls Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger Over Brake System Issue
Stellantis Canada Recalls Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger Over Brake System Issue

20 Feb 2024, 17:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A handful of Chargers, Challengers, and 300s produced for the 2023 model year for the Canadian market may feature incorrectly adjusted parking brakes

 
Mercedes Recalls E-Class, CLS, and GT 4-Door Coupe for Potentially Loose 48V Ground Cable
Mercedes Recalls E-Class, CLS, and GT 4-Door Coupe for Potentially Loose 48V Ground Cable

19 Feb 2024, 18:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The mild-hybrid E 450, E 53, CLS 450, CLS 53, GT 43, and GT 53 have been recalled over a deviation in the vehicle assembly process

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and Wrangler 4xe Recalled for Software Error, 200K Units Affected
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and Wrangler 4xe Recalled for Software Error, 200K Units Affected

19 Feb 2024, 16:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pretty much all plug-in hybrid Grand Cherokees and Wranglers produced for the US market through December 2023 have been recalled

 
GM Recalls Chevrolet Silverado EV Due to Safety Concern
GM Recalls Chevrolet Silverado EV Due to Safety Concern

15 Feb 2024, 19:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pretty much all Silverado EV work trucks produced through November 14, 2024 have been recalled due to a seatbelt bezel that may damage or tear the seatbelt

 
Sir Richard Branson Injured in Another Bike Accident, Remains Unstoppable
Sir Richard Branson Injured in Another Bike Accident, Remains Unstoppable

13 Feb 2024, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 73-year-old fun-loving businessman was cycling with a friend in the British Virgin Islands when he hit a pothole and "crashed hard"

 
The 2024 Kia Telluride's Valve Springs May Break While Driving, Safety Recall Issued
The 2024 Kia Telluride's Valve Springs May Break While Driving, Safety Recall Issued

12 Feb 2024, 17:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a Telluride produced between October 1, 2023 to December 6, 2023, chances are your mid-size family hauler needs a new engine

 
Nissan Recalls Leaf EV Over Potentially Damaged Rearview Camera Wiring Harness
Nissan Recalls Leaf EV Over Potentially Damaged Rearview Camera Wiring Harness

8 Feb 2024, 15:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pretty much all Leaf vehicles produced for the 2018 through 2022 model years for the Canadian market have been recalled by Nissan Canada

 
Hyundai Recalls Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Genesis GV60 for Driveshaft Issue
Hyundai Recalls Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Genesis GV60 for Driveshaft Issue

7 Feb 2024, 17:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ioniq 5, the Ioniq 6, and Genesis GV60 all feature the same rear inner driveshaft assembly. 1,165 units produced for the US market require new driveshafts

 
GM Recalls HD Pickup Trucks Over QT5 EZ Lift Tailgate Issue, 323,232 Vehicles Affected
GM Recalls HD Pickup Trucks Over QT5 EZ Lift Tailgate Issue, 323,232 Vehicles Affected

7 Feb 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2020 to 2024 model year Silverado HD or Sierra HD with the RPO code QT5 EZ Lift tailgate, your truck may be included in this recall

 
Honda Recalls 750,000 Vehicles Over Safety Concern Stemming From Seat Weight Sensors
Honda Recalls 750,000 Vehicles Over Safety Concern Stemming From Seat Weight Sensors

6 Feb 2024, 21:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A little over 750,000 vehicles have been recalled by Honda in the US market due to faulty sensors produced by Aisin Electronics Illinois

 
Nissan Recalls 2024 Murano Over Detaching Glass Panels
Nissan Recalls 2024 Murano Over Detaching Glass Panels

5 Feb 2024, 20:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Six units of the 2024 model year Nissan Murano have been delivered with quarter glass panels that may detach while driving