The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday announced a consent order with Ford Motor Co. for failing to comply with federal recall requirements. The consent order includes a civil penalty of $165 million, the second-largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s …
Tesla said on Wednesday it was recalling 2,400 Cybertruck pickups in the U.S. because a faulty part could lead to a loss of power and increase the risk of a crash, in its sixth callback of Cybertrucks this year. A …
General Motors will recall 461,839 vehicles over an issue with transmission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The recall involves some models of 2020-2022 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2021 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, among …
A subsidiary of a German auto supplier has asked U.S. auto safety regulators to approve the deployment annually of up to 2,500 autonomous electric buses without steering wheels and other human controls, a U.S. agency said Thursday. HOLON, a unit …
Volkswagen will recall 114,478 vehicles in the United States on concerns over the driver-side airbag, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. The recall consists of some Beetle and Passat vehicles from model years 2006-2019. “The driver’s side …
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has closed a probe into 411,000 Ford SUVs and pickup trucks over a potentially defective engine that could lose power without warning. In July 2022, the U.S. auto safety regulator …
Honda is recalling 780,000 vehicles in North America over concerns that a high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a fire, the automaker told …
The U.S. opened a federal investigation into whether Tesla Inc.’s partial-automation system marketed as Full Self-Driving is defective after a series of crashes, one of which resulted in a fatality. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it will …
Elon Musk promised to pump out robotaxis in high numbers when Tesla Inc. unveiled prototypes of its Cybercab last week. There’s a big problem with that: US rules won’t allow it. Automakers must secure permission from the National Highway Traffic …
A U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it was investigating 368,309 Ford crossover SUVs in the country over loss of braking caused by rear brake hose failure. The preliminary evaluation covers some Ford Edge crossovers from model years 2015-2017, …