National Highway Traffic Safety Administration News

NHTSA Opens Recall Query into More Than 120,000 Honda Vehicles

The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it has opened a recall query into over 120,000 Honda 7267.T Ridgeline U.S. vehicles over rear-view camera (RVC) failures. The U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the query concerned the …

Federal Report Shows Traffic Fatalities Fell 3% in 1st Quarter

Traffic fatalities declined about 3% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The organization said that it estimates that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the …

Ford Recalls 668,000 2014 F-150 Pickup Trucks Over Transmission Issue

Ford Motor said Tuesday it is recalling 668,000 F-150 pickup trucks worldwide from the 2014 model year because vehicles can unexpectedly downshift into the first gear causing a loss of driver control or rear-wheel lockup. A loss of signal can …

GM’s Self-Driving Cruise Unit To Pay $112K for Delaying Crash Report

A California regulator said it is imposing the maximum penalty of $112,500 on General Motors’ self-driving Cruise unit for the company’s failure to promptly provide complete information to the commission about a seriouscrash involving one of its robotaxis last year. …

U.S. Agency Seeks Answers From Waymo in Self-Driving Vehicle Probe

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an investigation after receiving …

Toyota to Recall 100,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Potential Engine Stall

Toyota will recall over 100,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S. over debris in the engine potentially causing it to stall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday. The recall includes some Toyota Tundra pickup trucks …

U.S. Investigates Nissan Vehicles After Air Bag Deployments

U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they have opened a probe into nearly 75,000 Nissan 7201.T vehicles over reports of unintended deployments of side airbags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe covers 2015 model year Rogue Select vehicles after …

U.S. Agency Seeks More Details on Self-Driving Zoox Crashes

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it is seeking more information in its investigation into Amazon.com’s self-driving Zoox vehicles due to unexpected braking leading to two rear-end collisions. Related: Alphabet’s Waymo Probe Expanded After More Robocar …

Alphabet’s Waymo Probe Expanded After More Robocar Incidents

The top US auto-safety regulator expanded its investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after more incidents were identified in which the company’s cars were involved in collisions or may have violated traffic laws. The US National Highway …

U.S. Regulator Launches Probe of VinFast Crash in California in Which Four Died

U.S. auto safety investigators said on Monday they have launched an investigation into the April crash of a VinFast 0TL.F, VFS.O VF 8 electric vehicle in Pleasanton, California, in which a family of four died. The National Highway Traffic Safety …