The NHTSA's Office of Defects said it had received 278 complaints of unneeded activation of the collision mitigation braking system - 107 for the accord and 171 for the CR-V.…
The NHTSA admin’s last name being “Cliff,” moves the situation more into short story foreshadowing territory than we like to go. July 22, 2022. 5 Minutes of Fresh Perspective. Reading the daily news doesn't have to suck.…
NHTSA. is diving deep into Ford's Mach-E recall, with safety concerns lingering post-repair. Tesla's Steering Saga. : NHTSA. is investigating a whopping 280,000 Tesla vehicles over alleged steering control issues in the latest models.…
After several months of preliminary. investigation. , the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded its probe into Tesla's Autopilot to phase 2.…
NHTSA. has. reinstated penalty increases. for automakers not complying with fuel-efficiency standards. Effects begin 60 days after the rule's publication Sunday, March 27th. Initially set for 2019, the White House postponed the update until this year.…
GM's Cruise subsidiary has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permission to. put the driverless Cruise Origin into commercial service.…
In an unusual twist that could be mistaken for a fashion faux pas, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is waving a red flag at rhinestone steering wheel decorations. 🚩. What's the Risk?…
Steve Cliff. was named deputy admin of the NHTSA in February 2021 before being nominated for administrator in October and being confirmed for the role in May by the US Senate. Now just a few months later, he has announced he will be stepping down.…
🕵️⚡️🚙 After more than thirty. complaints over power loss. were received by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), US safety regulators have begun investigating nearly 40K. Hyundai. IONIQ 5 electric SUV’s.…
In the filing, the NHTSA said it received complaints about the vehicles hard breaking or becoming immobilized while operating. Bad news since Cruise is waiting for approval to expand operations outside San Francisco.…
The NHTSA doesn't care what word he uses, as long as Tesla deactivates the $15K feature on all affected vehicles (which is pretty much all of them). 🇩🇪🔌💰Ain't no network wide enough.…
After analyzing fleet data, the automaker determined the scope and frequency of the issue's precursors and informed the NHTSA before issuing their own recall. United Airlines and Archer Air have partnered on the first commercial. eVTOL. route.…
Tesla’s Model S Plaid is faster than earlier claims, the Supercharger V4 is nearing deployment, and FSD is upgraded and coming back despite the recalls, legal actions, and urging of the NHTSA. March 16, 2023. 5 Minutes of Fresh Perspective.…
US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). warned owners of 143,000. Volkswagen SUVs. not to allow anyone to sit in the front passenger seat until the cars can be fixed. Oh, and the remedy won’t be available until later this year.…
Recall Resistance: Automakers challenge NHTSA's 52 million airbag inflator recall proposal, questioning the risk analysis. ⚖️. Safety vs.…
The nationally recognized consumer protection advocate says the NHTSA must recall Teslas until Full Self Driving technology is removed from every vehicle.…
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). to determine which faulty fleet had the. highest recall rates. over a 30-year lifespan.…
NHTSA investigation into. fire. risks. 6.4 million vehicles being recalled for fire is a big deal; luckily, it isn't one of those pesky electrical issues plaguing some EVs. instead, it's a brake fluid leak. that causes an electrical issue.…
Nissan and Hyundai are also lauded in the article for resisting the touch screen trend, underscoring a conscious commitment towards ensuring driver safety. 2013 guidance from the NHTSA recommends that a driver should be able to complete any infotainment task…
NHTSA Verdict. : Short-range wireless tech for data sharing gets a thumbs up. However, there's a caution against using long-range systems. 🛠.…
Two Tesla owners reported faulty front seat belts, and now the NHTSA is investigating 50K 2022-2023 Model X EVs. The agency has not issued a recall, but if more faults are found, Tesla may have another big "service opportunity" on its hands.…
Collaborating closely with the NHTSA, Rivian's quick response and customer-focused approach highlight its commitment to reliability and regulatory compliance. For real, though, all this science, and we can't just download cold medicine?…
The technology has been under scrutiny as the NHTSA. sent a letter to Tesla last week regarding the first of its two pending Autopilot defect investigations, posing several questions related to how the company is monitoring and enforcing driver engagement and…
Paul Daly: 5:24. an acronym but we have to say it because it's NHTSA or something like Yes, Kyle Mountsier: 5:28. exactly. They're warning about a software issue in the dashboard.…
Show Notes with links: Tesla is. initiating a recall of over 2M vehicles. amid concerns raised by the NHTSA that drivers may misuse its Autopilot system.…
“Long story short: You and I may think of today’s SUVs as practical family haulers, but in the eyes of NHTSA, they’re work vehicles first and foremost.” -Jalopnik.…
The NHTSA said a closing window without the proper automatic reversing system may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting. Tesla quickly corrected the issue via an over the air software update.…
According to a notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the fastener connecting the front upper control arm and steering knuckle may not have been “sufficiently torqued.”.…
NHTSA's Oversight: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that Tesla's solution involves an OTA update to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. ⚡.…