Probe Opened Into Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs Over Power Loss Reports June 20, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating nearly 40,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicles over reports of power loss while driving...
Head of NHTSA Leaves Agency After Audit Finds Management Problems June 13, 2023 By Tom Krisher The head of the U.S. government’s office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post just days after...
Cycling Fatalities Reach 46-Year High June 7, 2023 By Allen Laman Cyclist fatalities reached a multi-decade high in 2021. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
Report Says NHTSA Fails to Meet Internal Timelines in Defect Probes June 5, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety regulator routinely fails to meet its internal timelines for completing auto safety defect investigations, a government...
NHTSA Demands Recall of 67 Million Air Bag Inflators May 15, 2023 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demanded the recall of 67 million air bag inflators because it believes there...
Distracted Driving: A Fatal Problem with Seemingly Simple Solutions April 26, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson In 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and statistics show that distracted driving has...
Volkswagen Halts Sale of Some ID.4 EVs Because Doors Might Open While in Motion April 6, 2023 By Monica Raymunt Volkswagen AG has ordered dealers in the U.S. and Canada to stop selling its ID.4 electric SUV because its doors...
143,000 VW SUV Owners Warned to Keep Front Passenger Seats Empty April 6, 2023 By David Shepardson Owners of 143,000 recalled Volkswagen Atlas vehicles should not let people sit in front passenger seats until the occupant-detection systems...
Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths April 5, 2023 By Tom Krisher Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to...
NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Seat Belts Coming Loose March 29, 2023 U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the...