Vehicle safety

Tesla customers create a rear door back-up exit fix

Rear door back-up exit fix Tesla's own customers, concerned about the safety of their back seat passengers in the event…

10 months ago

Rivian rear door back-up open issue prompts letter to @NHTSA

Rivian rear door A post from several days ago discussed the inability to access Rivian rear door latch mechanical back-up.…

10 months ago

Rivian rear door mechanical exit fails the test

Rivian rear door We got access to a Rivian R1T and tested front and rear door mechanical back-up open options…

10 months ago

Rivian models added to our Get Out page

Get out page We have hosted a Get Out page for some 10 years since the day we learned of…

11 months ago

More fire risk seen in new Jeep recall

Jeep recall On the heels of a recall item we posted yesterday noting a fire risk in Jeep hybrid vehicles…

11 months ago

Jeep follows BMW with a park outside recall

Park outside Earlier this month, Chrysler issued a recall for 320,065 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles because of a risk of…

11 months ago

Rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate recalls

Rear-view camera Other recall issues tend to get the attention, but rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate National Highway…

12 months ago

Well, Consumer Reports was close on electronic latch exits

Consumer Reports We often cite Consumer Reports (CR) articles we see on automotive matters, but a recent CR article about…

1 year ago

A possible tempered glass safety risk we all need to know about

Safety risk I happened on a video out of Idaho that pointed out a potentially serious safety risk to drivers.…

1 year ago

Lawsuit claims two are dead due to flawed electronic door designs

Flawed electronic door The electronic lock and latch beat goes on. The parents of Krysta Tsukahara and Jack Nelson have…

1 year ago