Electronic latches Just a week or so after finding that China is rumored to be considering a ban on electronic latches (door handles), particularly those that conceal themselves (flush handles), comes news from Reuters that the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is investigating possible door handle issues in over 170,000 Tesla Model Ys. And …
Category: Vehicle safety
A gathering of posts that report on recalls and other safety issues.
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Chrysler recalls electric models for rollaway risk
Rollaway risk We spotted and reposted a NHTSA recall on the 8th that simply said 2024-2025 Chrysler Dodge Charger and Jeep Wagoneer S electric vehicles. Recalled for vehicle rollaway risk. We had to dig a bit deeper. Jeep Wagoneer models have had previous rollaway issues. This link will take you to a fuller description of …
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Ford recalls its recalls
Ford recalls While going through a Consumer Reports piece on recalls they noted a case that required four returns to the dealer to be finally fixed properly. This brought to mind that there seemed to have been a number of Ford recalls in the last few weeks that were repeats. Sure enough, a review of …
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NHTSA piles on the recalls
Recalls I missed three days of tracking traffic on X and getting caught up wound up reposting a full 24 recalls from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Today found another six, including another air bag recall, this time from Mazda. What initially got our attention were three back-up camera recalls. These devices have …
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Recall GM Coupes Before Someone Else Dies!
An Actual Death Trap Yet another cringe worthy headline showed up on Twitter recently (September 2018). A man trapped in his car because the battery was dead. And for 14 hours. He was very, very lucky that the car wasn’t outside in the sun, or the outcome would have been very, very different. This one …
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Recall Trend Highlights Electronic and Safety Systems
Recall Trend A disturbing trend appeared in the recalls (2015) we tracked since our last newsletter. Six recalls were issued involving automated electronic systems, including safety systems directly and indirectly. And they simply got more troublesome through the course of the month. First, GM recalled 51,000 Spark, Sonic models for radio, warning glitch. The warning …
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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 Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls. Not our first post one this topic… Getting the attention are such things as on Nov. 4, when FCA recalled 2020 to 2025 Chrysler Jeep Wrangler 4Xe and 2022 to …
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