Park outside Some 69,153 Subaru Hybrid vehicles have earned a park outside warning and a recall due to a potential fuel leak and the resulting fire risk. The issue is a possible insufficient seal on the fuel cap, and includes 51,707 2025 Forester Hybrid vehicles produced between November 28, 2024 and December 05, 2025 . …
Category: Vehicle safety
A gathering of posts that report on recalls and other safety issues.
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General Motors recalls nearly 50,000 trucks and SUVs on the same issue
GM recalls The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported two General Motors recalls that concern a transmission control valve that may fail and cause the rear wheels to lock up. Recall ids 26V083000 and 26V085000 impact a total of 44,787 vehicles. Recall 26V083000 is a second round for 1,055 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and …
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Always mount your best tires on the rear!
Tires Tires have been a big focus of late: I’ve replaced all four and followed that up by clipping a curb and needing to replace a tire within just a few weeks. Now, Consumer Reports offers up a good guide on tire replacement, with a discussion of whether to replace just two or all four. …
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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 of a power loss, have created their own rear door back-up exit fix. My sister-in-law sent the two pictures that follow, which is a clever variation on solutions found on various Tesla forums for her …
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Our focus on safety first finally nets its own category
Safety first We added a new vehicle safety category this week. It was a curious oversight given that we consider our primary purpose to be safety first — literally keeping people safe or at least feeling safe. Beginning with drivers being stranded with a dead key or upset about an unrecognized warning light, everything we’ve …
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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. A snail mail letter has now sent off a letter to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) about the issue. Regular mail is the only option available in cases such as this where a third …
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SNL gets laughs out of serious door handle issues
Door handles We’ve railed for years about door handle issues, which are really about electronic door latches. But, we can have a sense of humor about the whole thing and Saturday Night Live managed to have some fun them. Our issues with electronic latches centers on being able to get out if power is lost. …
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