Red or yellow. Consumer Reports (CR) published an article on the use of red or yellow turn signals — “Why Do Some Cars Have Red Turn Signals and Others Yellow?” Curiosity drew a read, which turned out to have a truly serious side. While regulations in the States allow either, a National Highway Traffic Safety …
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Ford recalls nearly 2.36 million vehicles
Recalls from Ford Just in time for NHTSA‘s Vehicle Safety Recalls Week (March 2-8), Ford recalls some 2.36 million vehicles in a three day stretch. Over 1.7 million of them alone are for potential rear view camera failures. We’ve seen way too many of these over the last few years over what should be a …
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Tesla rear door back-up open issue prompts @NHTSA follow-up
Tesla door We’ve now sent a second letter to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), this time concerning a Tesla rear door back-up open issue. We did this earlier when we could not figure out how to access Rivian rear door latch mechanical back-up. Regular mail is the only option available in cases such as …
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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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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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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 and their high-voltage batteries comes yet another Jeep recall of hybrids with a fire risk, this time due to an issue with its gasoline engine. Unlike the earlier recall, a park outside recommendation is not …
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Need a mechanical door release? NHTSA says read the manual…
Read the manual. On July 22nd, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) finished a review of a defect petition received on November 24, 2025 . The petition alleged that the controls for the emergency mechanical door release are not accessible and clearly identifiable and thus failed to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard …
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