Tag: NHTSA

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 fire while driven or parked. This resulted in a park outside and away from structures and other vehicles recommendation. This comes on the heels of a similar recommendation to some 200,000 BMW owners as well …

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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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Cybercab — who covers accident liability?

Liability We posted a few days ago about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claims that the company would begin production of the self driving Cybercab in the second quarter of 2026. And we completely forgot about this — who cover’s liability? If there is no driver and the expectations are that the vehicle will go station …

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Lawsuit claims two are dead due to flawed electronic door designs

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Flawed electronic door The electronic lock and latch beat goes on. The parents of Krysta Tsukahara and Jack Nelson have filed lawsuits against Tesla claiming that flawed electronic door designs are responsible for the deaths of the two college students in a burning Cybertruck. The suits, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, Alameda, CA, are …

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@NHTSA looking into Tesla door handles — now look into ALL electronic latches!!!

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 …

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At last — possible government moves to restrict or ban electronic latches

Electronic latches This one pulls us in multiple directions. InsideEVs reports that the Chinese government is rumored to be considering a ban on electronic latches (door handles), particularly those that conceal themselves (flush handles). The piece then references the earlier issuance of “draft rules stating that cars must have a clearly marked mechanical release on …

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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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