Auto Safety Regulators To Watch Unrecalled Takata Inflators After One Blows Apart, Injuring a Driver in Chicago December 6, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata...
BMW Recalls SUVs Since Takata Air Bag Inflators Can Blow Apart December 4, 2023 By Tom Krisher BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart...
Consumer Reports: On Average, Electric Vehicles Less Reliable Than Gas Vehicles November 30, 2023 By Tom Krisher Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey...
Legal, Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure as Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends August 17, 2023 By Tom Krisher and Stephanie Dazio A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County could end next month, the final step of a...
GM Recalls Nearly 900 Vehicles With Takata Air Bag Inflators August 3, 2023 By Tom Krisher General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode...
Company Can’t Say Whether More Air-Bag Inflators Might Explode, Hurl Shrapnel June 22, 2023 By Tom Krisher A company that makes air-bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents involving two deaths and seven injuries argued Tuesday...
Head of NHTSA Leaves Agency After Audit Finds Management Problems June 13, 2023 By Tom Krisher The head of the U.S. government’s office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post just days after...
NHTSA to Require Auto Braking on New Vehicles and Set Tougher Standards June 2, 2023 By Tom Krisher The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving...
Over 30 Million Drivers at Risk of Dangerous Airbag Blast During Collision May 23, 2023 By Tom Krisher More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators...
Hyundai and Kia Thefts Keep Rising Despite Security Fix May 10, 2023 By Tom Krisher Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their...