NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nearly 1.3 Million Ford F-150 Trucks March 24, 2025 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating nearly 1.3 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks in the United States over...
Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks Due to Trim Detaching From Vehicle March 20, 2025 By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving,...
NHTSA Laid Off 4% of Staff, Spokesperson Says February 24, 2025 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4% of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary...
Trump Administration Reviewing US Automatic Emergency Braking Rule January 24, 2025 By David Shepardson A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President...
US Upgrades Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles January 21, 2025 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it is expanding and upgrading a probe into about 295,125...
NHTSA Probing About 2.6M Tesla Vehicles Over Remote Driving Feature January 7, 2025 By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it has opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in...
NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles December 23, 2024 By Tom Krisher In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for...
NHTSA to Extend Airbag Probe Rather Than Require Vehicle Recall December 19, 2024 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not seek an immediate recall of airbag inflators in...
Trump Transition Recommends Scrapping Car-Crash Reporting Requirement December 18, 2024 By Jarrett Renshaw, Chris Kirkham and Rachael Levy The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according...
US to Require Rear Seat Belt Reminders in Vehicles in 2027 December 17, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will require rear seat reminder systems to boost seat belt use starting in...