Mercedes-Benz Owners Warned of Fire Risk but Parts Are Unavailable to Fix Problem January 5, 2022 Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz has informed owners of its luxury cars of a technical defect that could spark a fire, the company...
Daimler to Pay $30M Penalty to End Delayed Truck Safety Recall Probe January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson Daimler AG’s North American truck unit on Thursday agreed to a $30 million U.S. civil penalty to resolve an investigation...
Safety Agency Offers App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls August 31, 2020 The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled....
Report Says Many New York City Uber, Lyft Drivers Fail to Respond to Recalls May 23, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz One out of six Uber and Lyft drivers in the New York City and Seattle areas are driving vehicles with...
S. Korean BMW Owners Asked Not to Drive Until Fire Risk Inspections Completed August 15, 2018 By Sohee Kim South Korea’s government will tell owners of some BMW AG cars in the country to keep the vehicles off the...
BMW Korea to Launch Vehicle Recall After Spate of Engine Fires; Class Action Filed August 6, 2018 BMW’s South Korean unit apologized over a spate of engine fires, estimated by the country’s transport ministry at 27 over...
Vehicle Recalls in U.S. Fell in 2017 After 3 Years of Record High Levels March 12, 2018 By David Shepardson U.S. motor vehicle recalls fell to 30.7 million in 2017, the lowest level since 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Carmakers Want Insurers to Help Boost Compliance with Recalls April 13, 2016 By David Shepardson Major carmakers want U.S. auto insurance companies to help persuade millions of American car owners to get recalled vehicles fixed....
1 in 5 Vehicles Needs Recall Repair: Carfax February 11, 2016 By Bernie Woodall Nearly one in five vehicles on U.S. roads is in need of repair of a safety issue serious enough to...
Israel Emerges as Leader in Developing Cyber Defenses for Cars January 13, 2016 By Ari Rabinovitch Building on its expertise in technology, Israel is emerging as a leader in the race to keep cars secure and...