Ford recalls 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. over fuel pump issue On July 9, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, which could cause an engine stall. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that a faulty fuel pump can reduce fuel flow from the tank to the engine, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash. NHTSA estimates t...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/11

e 2024 Blazer EV and 10,368 units of the 2025 Blazer EV are affected. The wiring harness was produced by Lear Electrical Systems De Mexico. Dealers will inspect the harness and, if necessary, reroute the harness and install anti-abrasive tape. Any harness that has existing damage will be replaced. (NHTSA document on June 30, 2025) (NHTSA document on June 27, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/08

Ford recalls 200,061 vehicles in U.S. over malfunctioning rearview camera On July 1, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 200,061 vehicles because of a software defect that can cause the rearview camera to fail, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. Ford told the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the camera can either display a blank image or that the image may remain on the display after the driver finishe...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

X55 vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5-liter or 4-cylinder 2.0-liter variable compression turbo (VC-Turbo) engines. The engine bearings may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine failure, according to the documents published by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In the U.S., 443,899 vehicles are covered in this recall, per NHTSA documents, and in Canada, 37,837 vehicles are affected, according to a Nis...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

Tesla first-day robotaxi service incidents draw examination from NHTSA On June 23, after videos surfaced witnessing aberrations seen in Tesla’s self-driving robotaxis, the U.S. National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) announced it is looking into reports that the automaker's self-driving cabs violated traffic laws during their first day of operation in Austin, Texas. NHTSA said it is aware of the incidents that were capture...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/25

bezel is manufactured by Engineered Plastic Components of Bellevue, Ohio.  Owner notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed June 23, 2025. Dealers will inspect the second-row seat switch, and replace the bezel around the switch as necessary, free of charge. (NHTSA document on June 17, 2025) (NHTSA document on June 13, 2025) ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/24

ff for 12 minutes through continued DC/DC converter function, preventing a lockout during this time period. Additionally, front doors will unlock when inside release handles are used to open them during this time period, and will remain unlocked until they are intentionally locked by the customer. (NHTSA report on June 18, 2025) (NHTSA report on June 13, 2025)(Detroit Free Press article on June 18, 2025) ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/21

Honda recalls 259,033 vehicles in U.S. over faulty brake pedal On June 17, Honda Motor announced it is recalling 259,033 vehicles in the U.S. over a faulty brake pedal issue. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that a poorly secured pin can make the brake pedal shift out of position, preventing drivers from using the brake properly and increasing the risk of crash or injury.  The recall includes Honda Acura MDX 2...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/19

U.S. NHTSA to fast track noncompliant automated vehicles On June 13, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will further accelerate the safe development of automated vehicles by streamlining the Part 555 exemption process.    The exemption will continue to allow manufacturers to sell up to 2,500 motor vehicles per year that do not fully comply with ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/17

U.S. NHTSA releases interpretive rule “resetting” CAFE program On June 6, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy presented the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) interpretive rule, “Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program”. The rule claims that the Biden Administration ignored statutory requirements for original CAFE language used 47 years ago to cover ICE-powered cars an...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

GM recalls 2023-24 Cadillac Lyriq EVs for blank video display On June 4, GM announced it is recalling 41,376 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUVs over an issue with the driver video display. Affected vehicles include 2023-24 model year Cadillac Lyriqs, built at the Spring Hill Assembly Plant in Tennessee.  The U.S. National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) says the issue is with the video display control module software, which may ma...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/06

Ford recalls 40,910 F-150 Lightnings in U.S., Canada for control arm issue On May 30, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 29,501 2024-2025 F-150 Lightning BEV pickups in the U.S. In documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford says that the upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly. The...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

or through an over-the-air update. Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed June 16, 2025. Ford in April issued two other recalls in the U.S. for rearview camera issues covering about 289,000 vehicles, for which Ford will replace the rearview cameras. In November 2024, NHTSA said Ford had agreed to a USD 165 million civil penalty after an agency investigation found the company failed to recall vehicles with defective...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

Toyota recalls 443,444 Tundra pickups in U.S. over reverse lights On May 21, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing notified the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it is recalling 443,444 units of 2022-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid pickups in the U.S.  Toyota said moisture may enter the reverse light assemblies and cause a light failure, which may reduce visibility, and not alert pedestrians and othe...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/24

Tesla gets request from U.S. NHTSA about FSD ahead of Robotaxi launch On May 8, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla Field Quality Director Eddit Gates,  regarding its planned rollout of a Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas with full self-driving (FSD). NHTSA would like information on Tesla’s development of technologies for use in ‘robotaxi’ vehicles to understand how Tesla plans to evaluat...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/20

Ford recalls 273,789 Expedition, Navigator SUVs in U.S. over brake issue On May 14, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that Ford is recalling 273,789 vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of brake function which may increase the risk of a crash. The recall affects certain Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles produced between April 2022 and November 2024. Brake fluid in the affected vehicles may leak due to...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

said it is recalling 1,212 self-driving vehicles operating on the company’s older fifth-generation automated driving system (ADS) software for updates and to address the risk of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a probe in 2024. Waymo currently has over 1,500 vehicles on the road across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona;...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Polestar 3 becomes second model recalled for camera issue by U.S. NHTSA On May 7, twelve days after Polestar issued a recall for its Polestar 2 sedan, the company is issuing a similar recall for the 2025 Polestar 3. Polestar says the problem is that the rearview camera image might not come up when the vehicle is put in reverse. The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the situation increases the risk of a crash ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/13

U.S. NHTSA unveils new automated vehicle framework as part of innovation agenda On April 24, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) new Automated Vehicle (AV) Framework as part of his transportation innovation agenda. The new framework will unleash American ingenuity, maintain key safety standards, and prevent a harmful patchwork of state laws and regulations. “As part...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

0,000 vehicles in the U.S., affecting 2021-2024 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Tahoes, and Suburbans; GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons, and Yukon XLs; and Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs that are equipped with GM’s 6.2-liter L87 engine. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor Transport Canada have as of yet announced the recall or published its recall summary. The precise estimate for how many vehicles are recall...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01