ogue from local suppliers. The delivery price of the parts is lower than that at the Smyrna plant in the U.S. With the start of exporting Nissan Rogue vehicles, 87 Korean parts suppliers' sales are expected to increase by KRW 3.1 trillion in the next five years. Nissan reported two new campaigns to NHTSA on January 26. Globally two recalls will affect nearly 768,000 vehicles. 468,815 units of 2008-13 Nissan Rogue vehicles will be recalled in the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/30

Stellantis recalls 123,396 Jeep Wagoneers in U.S. over quarter window trim On September 26, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that Stellantis is recalling 123,396 vehicles in the U.S. due to detached trim pieces on the driver and passenger windows that can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. The quarter trim on the driver and passenger windows, supplied by Fuyao of Plymouth, ...

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eo of France was the manufacturer of the affected engine starters. Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge, with initial notification letters scheduled to be mailed November 14. (NHTSA document on September 25, 2025) (NHTSA document on September 25, 2025)...

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tion in U.S., import next-gen from Japan Toyota reportedly plans two electric SUVs for Kentucky plant Toyota announced on June 28 that its U.S.-built Camry, the best-selling car in America for 14 consecutive years, received an award from Cars.com for being the most “American-made”. According to NHTSA, the U.S.-sold domestic content for the Camry is 75 percent. . TMMK is Toyota’s largest vehicle manufacturing plant in the world with an annua...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/26

ency level for SUVs with an automatic transmission. Approximately 20,000 people have applied for the 877 new jobs at Hyundai's Alabama production facility. The plant is adding a third shift to increase production of the "Sonata" and the "Elantra". The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has added 2011 and 2013 models years to an investigation of an airbag problem with Hyundai Elantras. The agency started investigating 123,000 2...

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on. The new V8 engine can lower fuel consumption and emission levels by at least 25 percent, with the idle stop system. BMW will recall 241,000 "3 Series" of year models from 2002 to 2005 due to a defect in rear lamps. Also up to 2,120 2009 model year "X5 xDrive 35d" a defective fuel filter heater. NHTSA will look into complaints of engine room fires involving the "Mini Cooper S" by inspecting about 36,000 cars. BMW has raised its sales target fo...

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only noting that 18 trucks built during that period made it to dealers and customers. Ford has recalled 18 of its 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles as a result of a February battery fire that shut down production for five weeks at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, until it restarted on March 13. U.S. NHTSA described the cause as “Due to production process deviations at the supplier, the cathode aluminum tabs may contact the anode electrode materi...

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iator pickups to U.S. dealers Stellantis cancels plans for Jeep Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid variant Jeep begins production of 2024 Gladiator pickup at Toledo Assembly Complex Stellantis cuts Warren Truck shift in July, idles Toledo South for 6 weeks Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator engine fires bring U.S. NHTSA investigation Jeep repositions 2025 Gladiator pickup in U.S. with lower prices Stellantis pauses, reduces production at Detroit Assembly Complex...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/25

ns may have excluded data for Corolla Axio, Corolla Altis, and so on, opposing the Ford's claim of Focus as the world's best sold car. On April 17 Toyota celebrated the Mississippi’s first Corolla for export to customers in Central and South America and the Caribbean rolled off the assembly line. NHTSA said in documents posted on September 29 that it received complaints for Toyota Corolla, which has defects in brake and engine during low-speed ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/25

K) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI).  Toyota has a plan to fix its Grand Highlander and Lexus TX three-row SUVs, for which production had to be stopped at the TMMI plant in Princeton, Indiana. Toyota issued an initial recall notice and stop-sale order on June 20 after failing a random NHTSA audit in May. Toyota redesigned the curtain shield airbags with the addition of a tether, and will be sending out notifications to consumers in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/25

rters for manufacturing, sales and marketing, and corporate operations will relocate to a single, state-of-the-art campus in Plano. Toyota’s North American finance arm also plans to move its headquarters to this new shared campus. Altogether, these moves will affect approximately 4,000 employees. NHTSA said in documents posted on September 29 that it received complaints for Toyota Corolla, which has defects in brake and engine during low-speed ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/25

U.S. NHTSA opens probe into 17,000 Rivian EDV vans for safety belts On September 24, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened a preliminary evaluation into 17,198 Rivian electric delivery vans over seat belt concerns. The probe focuses on the driver’s front outboard seat belt anchorage system, which uses a steel-braided cable to secure the belt to the seat frame. NHTSA warned that a weakened or detached sea...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/25

Amazon’s Zoox subsidiary seeks approval from NHTSA for driverless car deployment Amazon’s Zoox is seeking wider clearance from U.S. regulators to operate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls, suggesting the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary is gearing up for a larger commercial deployment. Zoox requested exemptions from U.S. vehicle safety standards field vehicles that will be operated by an automated driving system without a ...

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ai 2019 Karma Automotive announces new customer experience center in Moreno Valley, California Karma Automotive sets 2020 Revero GT pricing ahead of fall 2019 launch A fire occurred to a Fisker "Karma" parked in Woodside, California on August 10, the second such incident to the "Karma" this year. NHTSA is investigating why the fire broke out. Fisker has so far delivered more than 1,000 "Karma" cars. Fisker Automotive said it will postpone the p...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/24

s The EPA will continue treating all electric vehicles as zero-emissions in the future programme. Updates to the utility factors for hybrid electric vehicles are also part of the new regulation, they are detailed in section III.C.8 [7].   Light Duty Vehicles – fuel consumption standards The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) manages and sets fuel consumption limits [8]], which are established separately from the GHG em...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/09/24

el economy standards have been effective from the 2014 model year (Phase 1). Phase 2 standards were published in October 2016; they apply from MY 2021. Development of Light Duty Vehicles regulations Initial Phase 2 standards On 30 September 2010, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) issued a Notice of Intent to begin developing new (Phase 2) standards for greenhouse gases and ...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/09/24

Tesla considers door handle design change amid NHTSA scrutiny On September 17, Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chief designer, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations. He said the decision is intended to make the handles more intuitive for occupants in “a panic situation.” “The idea of combining the electronic one and the manual one together into one...

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sed its sales in the U.S. 1.2 percent in 2011 over the previous year to 266,989, recording the highest for three years in a row. In addition to the brisk sales of the "Outlook" and an introduction of the all new "Impreza" in November, FHI is aiming to boost sales 12.4 percent up to 300,000 in 2012. NHTSA said Fuji Heavy Industries will recall 275,000 "Forester" SUVs from the 2009 to 2012 model years. An automatic locking retractor of the center s...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/22

bly Complex Jeep Toledo plant under 'emergency' work plan to compensate for lost Wrangler production Stellantis cuts Warren Truck shift in July, idles Toledo South for 6 weeks KUKA, Germany transforms Jeep Wrangler production with advanced technology Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator engine fires bring U.S. NHTSA investigation Stellantis pauses, reduces production at Detroit Assembly Complex, Warren Truck, Toledo Assembly Stellantis to cut a shift at Tole...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/20

at startup due to an error in the instrument panel software, failing to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights. The defective components were manufactured at Denso Corp. plants in Japan and Noth America. The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) explained that due to improper programming of the combination meter, unnecessary data was repeatedly written to a memory device in the combinat...

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