Chrysler is recalling 2,017 model-year 2025–2026 Pacifica, Voyager, and 2026 Voyager PHEV minivans because a cracked brake pedal position sensor capacitor can disable electronic stability control, violating FMVSS 126.
Bosch Classic is reproducing wheel-speed sensors for its first ABS generations, restoring spare-part supply for many 1982–1997 vehicles, with a launch at Automechanika Frankfurt and a new Classic Alliance role.
NRS Brakes takes #1 at 64 in the September 2026 Aftermarket Power Rankings, DFC climbs 12 to #3, Hella jumps 29 spots, and aftermarket weighting now applies to all four categories.
Brembo launches Brembo Collections, a merchandise program opening with the Colors of Speed T-shirt capsule in eleven colors, on pre-sale September 4–18 via a new brembocollections.com e-commerce platform.
AUMOVIO has closed the sale of its Mechelen, Belgium, electronic brake systems plant to the Dumarey Group, transferring about 300 employees while keeping customer relationships and running production under a contract manufacturing arrangement.
FRA's final rule lets railroads use instructor-led, computer-based 3D simulation for the hands-on portion of brake system refresher training starting September 30, 2026, codifying waivers granted since 2012.
KPR Performance Brakes has named Mark Joseph Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North America, tasking the 30-year aftermarket veteran with building the Australian brand's U.S., Canadian and Mexican distribution.
Brock and Rhonda Davidson of Brock's Performance have acquired BrakeTech USA. Founder Jeff Gehrs stays on as Senior Technical Advisor, manufacturing remains in Reidsville, North Carolina, and a rebuilt site is live.
J.JUAN stainless steel braided bicycle brake hoses ran in the Specialized Gravity Team's Brembo braking package at the UCI MTB World Championship in Val di Sole, where Jordan Williams finished third.
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways have extended their railhead low adhesion monitoring trial by 12 months to August 2027, capturing a second autumn leaf fall season of adhesion data.
KBC Corp. becomes an official partner of the 2026 Xiaomi China Endurance Championship, supplying a carbon-ceramic brake package the company rates for over 400 minutes of continuous racing operation.
HELLA has launched brake pads for trucks, buses, and trailers for the first time, entering the commercial vehicle segment worldwide with an initial portfolio of 58 references certified to ECE R90.
CVSA's 2026 International Roadcheck produced 5,451 brake-related out-of-service violations, 39.1% of the vehicle total. Inspectors conducted 54,575 inspections and sidelined 10,350 vehicles and 3,184 drivers across North America.
EBC Brakes has appointed Martin Walder as global sales director effective August 17, 2026, giving him responsibility for the EBC Group's entire worldwide customer base from the company's Northampton facility.
EBC Brakes will debut SC Super Ceramic at the SEMA Show, calling it its lowest-dusting compound to date, with performance close to Bluestuff and launch-year fitments limited to high-performance cars.
Momentum USA has added 77 new brake part numbers in its August 2026 release, expanding aftermarket coverage by more than 44 million vehicles in operation across seven product lines.
Columbus tops Pep Boys' new metro brake service index, with Ohio placing five markets in the top 25. Seattle and Indianapolis follow in a ranking drawn from first-party service data.
BMW is making braking-capable active safety functions standard across Neue Klasse model series, adding side braking in parking, cross-traffic emergency braking, and pedal-misapplication intervention managed by a central computer.
Altec is recalling 55 aerial devices and digger derricks after the Bendix automatic braking system was left uncalibrated when the front radar box was relocated during bumper installation.
Knorr-Bremse has appointed Piotr Sroka president and CEO of Knorr-Bremse North America, expanding his oversight across the group's regional businesses while he continues to serve as president and CEO of Bendix.
A federal judge converted First Brands Group to Chapter 7 liquidation after rejecting a plan built on litigation recoveries, two months after the Raybestos and Centric brake brands were sold to separate buyers.
Akebono received the Supplier of the Year Award at Worldpac STX 2026, the highest of nine supplier honors presented at the biennial expo, which drew more than 2,500 aftermarket professionals.
Brake dust becomes a regulated emission in Europe this November. PureForge's Sarah Olson on what passes, what doesn't, and why the aftermarket still hasn't been sorted out.
NHTSA has opened defect petition DP26007 covering an estimated 82,040 model year 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups, evaluating allegations of intermittent antilock and regenerative braking loss tied to certain fault codes.
CVSA's 2026 Brake Safety Week is underway through August 29, with inspectors across Canada, Mexico, and the United States checking commercial vehicle brake systems and focusing on drum and rotor condition.
AP Racing has completed and dispatched its first brake calipers machined entirely in-house at its Coventry site, bringing an additional production process under direct company control across motorsport and OEM lines.
NHTSA has escalated its GM eBoost brake probe to an Engineering Analysis covering an estimated 1,164,820 vehicles, citing 745 incidents, 22 crashes or fires, and six injuries.
KTM North America is recalling about 21,040 GASGAS and Husqvarna off-road motorcycles in the U.S. after finding the rear brake caliper can crack or break, posing a crash hazard.
GM engineer Brandon Vivian traces the automaker's regen-first brake blending strategy to the EV1 and Precept programs, where regenerative braking handled roughly 90% of low-speed deceleration by 1999.
Czinger has introduced BrakeNode, an additively manufactured assembly consolidating brake caliper, suspension upright, and hydraulic fluid passages into one part, debuting as standard equipment on the 21C Spyder hypercar.