Source: CarComplaints.com Washington, D.C. – A Toyota brake booster recall allegedly should be issued for 2010-2015 Prius and Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV), 2012-2014 Camry Hybrid and 2013-2015 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. According to a defect petition filed by a consumer,…
Orlando, Fla. – A look at the overall impact of motorsports on brake evolvement for street vehicles as well as a performance retrospective and specific companies’ intersection of the two disciplines encompassed the scope of the presentations during Tuesday’s Technical…
Source: Automotive News TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Toyota will deploy an updated safety suite, called Toyota Safety System 2.0, next year to further improve the collision avoidance and driver assistance suite that it has made standard in its products in…
WASHINGTON DC–A Toyota brake booster pump recall has been issued for nearly 7,200 of the following vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to replace the pumps and keep vital systems working. 2019 Toyota Prius 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 2019-2020 Toyota…
DETROIT, Mich.–Toyota has stopped selling several of its hybrid models for brake defects, but says that the investigation has not impacted vehicles sold in North America. After finding faulty brake parts in several popular hybrid models, Toyota has stopped sales…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in May and June for more than 25 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and more. Bosch…
SOUTHFIELD, Mich– At the Intelligent Braking two-day conference here, there was a show of hands indicating that interest in Electro-Mechanical Braking systems is waning. Dr. Hans-Jorg Feigel, President of Mando Corporation, who led one of the panels here asked for…
WASHINGTON––The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday it will drop rules first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to prevent runaway vehicles. The regulation was proposed by the National Highway Traffic…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in March and April for more than 2.1 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including Audi, Chrysler, Honda, Lexus, Ram Trucks and more. Thirty-eight…
DETROIT, Mich.–Consumer Reports, arguably the most influential source of consumer purchasing information in the marketplace, has advised its readers that Automatic Emergency Braking is the number-one feature they should not do without on their next vehicle purchase. The magazine also…
DETROIT (Reuters) – Influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports on Thursday turned up the pressure on automakers to include automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard on new U.S. models by withholding its 2019 annual top vehicle picks from best-selling brands like…
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly five dozen 2019 models meet stricter criteria to qualify for a 2019 TOP SAFETY PICK+ or TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 30 first-tier “plus” award winners…
Toyota announced two separate recalls yesterday. One involves faulty airbags, the other a leaky seal in the brake master cylinder. Full press release from Toyota below: PLANO, Texas, December 13, 2018 – The safety recalls involve certain 2018-2019 Model Year Tacomas,…
Euro NCAP announces its annual ‘Best in Class’ winners today and three of the vehicles tested in 2018 have achieved the coveted award. The Mercedes-Benz A Class, the stand out performer amongst Small Family Cars and this year’s overall best…
EIGHT NEW PART NUMBERS ANNOUNCED, EXPANDING PRO-ACT® AND EURO® LINES. Farmington Hills, Mich. – Akebono added five Pro-ACT and three EURO part numbers in November, expanding vehicle coverage by over 3 million. These new parts fit various 2014-2019 vehicles from Audi,…
Toyota City, Japan, November 26, 2018―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announces the total global number of vehicles equipped with Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), the Toyota-developed preventive safety package, has reached the 10 million unit mark, approximately three and a half…
DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, has been developing and testing Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) technology for years to support safe and reliable driving. From the R&D center to the production line, every DENSO associate plays a crucial role…