Source: NHTSA announcement WASHINGTON – Kia America has issued a new recall for certain Model Year 2008-2009 Kia Sportage vehicles due to a continued risk of fire and strongly urges owners of these vehicles to park their cars outside and…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler Corporation (FCA, Stellantis) is recalling certain model-year 2019-2020 RAM 4500/5500 cab/chassis units which may have rear brake hoses with out of specification orifice diameters. The 26,961 vehicles within the recall population might have the incorrect…
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Ford Motor Company has agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 Maverick compact pickup trucks with brake lights which might illuminate without the driver applying the brakes. The affected vehicles within the 11,098 recall population were equipped…
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Great Dane Trailers is recalling certain 2023-2023 Great Dane Everest and Champion trailers to remedy faulty brake assemblies. The 2,439-recall population includes certain 2023 Everest Reefer, and Champion Dry trailers equipped with Holland axles provided with Haldex…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., is recalling certain 2023 Atlas FL and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles which could have a faulty brake-line connection resulting in the leak of brake fluid. According to the National Highway Traffic…
Source: Fact.MR announcement LONDON – According to a recently published analysis by Fact.MR, the automotive brake components are valued at $49.9 billion at present. The global automotive brake components market is forecast to expand at a compound annual growth rate…
PLANO, Texas – Toyota has agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 Toyota Tundra full-size pickup trucks and Lexus NX 250 and NX 350 sport-utility vehicles which may have faulty electronic parking brakes (EPB). The recall population covers 83,725 trucks and…
SAN FRANCISCO – Cruise, which operates autonomous taxis in San Francisco and autonomous delivery services in Arizona, recently recalled its robotaxi fleet after a passenger was injured in a crash. The recall was necessary to update the vehicle’s Cruise Automated…
SAN FRANCISCO — The California owner of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 has initiated what he hopes develops into a class-action lawsuit alleging Tesla’s Autopilot feature can cause the car to unsafely and unexpectedly slow and/or brake for no apparent…
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez has appointed three interim attorneys for the plaintiff in the class-action suit alleging a brake-fluid leak had caused loss of braking capability in several Ferrari models and Ferrari and supplier Bosch…
IRVINE, Calif. – Kia America, Inc. has agreed to recall certain model-year 2016 Sedona minivans and Sorento sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) which can be shifted out of “Park” without the driver activating the brake pedal. According to the National Highway Traffic…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Nissan North America, Inc. has agreed to recall certain model-year 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid sport-utility vehicles (SUV) which might suffer from inadequate brake boost. The defect, which might impact a recall population of 5,904 SUVs, is the result…
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – Ferrari North America, Inc. has agreed to recall nearly 24,000 model-year 2005-2022 vehicles for a potential brake-fluid leak which might result in the loss of braking capability. The company had issued a recall in Nov. 2021…
SAINT-JEROME, Qué. — Lion Electric Company has agreed to recall certain model-year 2020-2022 LionC hybrid-electric school buses whose parking brakes may not function properly. The 39 buses within the recall population may have inadequately adjusted parking brakes which would put…
DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 full-size pickup trucks equipped with accessory sport bars which might have defective rear-facing brake lights. The 242 pickup trucks within the recall…
DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to recall certain model-year 2018-2020 Buick Regal vehicles which might have a defective vacuum-brake-assist system with a software issue at its root. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Part 573 Safety Recall…
Source: Honda announcement TORRANCE, Calif. – The introduction of the sixth-generation of the Honda CR-V, the top-selling sport-utility/crossover vehicle (SUV/CUV) in the United States, brings an upgraded set of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and safety features along with numerous other…
ELKHART, Ind. — Forest River, Inc., has agreed to recall certain model-year 2020-2022 travel trailers which might have a defect within the braking system. The recall population of 12,141 Coachmen Catalina Travel Trailers and Forest River Inc. Aurora Travel Trailers…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has agreed to recall 17 model-year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia heavy-duty trucks due to a potential for the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system to malfunction in very unique circumstances. According to the National…
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. – Zero Motorcycles Inc. will recall certain model-year 2022 hybrid-electric motorcycles to correct incorrect front-caliper bolts used in their manufacture. The 23 Zero SR and Zero SR/F motorcycles, manufactured between April 22 and April 27, 2022, may…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Stellantis, operating in this instance as Chrysler, is recalling certain model-year 2018-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) which might have a defective anti-lock braking system (ABS) component which could allow the vehicle…
DETROIT – General Motors is recalling certain model-year 2022 Cadillac XT6 sport utility vehicles which might be missing a warning label on their brake-fluid-reservoir caps. The 235 Cadillac SUVs included within the recall population, produced between Sept. 22, 2021 and…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has agreed to recall certain model-year 2020-2022 Kawasaki motorcycles which might have been built with an incorrect brake disc on the front wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 Chevrolet 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD trucks due to a potential brake-fluid leak. The 39 vehicles in the recall population, which were produced by Navistar, have a “pressure-sensor fitting of…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler-Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) has agreed to recall four model-year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks which might have faulty double-check valves that may result in locking the rear axle. The four vehicles are from a limited-production run…