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DTNA is recalling Cascadia trucks due to an illegal ABS/ESC feature

DTNA Recalls Trucks for Non-conforming ABS, ESC

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain limited-production model-year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks which have anti-lock (ABS) and electronic-stability control systems (ESC) which could be switched off by the driver. According to the National Highway…

IIHS wants AEB to be effective at higher speeds

IIHS Urges Higher-Speed Effective AEB

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Now that nearly every new vehicle comes with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is looking for ways to encourage even better systems that can…

Toyota recalling 500K models to fix software issue

Toyota Recall to Fix Software Issue

Source: Toyota announcement PLANO, Texas – Toyota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain Toyota Venza, Mirai, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Sienna HV, Highlander HV and Lexus LS500h, LX600, NX350h and NX450h+ vehicles in the U.S. Approximately 460,000 vehicles…

Triumph recalling 910 motorcycles for loose brake-disc bolts

Triumph Recalls Bikes to Fix Disc Bolts

ATLANTA – Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd., will recall certain model-year 2022 motorcycles to fix loosely attached rear brake-disc bolts. The 910 Triumph Speed Triple RR and Triumph Speed Triple RS motorcycles may have rear disc-brake bolts which do not properly…

Western Star is recalling certain WST 4900s for brake-reataed issues

Western Star Recalls Certain Trucks

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America LLC has agreed to recall certain model-year 2023 Western Star trucks to rectify a potential braking-system defect. The 13 WST 4900 models built between Feb. 28 and March 8, 2022, might have received…

Arcimoto is recalling certain 3-wheelers for brake-light defects

Arcimoto Recalling Certain 3-Wheelers

EUGENE, Ore. – Arcimoto Inc. has agreed to recall certain model-year 2020-2022 three-wheel electric motorcycles to rectify potentially malfunctioning brake lights. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-175 the 516 electric vehicles within…

Ford is recalling 870,701 F-150 pickups duet to faulty parking brake

Ford Recalls Pickups, SUVs to Fix Trailer-Brake Issues

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model-year 2021-2022 pickup trucks and large sport utility vehicles (SUV) to address potential issues with their trailer-brake functionality. The recall population covers 391,836 2021-2022 Ford F-150 pickup trucks, 2022 Ford F-250/F-350/F-450/F-550…

MOPAR is recalling 1,451 ABS control modules

MOPAR Recalling ABS Modules

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler (then operating as FCA US, LLC) has agreed to recall 1,451 MOPAR anti-lock brake system (ABS) control modules that might have been incorrectly manufactured. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Part 573 Safety…

Harley-Davidson is recalling motorcycles to replace a warning label

Harley-Davidson Warning-Label Recall

MILWAUKEE – The Harley-Davidson Motor Company agreed to recall certain model-year 2021-2022 motorcycles which may be missing a brake-fluid warning label on their reservoir cover. The 4,177-recall population consists of 1,141 2021-2022 Harley-Davidson XL1200X, 2,868 2021-2022 Harley-Davidson XL883N and 168…

IIHS and HLDI petitioned regulators to impose more expansive AEB rules than NHTSA has proposed

IIHS HLDI Petitions for Stricter AEB Rules

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) this month petitioned federal regulators to require manufacturers to equip all new passenger vehicles with automatic…

Ford recalling nearly 200,000 trucks, SUVs for brake issue

Ford Pickup, SUV Brake Recall

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company has instituted a recall of nearly 200,000 Ford F-150 pickup trucks as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large sport utility vehicles due to a brake-fluid leak. Certain model-year 2016-2018 F-150 (90.010), 2016-2017…

Stellantis is recalling certain Ram and Durango vehicles for a faulty ESC warning light

Ram, Durango Recall for Faulty ABS ECM

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Stellantis — FCA — has agreed to recall certain Ram pickups and Durango sport utility vehicles (SUV) to address a potentially faulty anti-lock brake system (ABS) electronic-control module (ECM) which might not properly operate an electronic-stability-control…

VW is recalling 2019-23 Atlas SUVs for an airpbag/brake issue

VW Atlas Recall for Airbag, Brake Issue

HERNDON, Va. – Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) has agreed to recall certain model-year 2019-2023 Volkswagen Atlas sport utility vehicles (SUV) with faulty wiring-harness installation which could lead to late activation of side airbag and inadvertent activation of the…

Mercedes-Benz will recall certain 2020/21 vehicles

Mercedes-Benz Recalls GLA, CLA for Caliper Issue

ATLANTA – Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC will recall certain model-year 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA 35 and 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 vehicles to correct a potential problem with a rear brake caliper. The four vehicles within the recall population, produced between Dec.…

DTNA is recalling Freightliner trucks to repair brake issues

DTNA Recalls Trucks for Brake Issues

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) has agreed to recall two different Freightliner models to rectify two different brake issues. The first recall is for certain model-year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks to correct a braking-system software issue…

Toyota is recalling certain C-HR vehicles for non-functioning AEB radar

Non-Functioning AEB Sensor Causes Toyota C-HR Recall

PLANO, Texas — Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has agreed to recall certain model-year 2021 Toyota C-HR subcompact crossovers (CUV) to correct non-functioning radar sensors and cameras which provide data for the vehicles’ pre-collision warning system. An estimated less than…

NHTSA is looking into AEB phantom braking of certain Honda CRVs and Accords

HONDA LATEST TO FACE PHANTOM BRAKING INQUIRY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The “phantom braking” syndrome has spread to Honda, making it the third automotive marketer in the United States to face questions about its vehicles’ automatic-emergency braking (AEB) systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Feb.…

Lucid is recalling certain 2022 Airs

BRAKE ISSUE PART OF LUCID RECALL

NEWARK, Calif. – Lucid Motors, Inc. agreed to recall certain model-year 2022 Air sedans due to a potentially defective suspension component which could lead to a brake issue. The 203 vehicles affected by the recall might suffer from an incorrectly…