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Recall Round-Up August 23, 2021
Recall Round-Up: August 23, 2021 This edition of Recall Round-Up features recalls from Chrysler Corporation, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, New Widetech, as well as a group of automakers involving a faulty seatbelt technology. Chrysler Corporation recalls 260,000 Ram Trucks due to defective inflators. 260,000 Ram Trucks have been recalled, including 212,373 sold in the United States…
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Recall Round-Up: June 29, 2021
Recall Round-Up: June 29, 2021 This edition of Recall Round-Up features recalls from Nissan, General Motors, Gramr Inc., and Plant Guru. Be sure to regularly check our blog for more recall information from around the web. Nissan Motor Corporation …
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Recall Round-Up: June 23, 2021
Recall Round-Up: June 23, 2021 This edition of the recall round-up features product recalls from Klein Tools, General Motors, Cove Appliance, Ram Trucks, and Camelbak. Klein Tools …
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Recall Round-Up: June 15, 2021
Recall Round-up: June 15, 2021 This edition of the recall round-up features product recalls from General Motors, Philips, Volvo, Wild Republic, and Banner Smoked Fish Inc. General Motors …
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Autonomous Driving: When Truck Tailgating is a Good Thing
Autonomous Driving: When Truck Tailgating is a Good Thing By: Doreen Lundrigan Autonomous driving vehicles have been in the news more recently. As such, our future is looking much more ‘Jetsons’-like. While smart car technology is being implemented and placed in new cars, full automation is still many years away. What is much more current…
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Dashboards like Smartphones Raise Safety Concerns
Dashboards like Smartphones Raise Safety Concerns Dashboards are becoming increasingly popular on new vehicles, but safety advocates worry that they could increase risk of a car accident. Automakers don’t seem to be too worried, and are only answering the overwhelming demand from consumers to make dashboards more like smartphones. Most automakers say that the dashboards…
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles after Vehicle Hack
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles after Vehicle Hack Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 4.1 million vehicles susceptible to cyber attacks after hackers demonstrated how easy it was to control a Jeep. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation following the announcement of the recall with concerns of the security of…
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Future Vehicle Safety Technology: 360 Sensor Fusion
Future Vehicle Safety Technology: 360 Sensor Fusion Last year, the nation experienced millions of vehicles being recalled due to safety related defects. Now, the industry appears to not only be working to correct those defects, but to create new safety technologies to prevent crashes and deaths. Nearly 1.3 million people die in car crashes every…
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Crash Avoidance Systems Have No Industry Standard, Could Create Safety Issues
Crash Avoidance Systems Have No Industry Standard, Could Create Safety Issues Safety technology in vehicles is advancing quickly, but without industry standards the technology could bring more havoc than help. Imagine driving your new vehicle down the road. The car in front of your starts to accelerate, but your car comes to an abrupt stop due…
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Acura Recalls Vehicles for Glitch in Automatic Braking System
Acura Recalls Vehicles for Glitch in Automatic Braking System Acura has recalled two of its models due to the automatic emergency braking system malfunctioning and potentially causing accidents. Acura recalled nearly 48,000 MDX SUVs and RLX sedans across the world. The recall includes models made in 2014 and 2015. Although, the new safety system is…
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