The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday issued an urgent warning to American used car buyers, owners and repair shops after two more drivers were killed in crashes in December by dangerous Chinese replacement air bag inflators that are likely illegally imported. The agency said it was aware of 10 crashes resulting in death … Read more
Hyundai is recalling more than 226,000 SUVs and small cars in the US because the rearview camera image may not show up on the screens. The recall covers certain Santa Fe and Elantra vehicles from the 2021 and 2022 model years. Hyundai says in documents posted Wednesday by safety regulators that solder joints on a printed circuit … Read more
General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display a warning light when a loss of brake fluid takes place. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that the recall includes certain 2023-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs, 2023 … Read more
BMW is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with the water pump’s electrical connector that could potentially lead to a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes some X1, X3 and X5 vehicles as well as some other models. The impacted vehicles have water pumps with insufficient … Read more
BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the US because they are equipped with airbag inflators that can explode, leading to a potentially serious injury or death. The original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering wheel equipped with a Takata inflator, the agency said. If the inflator … Read more
Ford Motor said it is recalling 98,500 older Ranger pickup trucks in the US because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly. The new recall covers 2004-2006 model year Ranger trucks recalled in 2017 and 2018 to replace a small number of inflators that were installed incorrectly. Those original replacement inflators were … Read more