Latest recall at Elon Musk’s Tesla affecting 2.2M vehicles over warning lights

Latest recall at Elon Musk’s Tesla affecting 2.2M vehicles over warning lights

Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the US because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. The recall of nearly 2.2 million vehicles announced Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a sign of stepped-up scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker. The agency also … Read more

Ford issues recall of 169K SUVs, other vehicles to replace rear cameras

Ford issues recall of 169K SUVs, other vehicles to replace rear cameras

Ford Motor said Friday it will recall 169,000 US vehicles to replace rearview cameras and update software and is taking a $270 million charge to address the callback. It was the latest in a series of rear camera-related recalls by the No. 2 US automaker in recent years. The Detroit automaker in May issued a recall of 422,000 … Read more

Honda recalling 1.2M SUVs, minivans over rear camera issue

Honda recalling 1.2M SUVs, minivans over rear camera issue

Honda Motor is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in the US due to a potential issue with the rearview camera image, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday. The recall covers some 2018-2023 Odyssey minivans, 2019-2022 Pilot SUVs, and 2019-2023 Passport SUVs. Due to a faulty communication coaxial cable connector, the rearview camera image may not appear … Read more

Volkswagen warns owners of recalled Atlas SUV to keep passenger seats empty

Volkswagen warns owners of recalled Atlas SUV to keep passenger seats empty

Owners of 143,000 recalled Volkswagen Atlas vehicles should not let people sit in front passenger seats until the occupant-detection systems in these vehicles have been fixed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. The recall covers 2018-2021 model year Atlas and 2020 model year Atlas Cross Sport vehicles, and relates to potential faulty occupant-detection systems in … Read more

Jeep Compass SUVs probed over engines shutting down while on the road

Jeep Compass SUVs probed over engines shutting down while on the road

US safety regulators are investigating complaints that the engines on some small Jeeps can shut down while being driven. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 229,000 Jeep Compass SUVs from the 2019 and 2020 model years. Documents posted Tuesday by the agency say it has 15 complaints that drivers have … Read more