Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Vehicles on Roads Today Have Open Safety Recalls February 16, 2016 By Bernie Woodall Nearly one in five vehicles on U.S. roads is in need of repair of a safety issue serious enough to...
NHTSA Says Fiat Chrysler Electronic Gear Shifters Confuse Drivers February 10, 2016 By TOM KRISHER Electronic gear shifters on some newer Fiat Chrysler SUVs and cars are so confusing that drivers have exited the vehicles...
Government Links 10th Death to Exploding Takata Airbags January 27, 2016 By JOAN LOWY A Ford pickup driver killed last month in South Carolina is the 9th person to die in the U.S. and...
Automakers Recalled 51M U.S. Vehicles in 2015 January 26, 2016 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that automakers recalled 51.3 million vehicles in the United States last...
U.S. Auto Recalls in 2015 Break Record Set Year Before January 26, 2016 By TOM KRISHER Automobile recalls hit another record last year as stronger government enforcement and widening recalls of exploding airbags pushed the total...
Automakers, Feds to Announce Safety Accord on Friday January 13, 2016 By David Shepardson The U.S. government and a group of global automakers are set to unveil a voluntary agreement at the Detroit auto...
Maine 2015 Motorcycle Deaths Most Since 1991 January 7, 2016 By DAVID SHARP Maine ended the year with 32 motorcycle deaths, the most since 1991, and safety officials say there’s no single factor...
BMW Fined $40M for Mini Crash Test Safety Violations December 23, 2015 By TOM KRISHER U.S. safety regulators have slapped German automaker BMW AG with a $40 million penalty for moving too slowly to fix...
Stronger Truck Underride Guards Proposed to Cut Rear-Impact Deaths December 9, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that trucking companies be required to install stronger guards on their...
Holidays Bring Big Risks of Buzzed, Drunk Driving December 7, 2015 By Denise Johnson The holiday season is in full gear and so too are state and federal highway safety programs focused on reducing...