Federal Roadside Survey of Impaired Driving Causes Privacy Concerns February 21, 2014 By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Orange cones and flashing police lights confronted Ricardo Nieves as he rounded a bend on the way to his mother’s...
NHTSA Opens Probe of Mazda CX-9 Brake Issue February 18, 2014 U.S. safety regulators have opened a probe into reduced brake effectiveness for an estimated 62,319 Mazda Motor Corp CX-9 large...
Virginia Tech to Create Framework for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication February 14, 2014 Following a U.S. Department of Transportation call to require vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology for all cars and light trucks on the...
Toyota Nearing $1B Deal to Settle Unintended Acceleration Probe February 11, 2014 Toyota Motor Corp is close to a deal to pay $1 billion to settle a U.S. criminal investigation into how...
Vehicle Recalls in U.S. Hit 9-Year High in 2013 February 5, 2014 Automakers recalled 21.9 million cars and trucks in the U.S. last year, a nine-year high. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Safety Officials Probe Fire Truck Wheels February 4, 2014 U.S. safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a front wheel fell off an American Lafrance fire truck last year....
Standards for v2v Communications Coming Soon February 4, 2014 By Jeff Plungis U.S. regulators will take a step toward making talking cars a reality today, as Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is expected...
NHTSA Opens Probe to Investigate Hybrid Camry Braking Complaints January 28, 2014 U.S. safety regulators opened an investigation into an estimated 30,000 Toyota Camry hybrid electric sedans after receiving numerous consumer complaints...
New Safety Regulations Sought for Child Car Seats January 24, 2014 By JOAN LOWY Child car seats would for the first time have to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes under...
NHTSA Ends Jeep Fuel Tank Probe January 21, 2014 By DEE-ANN DURBIN The government is closing its investigation into older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires. The National...