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Denver Prosecutors Say Two Tow Owners Asked Crash Victims for Up to $8,000 and Forged Titles on Stolen Cars — Now 12 Face 187 Counts
The Denver tow truck indictment announced Oct. 8 charges 12 people, all between 23 and 30 years old, with 187 counts. Prosecutors say the group worked crash scenes in the Denver area and then pushed stolen vehicles through the state’s DMV on forged paperwork, according to CBS Colorado’s account of the indictment. Oscar Salinas and…
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Families Say Two Kids Survived a Chevy Bolt Crash, Then Died in the Battery Fire. California Let Those Damages Expire on Jan. 1
Families say a rented 2023 Chevy Bolt’s battery fire killed two children and two adults after a 2024 head-on crash in Riverside County. GM has moved the lawsuit to federal court.
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Toyota’s All-New RAV4 Plug-in Can Lose Power at Speed. Yes, the Last One Did That Too
Toyota is recalling about 31,000 2026 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrids whose hybrid system can shut down at speed. The plug-in’s previous generation was recalled in 2023 for the same result.
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VW Has No Fix Yet, So 22,524 ID.4 Owners Have to Stop at 80%. It Chose Who’s Included Partly by Reading Their Charging Data
Volkswagen is telling 22,524 ID.4 owners to stop charging at 80% under a fire-risk recall with no known cause and no fix yet. It used the cars’ own charging data to decide who’s in.
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Tesla’s Robotaxis Are Accused of Speeding Through School Zones. Texas Already Knows Whose Name Goes on the Ticket: Tesla’s
NHTSA is weighing a defect petition on about 1,000 Tesla Robotaxis accused of speeding in active school zones. With no driver aboard, the speed is Tesla’s policy, and Texas law already sends the citation to the operator.
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NHTSA Is Finally Taking Aim at Headlights That Blind You. It Told Congress What Was Wrong in 2007
NHTSA is convening its first negotiated rulemaking on vehicle lighting in more than 25 years. Whether glare gets better depends on whether the committee adds an on-vehicle test for headlamp aim and mounting height.
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Flock Cameras Logged Her Rivian 20 Times Over a $25 Porch Theft. Her Lawsuit Asks Why Nobody Got a Warrant
A Colorado woman wrongly cited on the strength of 20 Flock plate reads is suing the camera company, two towns and two officers, and asking a federal judge whether a month of plate data needs a warrant.
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A Lawsuit Says GM Blames Owners’ Low Oil for Dead Duramaxes. GM’s Own Bulletins Show How a Cracked Cooler Can Fake It
A new class action says GM uses low oil to deny Duramax engine claims. GM’s own 2024 and 2025 dealer bulletins show why a cracked oil cooler makes a neglected engine and a defective one look the same.
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Missouri Gives Tow Yards Your Car’s Title If You Sign. One Tow Boss Skipped the Asking Part and Got 153 Months
Dennis Cleveland used forged owner signatures to get Missouri lien titles on stolen cars. The state’s lien law treats that signature as proof of consent.
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South African Bank Repo’d a Car With No Court Order and Sold It. Now It’s Eating R300,000.
A South African bank repossessed and sold a financed car without a signed surrender or a court order. After the ombud stepped in, it agreed to write off the R300,000 shortfall.
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The Senate’s China Car Bill Gives Mercedes Until 2030. Its Own Buyback Is Making the Math Worse.
The Senate Commerce Committee’s reported connected-vehicle bill gives Mercedes-Benz until model year 2030. After that, its U.S. sales depend on Chinese shareholders it cannot control or an authorization Congress can challenge.
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A Heathrow Parking Firm Promised a Covered Compound. Customers’ Cars Got a Field.
A Heathrow meet-and-greet firm left customers’ cars in a field, on roadsides and in the airport’s own short-stay lot. The case shows what a driver gives away with the key fob, and what to check before handing it over.
