IIHS Tested 11 Work Vans and Pickups for Crash Avoidance. Seven Flunked, and the Only Van With No Weak Spot Is One GM Already Killed
In IIHS's first crash avoidance ratings for cargo vans and Class 3 pickups, seven of 11 rated poor with a…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Georgia’s Lift-Kit Law Exempts Basically Every Pickup Since 2011. A Wrongful-Death Suit Wants a Jury to Draw the Line.
Georgia's 2024 suspension law exempts any truck with federally compliant stability control. A Gwinnett wrongful-death suit over a lifted F-150…
Cops Pulled Over a Waymo With ‘No Driver, No Hands, No Clue.’ California’s Answer Is a Ticket With No Fine.
Since July 1, California police can write up driverless cars. The notice goes to the company and the DMV, and…
Eleven Dead, Zero Importers Named: NHTSA’s DTN Airbag Order Has a Who-Pays Problem
NHTSA's April order tells whoever imported DTN60DB airbag inflators to notify owners and fix them. Eleven deaths in, the agency…
Every Major Car Recall From the Last 60 Days, in One Place. Go Check Your VIN.
Jeep, Ram, Ford, GM, Toyota, Volkswagen and Rivian lead a busy 60 days of car recalls. Here is every major…
The 2027 Corvette’s LS6 V8 Already Has an Oil Leak Fix. Next-Gen Silverado Buyers Should Pay Attention.
GM bulletin PIP6132 fixes a 2027 Corvette LS6 oil leak with two seals and a torque sequence. The same engine…
Audi’s EV Patent Calls for Real Motor Noise, Fake Gearshifts and Sparks Ground Off the Pavement
Audi's German patent application would hard-mount an EV's motor, strip its soundproofing, simulate gearshifts and turbo lag, and grind a…
Ninth DUI Arrest, No License, No Interlock: Nothing in the SUV Was Built to Stop Him
Police found a gray SUV blocking a Waukegan street at 1:21 a.m. The driver, prosecutors say, had eight prior DUI…
Stellantis Won a Patent to Drop an Overheating Battery and Drive Away on 12 Volts
A granted FCA US patent drops an electrified vehicle’s high-voltage pack and moves the car away on 12-volt power. The…
Tesla Owes NHTSA 21 Cybercab Answers Today. Zoox’s Version Took Three Years.
NHTSA's Special Order asks how a car with no wheel, pedals or mirrors meets driver-era safety rules, and whether removable…