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GM Recalls 2025 Chevy Equinox EV for Adaptive Cruise Control Software Defect Increases Crash Risk

January 22, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors, LLC (GM) has issued a recall for 2,890 Model Year 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV all-wheel drive electric vehicles due to a malfunction in the adaptive cruise control system. The issue arises from incorrect brake module software, which may prevent the system from engaging the brakes as expected, thereby increasing the risk of a […]

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NHTSA Fines Ford $165 Million for Failing to Comply with Recall Requirements

November 15, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

In addition to the second largest civil penalty in the agency’s history, regulator announces consent order with Ford Motor Company. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a consent order with Ford Motor Company for failing to comply with federal recall requirements. The consent order includes a civil penalty of $165 million, the second-largest […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fines, Ford Motor Company, NHTSA, Recalls

Intertek Warns of Potential Safety Issue with Some CAPA Certified 2019-2021 Subaru Ascent Manufactured by Hui Yih Industrial

October 22, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Intertek has issued a public notice, CAPA-Intertek PSN 24-02, warning of potential safety issues with 107 hoods manufactured by Hui Yih Industrial Co., Ltd. The hoods, with lot number 04/23A, have an AM Part Number: SB21195LAH and replace OEM Part Number: 57229XC00A9P. According to the Public Safety Notice, the striker and hinge mounting weldments may […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, Intertek, Non-OEM Parts, Recalls

FCA Recalling 21,000 Hybrid SUVs for Brake Pedal Reinforcement

October 16, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

FCA US LLC announced today it is recalling an estimated 21,069 U.S.-market plug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUVs that may have been built with a brake pedal that could inadvertently disengage while braking. Affected are certain 2024-2025 model-year Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV SUVs and 2024 model-year Dodge Hornet PHEV SUVs. The company is aware of 15 cases […]

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Park Outside Warning Issued for Recalled Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler PHEVs for Fire Risk

October 2, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Chrysler has issued a new recall for more than 154,000 model year 2020-2024 Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and model year 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) due to a risk of fire while parked or driven. Vehicles should be parked outside […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chrysler, Electric Vehicles, NHTSA, Recalls

Ford, Mazda Issue Do Not Drive Warnings for More Than 457,000 Vehicles with Recalled Takata Air Bags

August 13, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Ford Motor Co. and Mazda North American Operations today have issued urgent “Do Not Drive” warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata air bags. Consumers with one of these vehicles should not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Ford Motor Company, Mazda, NHTSA, Recalls, Takata

CARFAX Reports 6.4 Million Vehicles Need Takata Airbags Replaced Ten Year After Start of Recalls

May 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ten years after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mandated the recall of Takata airbags nationwide because of the risk they pose for bodily harm – or even death – to occupants, more than 6.4 million vehicles in the U.S. still have those airbags, according to CARFAX data. More than 2.5 million – roughly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Carfax, Recalls, Takata

Federal Legislation Introduced to Require Dealers to Repair Recalls on Used Vehicles Before Sale

March 26, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation today to ensure the safety and reliability of used cars. The legislation, the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act, requires car dealers to repair any outstanding safety recalls in used cars prior to selling, leasing, or loaning them to consumers. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Recalls, U.S. Senate, Used Vehicle Sales

FCA Recalls Over 280,00 Vehicles for Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain Module Defect

March 25, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

FCA US LLC announced it is voluntarily recalling an estimated 284,982 U.S.-market vehicles to replace their side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) modules. The recall is limited to certain 2018-2021 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans. A routine review of customer feedback led to a Company investigation that discovered certain vehicles may have been equipped […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, FCA, Recalls

ASA Signs Letter Urging CT DMV Commissioner to Reconsider Interpretations of New Recall Notification Law

October 12, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASA joined with five other organizations in sending a letter to Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Tony Guerrera. The letter respectfully urges Commissioner Guerrera to reconsider his interpretation of a new law passed by the state legislature – and in effect starting October 1, 2023 – intended to better inform drivers on open recalls […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Connecticut, Recalls, Regulations

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