News about safety

Jeep Avenger disappoints Euro NCAP with a 3-star rating

The Jeep Avenger got a low safety rating from Euro NCAP. The car only managed to earn three stars out of five in the latest round of tests.

Evgenii Ushakov

Sept. 12, 2024, 12:54 p.m.
Jeep Recalls Gladiator and Wrangler Models Over Sudden Screen Death

Jeep has started a recall for 32,863 Gladiator and Wrangler models in the United States. The problem? Screens in the central instrument panel are dying without warning.

Evgenii Ushakov

Sept. 11, 2024, 10:13 a.m.
NHTSA Proposes Changes to Truck and SUV Designs for Pedestrian Safety

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is pushing for new design standards for trucks and SUVs to address the rising number of pedestrian fatalities.

Evgenii Ushakov

Sept. 10, 2024, 3:22 p.m.
Over 1.4 million Ram 1500 trucks recalled to fix a bug in the anti-lock brake system

Stellantis, the company that owns Chrysler, has announced a big recall of Ram 1500 pickup trucks. The recall affects 1.46 million vehicles worldwide, with most of them in the US.

Evgenii Ushakov

Sept. 9, 2024, 10:13 a.m.
MINI recalls 140,000 EVs over battery fire risk

MINI recalls over 140,000 electric Cooper SE cars worldwide due to a possible battery fire risk. The recall affects 12,535 vehicles in the US, covering 2020-2024 models.

Evgenii Ushakov

Sept. 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Jaguar I-Pace recalled due to risk of high voltage battery overheating

Jaguar's calling back 2,760 of its 2019 I-Pace electric cars in the U.S. The company's telling owners to park outside and keep their batteries at 80% charge or less because of a fire risk.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 31, 2024, 1:14 p.m.
Some 2019 Audi E-Tron Quattro recalled due to brake pedal that may break off

Audi is recalling 218 of its 2019 E-Tron Quattro electric SUVs in the US and Canada. The problem? The brake pedal might come loose.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 28, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
Utah Is Using Laser Beams To Make Salt Lake City Intersections Safer

Utah is trying out a new way to make its roads safer. The state's Department of Transportation has put special cameras at five busy corners in Salt Lake City. These cameras use lasers to watch how cars and people move.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 26, 2024, 10:49 a.m.
BMW recalls more than 720,000 vehicles in the U.S. for water pumps that could cause a fire

BMW plans to recall over 720,000 vehicles due to a problem with the water pump's electrical connector. The issue might lead to a fire in rare cases.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 20, 2024, 4:36 p.m.
Defective Floor Mats May Be the Cause of Unintended Acceleration in Buick Envision

Buick has called back 27,793 of its 2024 Envision models due to a problem with the floor mats. The car company found out that the mats might cause the gas pedal to get stuck, which could make the car speed up when the driver doesn't want it to.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 15, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Ford and Mazda issue "Do Not Drive" alerts for 457,000 cars

Ford Motor Co. and Mazda North American Operations told owners of 457,000 vehicles to stop driving them right away. The companies made this announcement on Tuesday because these cars have faulty Takata airbags that could explode and cause serious harm or death.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 14, 2024, 10:13 a.m.
Hyundai Recalls Nearly 40,000 Sonatas in the U.S. Over Flashing Brake Lights

The vehicles were equipped with brake light software intended for foreign markets. Under heavy braking, the brake lights flash instead of remaining illuminated.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 13, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
US regulators close in on recall of up to 51 million dangerous airbags

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is about to announce a huge recall of airbags. They're saying up to 51 million airbags made by ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive could be dangerous and need to be replaced.

Evgenii Ushakov

Aug. 7, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
BMW recalls nearly 300,000 X3 SUVs in the U.S. because their cargo rails could come loose in a crash

BMW is recalling nearly 300,000 X3 SUVs in the US due to concerns that the cargo rails in the trunk could detach during an accident. The recall affects X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3 M models manufactured between 2017 and 2022.

Evgenii Ushakov

July 25, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says every car should have Rear Automatic Emergency Braking

An IIHS study found that rear cameras, parking sensors and rear AEB combined reduced the incidence of police-reported backing crashes by a whopping 78%, while rear cross-traffic alert alone reduced such collisions by 22%.

Evgenii Ushakov

July 19, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
ZF Lifetec's active seat-integrated belt tensioner ACR8 can bring occupants into a better protected seating position before a crash

ZF Lifetec has unveiled the ACR8.S, a new active seat-integrated belt tensioner designed to enhance occupant safety and comfort.

Evgenii Ushakov

July 18, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
New Dacia Duster and Suzuki Swift awarded only 3-star safety rating by Euro NCAP

Renowned car safety program, Euro NCAP, has released its latest crash test results, awarding the 2024 versions of both the Dacia Duster and Suzuki Swift just three stars out of a possible five.

Evgenii Ushakov

July 11, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
271,000 VW Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs recalled due to air bag sensor problem

Volkswagen has issued a recall for approximately 271,000 of its Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs due to a faulty airbag sensor. This recall affects certain models from the years 2020 to 2024 and covers two vehicle types: the two-row Atlas Cross Sport and the three-row Atlas.

Evgenii Ushakov

June 27, 2024, 12:17 p.m.
Study Reveals Humans Outperform Automated Vehicles in Twilight Driving Conditions

A recent study published in Nature Communications suggests that human drivers perform better than automated technology in twilight conditions. The analysis, based on over 37,000 vehicle collisions, highlighted that automated systems encountered five times as many crashes during sunrise or sunset compared to human drivers. Moreover, other challenges such as misinterpreting shadows and fluctuating light conditions confounded the technology more than human perception.

Maksim Tropko

June 25, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
ZF has developed a dual contour airbag for advanced automated driving

ZF LIFETEC has announced the development of a new airbag system designed for modern automated vehicles. This innovative system solves current safety problems by adapting to different seating positions.

Evgenii Ushakov

June 20, 2024, 3:16 p.m.

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