Just over an hour ago, California automaker Tesla Motors announced that it is recalling the Tesla Model X electric SUV to replace a faulty latch on the third-row seat which could fail during a frontal collision, causing the seat to collapse under...
With no continually-running internal combustion engine, traditional gearbox or clutch, electric cars are impossible to stall. When the car comes to a halt for a stop light or intersection, the electric motor stops too, meaning there’s no...
Back in October 2015, Nissan North America began a voluntary service campaign to address a fault with certain model-year Nissan LEAFs in which the electronic brake booster system could fail to operate properly in cold weather, requiring more pedal...
It seems that airbag recalls are a little like busses. You see none for ages, and then a rush of them come along at once. Following closely on the heels of recalls from Mitsubishi and Volkswagen to rectify various pieces of hardware associated...
Volkswagen Recalls Certain Jetta, Golf, e-Golf Models For Faulty Passenger Occupant Detection System
Amidst the fallout surrounding the terrible dieselgate admission that it purposely rigged the emissions control systems of certain diesel-engined cars to circumvent tough emissions standards in the U.S. and Europe, German automaker Volkswagen has...
It’s now been nearly a month since the initial news broke that Volkswagen AG had purposely programmed certain diesel-engined cars with ‘cheat devices’ designed to ensure that they met tough EPA emissions targets when tested on a...
Mitsubishi Motors North America has issued an official recall for some 13,558 Mitsubishi Mirage and Mitsubishi i-Miev cars made between 2011 and 2013 to fix a fault related to the correct deployment of its SRS air bag system. Detailed in official...