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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

VW Recalls Golf, Audi A3 for Head Restraints

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling an estimated 169 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf and Golf R compact cars, as well as Audi A3 and RS3 entry luxury sedans because the rear seat frame head restraints may be improperly welded to the seat frame.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Headlights Improve on 2018 Models: IIHS

The best-available headlights on 32 of 165 2018 models evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) earned the highest rating of good — marking a significant improvement over only two of 95 2016-model headlight systems that earned a good rating.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Distracted Driving Crashes Spike on Highways

Distracted driving-related collisions are up to 49% more severe when they occur on a highway system, indicating that modifying roadway design could improve safety in distracted driving crashes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Wheels, Inc. to Offer Connected Toyota Data

Wheels, Inc. is integrating technology from Toyota's vehicle data communication module into its fleet management online user portals to enable its customer companies to unlock a range of information from their Toyota vehicles.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Safest Cities for Wet Weather Driving Ranked

Brownsville, Texas ranks as the safest-driving city in the nation when precipitation is factored with collision frequency, according to a new report from insurer Allstate.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

National Safety Council's CEO Joins Waymo to Spearhead Safety

The National Safety Council's Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO, will leave the organization on Jan. 11 to join California-based Waymo, a self-driving technology company, where she will serve as chief safety officer.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator Recalled for Seat Issue

Ford Motor Co. is recalling approximately 38,000 2018 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large SUVs with second-row center bench seats because they may be missing J-channel reinforcement brackets in the seat rack assembly.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Ford Recalls Super Duty Trucks for Transmission Casing

Ford Motor Company is recalling an estimated four 2019 Ford Super Duty trucks because a transmission casing may be missing material around the casting where the park pawl engages the transmission.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Kia Forte Recalled for LED Headlights

Kia Motors America is recalling an estimated 1,754 2019 Kia Forte compact cars equipped with LED headlights because they may have been manufactured with incorrect low beam aiming.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Colorado Seat Belt Use Climbs to 86%

Seat-belt use in Colorado rose by 2.5% this year, moving from 84% in 2017 to 86% in 2018, according to a new survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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