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NewsJune 16, 2015

Bills Seek to Update Vehicle Safety Rating Criteria

New federal legislation would require NHTSA to revise its 5-Star crashworthiness rating system so that active safety technology features factor into the overall score given to vehicle models.

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NewsJune 15, 2015

Freightliner, Dodge Sprinter Vans Join Takata Recall

More than 40,000 Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans need new passenger-side frontal air bags because the existing ones have defective inflators.

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NewsJune 10, 2015

Collision Avoidance Software Spurs Acura Recall

The action, covering 19,502 Acura MDX and RLX vehicles, will address unexpected automatic braking.

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NewsJune 10, 2015

Faulty Labels Prompt Volkswagen Tiguan Recall

Dealers need to provide labels with accurate tire pressure, weight and loading information in nearly 3,000 vehicles in the 2015 model year.

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NewsJune 9, 2015

NTSB Calls for Mandatory Collision Avoidance Tech

A new report highlights evidence that such systems prevent or mitigate rear-end crashes, and criticizes the slow progress in making the technology widely available.

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NewsJune 9, 2015

Australian Road Deaths, Injuries Falling Sharply

About 40 percent of annual kilometers traveled in Australia will be in five star cars in 2015, a number expected to increase to nearly 70 percent by 2020, according to the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

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NewsJune 8, 2015

Safety Team to Help NHTSA Improve Defect Probes

The federal safety agency releases two internal reports, one of which details mistakes NHTSA made that contributed to delays in the GM ignition switch recall.

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NewsJune 5, 2015

Video: NHTSA Shows Car That Detects Alcohol Impairment

A collaboration between the federal safety agency and an industry consortium is making strides in developing technology that can prevent drunk driving.  

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NewsJune 5, 2015

ElDorado Recalls Paratransit Vans

Damage to the fuel filler hose could result in a fuel leak, posing a fire risk.

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NewsJune 2, 2015

Sprinter 2500 and 3500 Vans Recalled for Oil Leaks

The Mercedes-Benz action, an expansion of an earlier recall campaign, affects 1,335 vans in the 2015 model year.

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