Toyota Recalls 167K+ Sienna Minivans for Loose Seat Bolts
On February 13, 2025, Toyota Motors issued a recall for over 160,000 Sienna Hybrid minivans due to a potential issue where the vehicles' third row seats may not be properly bolted together. According to the recall, the loose bolts may increase the risk of injury during the crash. Below is everything we know about the...
Toyota Recalls 100K+ Tacoma Trucks for Possible Brake Defect
Toyota Motors recently issued a recall for over 100,000 Tacoma pickups due to a potential defect that could cause the trucks' brake fluid to leak, potentially keeping them from stopping efficiently—or at all. Here's everything we know from Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Which Toyota Vehicles May Have the Brake Defect?...
Honda Recalls 295k Vehicles for Possible Engine Software Defect
Honda Motor Company recently issued a recall for around 295,000 Honda and Acura vehicles due to a potential software defect that could cause the vehicles' engines to stall or lose power. Here's everything we know from Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Which Honda Vehicles Have the Potential Engine Defect? According to...
Why Are There So Many Vehicle Recalls These Days?
We write with increasing frequency about vehicle recalls here, and as we document more and more of them we started wondering exactly why there are so many to write about. After all, vehicles have improved by leaps and bounds in the last century—but if they've come such a long way, how is it that we...
Ford Recalls 270K Broncos, Mavericks for Potential Battery Failure Defect
On January 17, 2025, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 25S02 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for just over 270,000 Bronco SUVs and Maverick pickup trucks. According to reports, the recalled vehicles may have 12-volt batteries that could fail unexpectedly. Let's take a closer look at the information contained in the recall and...
NHTSA Investigates Almost 900K GM Vehicles for Possible Engine Defect
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced it will open an investigation into almost 900,000 General Motors vehicles, all pickup trucks and SUVs, that may have a critical defect in their engines that causes them to fail or seize up unexpectedly. Today we're going to look at all the facts that have so far been...
Vehicle Recall Numbers Dropped in 2024, but Let’s Not Celebrate Just Yet
Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimate that around 27.7 million vehicles were subject to one kind of recall or another over the course of 2024. That's a whole lot of potentially-hazardous hardware rolling around on the road, but that number by itself is just one part of a bigger story—and not...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Possible Honda E-Brake Defect Affecting Almost 3 Million Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an upgrade to an investigatory probe its offices are conducting on close to three million Honda Accord and CR-V models. The probe's focus is on numerous reports of unexpected automated emergency braking system activation, which may have caused numerous crashes and injuries. What's the Problem with...
Ford Recalls 91,000 EcoBoost Vehicles for Possible Engine Failure Defect
In automotive news, Ford Motor Company recently filed recall documents with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about the potential for engine failure in almost 91,000 "EcoBoost" vehicles from both their Ford and Lincoln product lines. That's obviously a very serious issue, so I wanted to take a closer look at the details. What's...
Honda Recalls Almost 1.7 Million Vehicles for Potential Steering Defect
You'd be hard pressed to find an auto manufacturer without a long history of vehicle recalls, and Honda is no exception. Transmission failures, gas fume leaks, and even the dreaded Takata airbag debacle have plagued their vehicles in the past. Their troubles even continue to this day—or at least to October 3—when Honda recalled just...
Kia Recalls 420,000+ Telluride SUVs for Potential Driveshaft Defect
If anything about a vehicle should be predictable, it's that a stopped one will stay put. In other words, when you shift your car into Park you might reasonably expect that's the last the car will move until you shift back out. As some Kia drivers are learning, though, sometimes things aren't that simple—which is...
GM Recalls 130,000+ Silverado, Sierra Pickups for Tailgate Problem
In late November, General Motors announced a recall of thousands of Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. According to the recall details, the trucks' tailgates might randomly open while they are parked. Below we'll talk more about the possible risks of that defect, why the recall is important, and what people affected by it...
Hyundai Recalls 42,000+ Vehicles for Possible Wiring Defect
In late November, Hyundai Motor America issued a recall of more than 42,000 Tucson SUVs and Santa Cruz truck/SUV hybrids for a possible wiring defect that could make them roll away unexpectedly. Today we'll talk about what the recall says, what it means, and what Hyundai owners with those vehicles can do. How Big is...
Volkswagen Recalls 100k+ Vehicles for Possible Takata Airbag Inflator Defect
For many people, Takata airbags are old hat. Their dangerous defects and subsequent recall —the largest in automotive history—were all over the news cycle in the mid-2010's, but a lot has happened since then. Besides, people generally don't think much about airbags except in those crucial moments when they need one. Fresh topic or not,...
Hurt in a Crash with a Faulty Underride Guard? Let’s Sue.
A semi-trailer's underride guard (also called a Mansfield bar or a Rear Underrun Protection System) is a crucial piece of safety equipment. Its purpose is simple: When a smaller vehicle crashes into the back of an 18-wheeler, the bar keeps it from traveling underneath the trailer—at least that's what should happen. Unfortunately the guards fail...
The Legislative and Regulatory History of Underride Guards
Underride guards have been a mandatory piece of safety equipment on commercial trucks since the 1950's, but simple as they may seem the rules behind their use and design have had some odd twists and turns over the years. In this article we'll look at that history, what the future may hold, and what that...
Did a Car Seat Defect Cause My Child’s Injuries?
Every parent wants the best for their child, and that includes car seats. While many parents spend hours researching the safest car seats for their little ones, I think many wouldn't even consider that the highly-rated car seat they purchased at the end of that search still might fail when it's needed most. To make...
3 Types of Rollover Crashes and Why They Matter to Victims
Rollover crashes are frightening and often fatal. Most people know a rollover accident when they see one, but part of our government's work to prevent these crashes involves defining and classifying what a rollover is. The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), defines a rollover as any crash where a vehicle impacts the ground on its...
Are Automakers Liable if a Roof Collapses in a Rollover Crash?
Rollover crashes account for less than 3% of all passenger vehicle accidents, but are responsible for almost 35% of all highway fatalities, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Of course, automakers cannot create vehicles that will never be in a rollover crash; however, most people assume that rollover crashes will be deadly...
Are Vehicle Fires Always Product Liability Cases?
In July 2018, the United States Fire Administration (USFA) published a Fire Report Series that found that the US averages 345 deaths and 1,300 injuries due to vehicle fires every year. Additionally, the report found that 80 percent of these fires occur in our everyday passenger vehicles. What is most startling though, is that "unintentional actions...
