NHTSA News Updates

Tesla has issued a safety recall for two of its best-selling vehicles due to issues with the power assist steering after a full stop.

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

Honda said it is voluntarily recalling about 295,000 Honda and Acura vehicles to update the fuel injection electronic unit, a device that determines how much fuel enters the engine.

Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent U.S. fuel economy rules, following through on one of President Donald Trump’s first directives.

Kia America Inc. has announced a recall of more than 80,000 Kia vehicles due to improper floor wiring that may impact the vehicle’s air bag deployment.

The Trump administration will review a rule adopted under President Joe Biden that would require carmakers to install automatic emergency braking systems on new vehicles.

BANGKOK — Ford Motor Co. is recalling 272,827 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start.

“This will be a collaborative process in which the committee will solicit feedback from both members and stakeholders,” Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said during a hearing Jan. 15.

U.S. auto safety regulators are probing General Motors Co. over concerns that more than 870,000 of its full-size pickup trucks and SUVs face the risk of engine failure.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.