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‘It becomes a bomb’: Company refuses to issue recall over millions of exploding airbags

“So essentially, you have a canister where the pressurized gas has no way to escape and it…

More than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, called on NHTSA and the automakers…

Drivers still complain of exploding sunroofs despite closure of federal investigation

“That type of distraction while you’re driving, you know, you’ve got tempered glass chunks all over you…

Rep. Raskin Implores Traffic Safety Agency to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety in Vehicle Ratings

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Steve Cohen (TN-09) and…

Certain Jeep Cherokees Recalled Due To Chance of Fire, Owners Told To Park Vehicles Outside

“NHTSA doesn’t issue a lot of ‘park outside’ warnings, so when they do, it’s important that owners…

Car thieves are still driving off with Kia and Hyundai cars, despite security fix

The automakers’ service campaign to install the software should have been more aggressively pursued, said Michael Brooks,…

US probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV

Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, says drivers should try to pull…

EVs are much heavier than gas vehicles, and that’s posing safety problems

“Since we’re seeing pedestrian and roadway fatalities at record levels, the introduction of more weight into crashes…

Stolen Hyundai used in crash that kills one

“Kia and Hyundai had not been installing immobilizers on most of their vehicles for decades before that,”…

Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles

“Regardless of the verdict of the Hsu case, there remains a question about whether that technology is…