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According to one report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid owner in Colorado was driving along at 50 mph when the check engine light came on. Then, white smoke emerged from the hood of the vehicle. There was a fire...
The statistics show a disturbing trend. Although men are more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than women, on a per-crash basis, women are about 20-28% more likely to be killed. They’re also 37-73% more likely to be injured, once speed and other factors are...
Certain Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles have been recalled because their front seat belts may not retract fully, which means they may not fully comply with federal occupant crash protection standards. The problem is that the geometry of the front seat belt retractor is...
You may feel fine in the moments after someone rear ends you at a stoplight. You only see a couple minor cuts and you’re thankful nothing hurts. However, you still may have suffered an injury. The day after your accident, three days later or even a week later, you may...
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and a crash-test dummy manufacturer called Humanetics crash tested the same average vehicle at 40, 50 and 56 mph impact speeds. They found that just 10 mph in...
Advanced vehicle safety features hold great promise. Once they are installed in large numbers of vehicles, they could help reduce or even eliminate crashes caused by human error. When they can’t avoid a crash altogether, they can often reduce its severity. Assuming...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that the guidelines electric vehicle manufacturers have established for dealing with battery fires are inadequate. Furthermore, industry research and safety standards regarding high-voltage lithium ion battery fires...
The Takata airbag recall was the largest automotive safety recall in U.S. history, and it’s still going on. Worldwide, approximately 100 million airbag inflators have been recalled from vehicles manufactured by 19 major automakers. The automakers all sourced their...
If you’re in the market for a new car, you may want to consider one that comes with rear automatic emergency braking (AEB) in addition to the more common front AEB. A new analysis finds that rear AEB could cut collision claims and property damage liability by 10% and...
If you own a Hyundai Tucson SUV from the model years 2016-2021 or a 2019 Kia Stinger sedan, you should immediately stop driving the vehicle and park it outside. This is because there is a defect that could cause a fire. A free repair will soon be available. Hyundai...