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Cars: Tesla recalls over 125,000 vehicles over issue with seat belt warning system

The seat belt warning system is not going off as intended in some Tesla vehicles, the NHTSA announced. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Sat Jun 1 2024

 
Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022.

The seat belt warning system is not going off as intended in some Tesla vehicles, the NHTSA announced.

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Hybrid or splurge? How to pick between the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and the RAV4 Prime

Which hybrid version of Toyota's popular compact SUV is right for you? A breakdown of each.

Medline Industries recalls 1.5 million adult portable bed rails due to serious entrapment and asphyxia hazards.
 

1.5 million Medline portable bed rails recalled after 2 deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that users of the bed rails 'can become entrapped,' posing an entrapment hazard and death by asphyxiation.

A deployed airbag is seen in a 2001 Honda Accord at the LKQ Pick Your Part salvage yard on May 22, 2015 in Medley, Florida. The largest automotive recall in history centers around the defective Takata Corp. air bags that are found in millions of vehicles that are manufactured by BMW, Chrysler, Daimler Trucks, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota.
 

6 million cars still have recalled Takata air bags: See if yours is affected

In a report released Wednesday, Carfax says its vehicle history data shows more than 6 million vehicles in the U.S. still have Takata air bags.

The Lincoln Aviator luxury SUV just went on sale.
 

109,000 Lincoln vehicles recalled: Cellphones can cause backup camera issue

Ford said part of the car can be affected by electromagnetic interference with a cellphone, which can cause the rearview camera to flicker or become distorted.

The late-rocker Eddie Van Halen stands with his 1976 Red Lamborghini Mura S in the driveway of the 5150 Studios in Los Angeles, California in this undated photo. The car, given to him as a gift from his then wife Valerie Bertinelli, was used as a sound effect in the 1984 hit song "Panama."
 

Eddie Van Halen's brother-in-law reveals story behind name of hit song

One of the most hard-driving rock songs of the 1980s about fast cars and fast women is Van Halen's 1984 hit 'Panama.' Here's how it came to be.

Ford is the first automaker to gain access to esla's DC fast charging network.
 

Tesla, Ford EV owners now have something in common when they recharge

Buyers wanted better acceleration and faster charging. Ford achieved that and more with the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E.

NTT IndyCar Series driver Alex Palou (10) races on the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix race track in downtown Detroit on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Palou finished first in the 2023 Detroit Grand Prix.
 

GM and Ford pour millions into racing. Here's why

Carmakers spend million on racing to enhance the image of their cars. The financial payoff may be minimal, but they still feel it's worth it,

FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
 

'Do not drive' warning issued for some older Nissan models

Nissan is issuing a "do not drive" warning for 83,920 cars as part of a Takata air bag defect that can cause injury.

002 2023 Tesla Model Y
 

NHTSA seeks records from Tesla in power steering loss probe

The agency also wants to know whether Tesla has made any changes to power steering components or plans any in the next four months.

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