Industry Update: New under-ride guard is standard
Stoughton Trailers has developed a new rear under-ride guard, in production just now, and has made it a standard feature. The company also made a decision to provide it at…
Ford Recalls Over 6,000 Escape SUVs for Fire Risk
Ford has announced a recall of 6,146 model year 2013 Ford Escape vehicles equipped with 1.6-liter engines due to a defect that could result in a dislodged cylinder head freeze…
General Motors Recalls Vehicles for Potential Roll-Away Defect
Late September 2012, General Motors (GM) announced plans to recall over 425,000 Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn vehicles due to a condition that could prevent proper engagement of the transmission PARK…
Honda Recalls Over 250,000 Vehicles for Fire Risk
Honda, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has announced a recall of certain 2002 through 2006 Honda CR-Vs equipped with power windows due to a defect…
NHTSA Investigates Complaints of Sticking Accelerators
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated an investigation of certain Ford vehicles due to complaints of broken cruise control cables, which can prevent the engine throttle valve…
Ford Recalls 89,000 Vehicles Due To Engine Fires
Ford recently announced it is recalling over 73,000 2013 Escape, and nearly 16,000 2013 Fusion SE and SEL, vehicles due to potential fires in its 1.6-liter turbo-charged engines. Ford indicates…
Event Data Recorders: Past, Present, and Future
R. Scott King, BSME / Automotive Engineer :::: It has been well over a decade since the introduction of the event data recorder (EDR) in passenger vehicles and light trucks. …
Ruling Impacts Access to On-Board Computer Data Retrieval
R. Scott King, BSME: Automotive / Mechanical Engineer :::: Later this year, an important, long-awaited ruling by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA 49 CFR Part 563) will take…
U.S. DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 563 rule
EDRs have become an integral part of many collision investigations and product liability litigation actions, proving their value many times over. However, because this technology evolved in a legislative vacuum,…
