Toyota Recalls Its EV SUV Due to Tire Trouble
By B.N. Frank Electric vehicles (EVs) from different carmakers continue to be recalled for various reasons – often because of fires (see 1, 2, 3,…
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Approx. 600,000 Teslas Recalled for Federal Standards Violation
By B.N. Frank Tesla vehicles continue to be associated with accidents, fires, high costs, high levels of harmful radiation emissions, investigations, mechanical issues, lawsuits, recalls,…
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Now Investigating Safety Defects in Electric Vehicle Batteries
By B.N. Frank Studies have revealed that many Americans still aren’t interested in buying electric vehicles (see 1, 2). Of course this could be due…
Nat’l Highway Traffic Safety Admin Orders GM to Recall 740,000 Vehicles Due to Dangerously Bright Headlights
By B.N. Frank Complaints about excessively bright vehicle headlights have been ongoing for years. Fingers crossed this GM recall will lead to more vehicles being…
Fitbits Recalled AGAIN for Burning Wearers
By B.N. Frank Fitbits have been recalled in the past for burning wearers and again today for burning wearers. From Ars Technica: We wanted to…
Unbuckling Up: Tesla Recalls 800,000+ Vehicles Due to Seat Belt Snafu
By B.N. Frank Tesla recalls seem to be “the new normal” (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). In fact, there have been two new recalls…
New Tesla Recall – Cars Won’t Stop at Stop Signs
By B.N. Frank In December 2021, Tesla recalled hundreds of thousands of its vehicles in the U.S. and China. Of course, Tesla recalls seem more…
Despite Ongoing EV Issues and Recalls, DOE and DOT Are “Scrambling” to Roll Out $7.5B Nationwide Charging Network
By B.N. Frank Fingers crossed that sooner rather than later all Electric Vehicles (EVs) will be safer, more affordable, and more eco-friendly. In the meantime,…
Mercedes-Benz Warns 800,000 Customers Of Fire Risk, Says Part Shortage Will Delay Fix
By Tyler Durden German newspaper Bild reports Mercedes-Benz has notified owners of its luxury automobiles that a defective coolant pump could spark a fire, adding…
GM Had to Recall 141,000 Chevy Bolt EVs due to Battery Fires and Explosions; Of Course, Battery Fires Not Isolated to Bolts
By B.N. Frank Maybe someday all Electric Vehicles (EVs) will be safer, more affordable, and more eco-friendly. In the meantime, various undesirable issues have been…
Tesla Recalls Vehicles in China within Hours of Recalling 475,000 Vehicles in U.S.
By B.N. Frank Undesirable incidents and issues have been and continue to be reported about Tesla vehicles (see 1, 2, 3) in addition to battery…
More Tesla Recalls Due to “Quality Issues” — 475,000+ U.S. Vehicles!
By B.N. Frank In addition to battery fires and fires that are difficult to extinguish (see 1, 2), various undesirable incidents and issues have been…
FDA Approved Heart Pumps Taken Off the Market after Thousands of Deaths and Injuries; Too Dangerous to Remove or Replace
By B.N. Frank In August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was blamed for approving an unsafe surgically implanted heart pump that caused thousands of…
Recall of 300,000+ Wireless Earphones Due to Fire and Burn Injuries
By B.N. Frank Wireless wearables (activity trackers/watches, earphones, hearing aids, rings, Virtual Reality (VR) goggles, etc.) operate via biologically harmful wireless frequencies (aka “Wi-Fi”) and…