Hyundai Motor Corp. has added 6,071 cars to its sunroof recall affecting 2012 Veloster models. The newly added vehicles, manufactured between July 4, 2011, and October 31, 2011, bring the total number of recalled vehicles to approximately 19,600 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The recall, issued through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), [...]

A local report about consumer safety surrounding the use of laminated glass for sidelites which aired recently on NBC 6 South Florida asked the question: are vehicles becoming too safe? In January 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a final rule centering around the extended use of laminated glass as a safety [...]

A voluntary recall on certain model year 2012 Hyundai Veloster vehicles has been issued through the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to the recall, the panoramic sunroof assembly is in question for possible weakening during factory installation. According to the issued recall, “If the assembly was weakened at the factory, the panoramic glass panel [...]

In its annual cars issue, ConsumerReports has rated a number of vehicles for safety, utilizing scores from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). One major category of the rankings took a look at front and side crash ratings, with a combined overall NHTSA score. Though many [...]

Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against American Honda Motor Co., Inc., claiming that the window regulator in certain Honda vehicles is defective and results in the sidelite falling into the door frame or becoming stuck in the fully-open position. Phyllis Grodzitsky of California, owner of a Honda Odyssey, and Jeremy Bordelon of [...]

The Department of Transportation recently issued a third delay to requiring a rear visibility standard to be set to help prevent childbackover deaths, according to a recent statement from KidsAndCars.org, a national nonprofit child safety organization dedicated to preventing injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic [...]

Forbes has released its annual list of the “safest cars for 2012.” Click here for full report.

The Department of Transportation has created a public service announcement called “OMG” to warn teenagers against the dangers of distracted driving. The PSA is available on the newly redesigned Distraction.gov website, along with new materials designed especially for young drivers. The PSA also is airing nationwide in Regal Cinema theaters and on gas station pump-top [...]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for the first-ever nationwide ban on the use of all personal electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. The safety recommendation specifically calls for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support [...]

The U.S. Senate currently is reviewing a bill that would prohibit car and truck rental companies to rent, lease or sell a vehicle after being notified by either the vehicle manufacturer or the Secretary of Transportation of a vehicle defect. Likewise, if the rental company received notice of a recall or defect during a rental [...]