In its annual cars issue, Consumer Reports 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 [...]

KidsAndCars.org has released some startling statistics for the year 2010. As the year saw the end of its warmest months, the child safety group announced that 2010 has been the worst year yet for children dying in hot vehicles. “We still have three months remaining in the year and there have already been 48 deaths,” [...]

Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently vetoed a bill that would have specified that an automotive repair dealer who prepares a written estimate that includes replacement of a deployed airbag and fails to repair and fully restore the airbag would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, imprisonment or both. “This bill makes minor [...]

American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) has issued a recall for nearly 70,000 vehicles citing a possible detachment of the vehicles’ rearview mirrors, according to reports from the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall includes the company’s 2007-2010 SX4s (both sedans and hatchbacks)—a total of 69,587 vehicles. Company officials say that all of [...]

A woman whose daughter was critically injured and blinded when a piece of furniture fell off a rented trailer and burst through her windshield is working to inform others of the dangers of unproperly secured loads. Robin Abel also was involved in the passage of a law in her home state of Washington “that criminalizes [...]

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., which owns Hartford Insurance, is encouraging older drivers to participate in a game-like computer-based program called “Drive-Sharp™” to improve not only their “brain fitness” but also their safety on the road. According to reports from the company, playing the game for 20 minutes a day, three times a week [...]

Webasto Product North America Inc. has issued a recall of potentially 292,867 sunroofs sold as aftermarket equipment for a variety of passenger vehicles, citing a possible adhesive bonding issue between the glass and metal frame, according to reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The impacted sunroofs include certain Hollandia 700 and 600 [...]

Cadavers have long been used to test vehicle mechanisms, including windshields, for safety and structural integrity, according to a recent report from MNBC. Click here to read the story in full.

Does your company have a cell phone usage policy for talking and/or texting while driving for mobile technicians? Some experts say this should be considered for any businesses in which cell phones and driving come into play. “[This is] a big deal because distracted driving is now about the number-one issue as far as vehicle [...]