Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety recalls in North America including one covering certain 2020 Mustangs with potentially compromised Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). READ MORE
Ford recently issued a recall on more than 5,000 of its Transit Connect vans made from 2014 to 2017 with panoramic sunroofs. The auto manufacturer stated the sunroofs could leak or even detach from the vans, in a press release. READ MORE
Ford is recalling more than a quarter-million pickups in a trio of recalls to fix defects that could increase the risk of crashing or introduce the possibility of a vehicle fire. Read More
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a new visibility recall of 79 Mercedes-Benz products affecting 744,852 vehicle owners.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC (FCA) released a position statement on auto glass replacement, which states only “authentic Mopar glass is designed, engineered, manufactured and tested to the FCA US LLC internal and government-mandated standards and is the only equivalent to [a vehicle’s] originally installed glass.” FCA also stated a vehicle’s front facing camera must be recalibrated once its windshield is replaced
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) Technical Committee has approved the CAPA 801 Standard for the certification of automotive glass. The standard—which CAPA describes as the first in the industry for independently produced aftermarket glass—currently applies to windshields but may be expanded to include side and rear windows in the future. The standard contains requirements for materials, dimension and appearance. CAPA is an independent non-profit standard-setting and certification organization for automotive crash parts.
Vitro Automotive, S.A. de C.V. (Vitro) has issued a safety recall due to a “noncompliance that exists in certain automotive glass parts.” According to the company, the noncompliance involves rear automotive glass, also known as backlites, which exceed the allowable fragment weight after fracture tests.
Ford has issued a recall for more than 100,000 F-Series Super Duty pickups equipped with LED headlights. The manufacturer released the recall of the trucks because of a defect with the LED lights. The problem affects vehicles built from 2017 to 2019. The headlights on these vehicles are not compliant with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Ford has already recalled these vehicles for problems with their rear axles.
A 14-year-old from West Grove, Pennsylvania, won a $25,000 prize for creating a prototype designed to eliminate a car’s blind spots.
Collision Hub collision industry relations director Jason Bartanen posed an interesting question on an open technician “Virtual 20 Group” meeting Tuesday. The webinar offered some best practices for verifying via test drive the functionality of as many advanced driver assistance systems as possible.