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Hyundai Recalls 94,622 Genesis Sedans Over a Seat Switch That Can Get Stuck On
A knock to the power seat switch can leave the adjustment motor running after everyone has got out of the car. Hyundai first heard about it on the last day of 2021. The recall was filed on 8 October 2026, and the fix has not been designed yet.
Toyota Recalls 30,978 RAV4 Plug-In Hybrids Over a Motor That Never Finishes Waking Up
A fault in the motor generator ECU's startup routine can leave the high-speed control mode unavailable. Nothing happens at first. The consequence arrives later, at speed, as a limp-home mode or a complete hybrid shutdown.
265,512 Ram ProMasters Can Lose Power Steering Because Water Gets Into the Harness
NHTSA campaign 26V621 covers four model lines across five model years, including the electric 3500. FCA's own filing puts the defect rate at 7.7 percent and logs 2,799 warranty claims. Repairs are "fourth quarter."
Jeep Is Recalling 97,349 Wagoneers for Roof Crossbars That Can Fall Off. Its Own Filing Says the Rate Is 100 Percent
FCA's Part 573 report estimates every affected truck has the defect, leaves the "cause" field blank, and lists no date for the actual repair. Interim letters start landing Thursday.
Ford Says a Suspected Counterfeit Capacitor Is Blanking Ranger Screens — and There's No Fix Yet
11,405 2026 Rangers can lose their center display entirely, taking the backup camera with it. Ford's own filing calls the part potentially counterfeit, and the remedy column still says the parts don't exist.
Land Rover Lost the Photos, So It's Recalling the Cars
NHTSA campaign 26V613 covers rear subframes that can crack on the 626-hp Range Rover Sport SV. The revealing part isn't the cracks JLR found — it's the cars whose factory inspection images it can no longer retrieve.
The New Fuel Economy Rule Asks Less of 2031 Than the Fleet Already Delivered in 2024
NHTSA's final CAFE rule sets a 34.9 mpg fleet target for model year 2031. The agency's own analysis says the 2024 fleet hit 35.4. Twenty-six states, cities and counties filed suit three days after it landed in the Federal Register.
Cadillac Recalls 29,347 Optiqs Over the Last Half-Inch of Glass
Close the Optiq's front windows from the key fob and the anti-pinch system may miss an obstruction in the final 13 millimetres of travel. NHTSA campaign 26V612000; the fix is a software update, some of it over the air.
Ford Is Recalling 86,543 Mach-Es Because a Faster Jig Didn't Let the Glue Cure
The rear side quarter window trim on 2023–2025 Mustang Mach-Es can work loose and come off in traffic. Ford traced it to a supplier fixture that cut the installation time — and, with it, the primer's cure time.
Ford Reportedly Showed Dealers a Four-Door Mustang
At a dealer meeting in Las Vegas, Ford is said to have put an image of a Mustang sedan on the screen — gas-powered, possibly hybrid, aimed at the Charger, and due before the decade is out.
1.27 Million Ram 1500s Recalled Because the Rear Seat Belt Anchors May Never Have Been Attached
Eight model years of Ram's best-selling truck may have second-row buckle anchors that were never properly secured to the body. Until a dealer looks, Stellantis says move rear passengers to the far side.
A Corroding Door Switch Is Behind Mercedes' Biggest US Recall of the Year
310,667 vehicles, eight model lines, and a failure that starts nowhere near the brakes: a microswitch in the driver's door that stops the car knowing the door is open.
Lucid Pushes Its Affordable Crossover to 2027 After a $1 Billion Quarter
The Cosmos was supposed to be the car that got Lucid out of the six-figure niche. A new CEO just moved it to the second half of 2027, and the quarter behind it explains why.
Stellantis Recalls More Than 1.27 Million Ram 1500 Pickups Over Rear Seat Belt Anchors
NHTSA says the second-row seat belt buckle anchors on certain Ram 1500 trucks may not be properly secured to the body structure, raising the risk of injury in a crash.
BMW to Cut 8,000 Jobs by End of 2027 as China Sales Slump Hits Profit
The voluntary redundancy program, the largest in BMW's history, targets white-collar roles in Germany while leaving production staff untouched.
BMW Recalls 29,119 Plug-In Hybrid Sedans Over Starter Fire Risk
A corroded starter relay in the 330e, 530e, and 740Le iPerformance sedans can short-circuit and, in rare cases, ignite a fire — even while the car is parked and switched off. BMW is telling owners to park outside until it's fixed.
A Suspension Part on 1.2 Million Teslas Can Detach Without Warning, NHTSA Says
The agency's Office of Defects Investigation has logged 156 complaints about the front lower lateral link failing on 2018-2020 Model 3s and 2021-2023 Model Ys — and says most owners got no advance warning before it happened.
Volkswagen Is Recalling 57,851 Atlas SUVs Because the Backup Camera Can Just Not Turn On
A low-voltage electrical glitch can leave the rearview camera dark exactly when drivers shift into reverse — the fix is free, but owners won't get formal notification until mid-September.
Porsche Will Cut 5,000 More Jobs — and Spend €2.1 Billion to Keep the 911 Made in Germany
The Future Package, agreed by Porsche's Executive Board and works council on July 27, brings the total jobs affected by the automaker's restructuring since early 2025 to roughly 9,000, even as the company commits fresh investment to Zuffenhausen and Weissach through 2035.
Ford Already Recalled This Seat Defect Once. It's Back — on Cars That Were Already Fixed.
The expanded, 387,911-vehicle recall covers 2020–2026 Explorers and 2020–2027 Aviators after Ford found the same second-row seat switch binding on SUVs that had already been repaired under a June 2025 campaign for the identical problem.
NHTSA Won't Call Tesla's Door Handles Defective. It's Writing New Rules for Every Automaker Instead.
The agency denied a petition to investigate the Model 3's manual door release as a defect, but granted a separate one to develop a federal standard requiring an emergency exit that works with no power and no hunting through a door panel — after a bill in Congress cited 15 deaths tied to similar entrapments.
Ford Recalls 565,691 Broncos Over an Engine-Bay Wiring Harness That Can Short and Catch Fire
The recall spans every Bronco and Bronco Raptor built from 2021 through 2026 — though Ford says only about 1 in 100 of them actually has the defect. Owner letters don't go out until late August.
Ford Recalls 741,195 SUVs and Trucks Because Park Doesn't Always Mean Park
A transmission fault that lets the park pawl engage while a vehicle is still moving spans Expeditions, Navigators, Explorers, Aviators, and F-150s built across four model years — and the permanent fix isn't ready until next spring.
The US Government Just Barred Polestar From Selling Any Car Here Past This Model Year
A Commerce Department rule aimed at Chinese-linked connected-vehicle tech cuts off Polestar's US sales after the 2026 model year — and its 32 dealers found out with no real plan for what comes next.
Subaru Is Recalling 541,000 SUVs Over a Label That's Been Wrong Since 2018 — Not a Broken Part
The Ascent, Forester, Forester Hybrid, and Crosstrek Hybrid are all affected by a certification label that understates how much weight the rear axle can actually carry.
Kia Tells Nearly 463,000 Telluride Owners to Park Outside Over Seat Fire Risk
A power seat motor that can overheat and ignite has triggered Kia's second recall of the same fix in two years, covering 2020-2024 Tellurides after 18 reported seat fires.
Honda Kills the Prologue — and With Its 0 Series Plans Already Scrapped, It's Left Without a US EV
The GM-built Prologue ends production in December after just two model years on sale. Honda canceled its home-grown 0 Series SUV and Saloon for North America back in March, so there's no announced successor waiting behind it.
Stellantis Recalls 12,592 New Ram 1500s Over Headlights That Can Just Stop Working
A wiring defect in premium headlamp assemblies built between late October 2025 and mid-February 2026 can make the parking lights and daytime running lights flicker or fail outright.
Ford Recalls 741,195 Trucks and SUVs Over a Park System Flaw That Can Let Them Roll Away
A transmission valve body issue can let the parking pawl engage while a vehicle is still moving, damaging the park system — and Ford says it already has 24 property-damage claims and 9 alleged injuries tied to the defect.
BMW's Starter Recall Keeps Growing — Now It's Reached the Plug-In Hybrids
A new NHTSA filing adds roughly 29,000 more US vehicles, including 530e xDrive and 740Le xDrive models, to a starter-fire recall that already covered 87,000 cars earlier this year.
Rivian Just Raised Its Delivery Forecast — And R2 Is Why
A quarter after federal EV tax credits disappeared, Rivian delivered more vehicles than it guided for and raised its full-year target, with its just-launched cheaper SUV doing a lot of the lifting.
The EV Market Right Now: Global Records, a Cooling US, and a Tax Credit Hangover
Globally, electric cars have never sold faster. In the US, first-quarter 2026 sales fell 27% year over year — the clearest sign yet that the end of federal tax credits reset the market rather than ended it.
Kia Recalls Nearly 463,000 Tellurides Over a Seat Switch That Can Catch Fire
A damaged power seat switch can leave the seat motor running until it overheats — and the recall supersedes an earlier fix that sometimes made the problem worse.
Ford Recalls Over 67,000 Mustangs Over a Wiper Motor Chip That Can Fail in Cold Weather
A faulty chip can leave the wipers stuck on high speed and drain washer fluid, part of a wider 110,626-vehicle recall action across two separate Mustang campaigns.
The Collector Car Market Is Cooling — Except at the Very Top
Hagerty's broad market index just logged its sixth straight month of decline. The March auction season still did $255.9 million in business.
Tariffs Are Quietly Reshaping the 2026 Price Sheet
Volkswagen raised prices across the board. Toyota's profits took an eight-billion-dollar hit. The tariff bill is coming due at the dealership.
The R34 GT-R's Whole Model Year Is Now Legal to Import
The 25-year import rule just cleared 2001 — meaning the R34 GT-R V-Spec II, the Evo VII, and the DC5 Integra Type R are all fair game in the US now.