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New York (AFP) - Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles because of a defect that can cause unintentional vehicle acceleration, increasing crash risk, according to a US notice posted this week. Tesla notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on April 17 of the condition in which the accelerator pedal may become trapped on the Cybertruck, Elon Musk's futuristic take on the American pickup truck. If the accelerator pedal becomes trapped, "the performance and operation of the pedal will be affected, which may increase the risk of a collision," Tesla said in the notice. Tes...
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New York (AFP) - Stellantis urged owners of thousands of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to "immediately stop" driving the vehicles if their Takata airbags have not been replaced, the company said Tuesday. The "Do Not Drive" consumer alert follows a May 13 fatal accident involving one of the trucks that US regulators said constituted the 26th death in the United States tied to the defective part. The company, then known as Chrysler, recalled 385,686 of the vehicles in 2015. US regulators estimate that roughly 84,000 of the vehicles remained unrepaired, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety A...
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New York (AFP) - Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 electric vehicles because of problems with their driver-assistance technology that heighten crash risk, according to a US regulatory announcement seen by AFP Thursday. The recall affects a range of Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y Tesla autos from between 2016 and 2023, equipped with "Full Self-Driving Beta" technology, said a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice. To remedy the problem, Tesla will release a software update that can be implemented remotely. Problems with Tesla's FSD Beta system mean cars could undertake ma...
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New York (AFP) - General Motor's autonomous vehicle unit Cruise recalled 80 cars and updated their software after one failed to properly predict the trajectory of an oncoming vehicle. The company, which is the first to have deployed driverless taxis in San Francisco in June, sent a notice this week to the US agency in charge of road safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In filings which came to public attention Thursday, Cruise explains that on June 3 one of its cars was hit from the rear by another vehicle after breaking sharply while making an unprotected left t...
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New York (AFP) - General Motors said Monday it has fixed the production flaws that created a fire hazard in the batteries for its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, and will start replacing them next month. The fixes address a fire hazard that prompted a recall of more than 140,000 Bolts, and a warning to car owners not to park their vehicles in garages or leave them plugged in overnight. The company confirmed 13 fires involving the faulty batteries, a GM spokesman told AFP. The automaker said LG plants have resumed battery production and are adding capacity so "replacement battery modules will ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Californians voted overwhelmingly to keep their Democratic governor Tuesday, roundly rejecting a Republican attempt to unseat him in a special recall vote spurred by mask mandates and Covid lockdowns. Gavin Newsom handily survived a confidence vote that could have seen him replaced by a Republican with only minority support in one of the most liberal parts of the United States. With more than 60 percent of the votes tallied, NBC, CNN and Fox News said Newsom was set to prevail, with two thirds voting against the effort. "'No' is not the only thing that was expressed tonight...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Californians are voting on whether they approve of their democratically elected governor, and if not, who should replace him. Here is a look at how the recall election works in the most populous and wealthiest state in the United States. What's the question? There are two. The first is: "Shall Gavin Newsom be recalled from the office of governor?" It's a straight yes/no requiring a simple majority (50 percent plus one vote) either way. If the answer is "no," normal service is resumed, and Newsom serves out the remaining 18 months of his term. If it's a "yes," part two comes...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Long before the world had ever heard of Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian, Angelyne had cornered the market in being famous for being famous. Now the "Billboard Queen" of Los Angeles is on the ballot when Californians vote Tuesday on recalling their governor. And with a manifesto that includes an annual "Bubble Bath Day," a masquerade ball and rehab for politicians, it's a candidacy that could only happen in Hollywood -- but not, possibly, an entirely serious one. "I'm already queen of the universe. Governor of California would be a step down," she sighs. Angelyne and her brig...
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New York (AFP) - General Motors expanded a recall of its Chevrolet Bolt on Friday, announcing plans to repair thousands more of the electric autos in a move that will add $1 billion in costs. The recall will address two manufacturing defects that can be present in electric battery cells, leading to fires in "rare circumstances," GM said in a news release. The latest moves adds to the $812 million in costs connected to the earlier recall of Bolt vehicles. GM said it was pursuing reimbursement from the supplier, LG. The automaker "discovered manufacturing defects in certain battery cells produ...
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New York (AFP) - General Motors announced Friday a second recall of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt to address a battery defect blamed for recent car fires. GM cited "two rare manufacturing defects" in the high-voltage batteries, which are produced by LG Chem in South Korea. The automaker said it will notify 2017-2019 Bolt owners when replacement parts are available. The recall affects about 69,000 cars globally, including around 51,000 in the United States. "Out of an abundance of caution, customers should continue to park their vehicles outside immediately after charging and not leave their ...
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