Feds want to talk to Tesla about the Model S yoke steering wheel
NHTSA officials aren t sure if Elon s Knight-Rider-style wheel meets federal regulations. Listen - 01:26
NHTSA wants a closer look at this. Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Roadshow on Friday it has reached out to Tesla following the news of its planned yoke-style steering wheel for the refreshed Model S electric sedan. The government agency did not say if the automaker has been in touch with regulators since it debuted the radical new wheel.
Tesla this week revealed the refreshed flagship sedan, along with a revamped Model X SUV, with the steering yoke grabbing eyeballs across the internet. Roadshow s Editor-in-Chief Tim Stevens has laid out why the design is a likely safety risk, but US regulators will certainly get to the bottom of it. NHTSA told Roadshow that on first glance it cannot det
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Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other components.
This may result in malfunctions of various systems such as the windshield wipers and defroster, rearview camera, exterior lights, audible warning of a stopped vehicle, and power window operation.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 103, “Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems” and number 111, “Rear Visibility” as well as FMVSS numbers 104, 108, 114, 118, and 305.
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Even though it’s the best name in the hypercar business, Bugatti isn’t without fault. Certain Chiron, Chiron Sport, and Divo models for the U.S. market are under recall for two different problems, starting with a manufacturing defect that affects four units of the W16 land missiles. 11 photos
According to Bugatti, the rear-left driveshaft broke during a customer drive on November 8th. The supplier, a German company called CP Tech GmbH, analyzed the component and identified a
“process issue in a range of delivered driveshafts.” Replacing the assembly takes approximately seven hours of labor, but customers don’t have to pay a single cent for the repair.
Bugatti
Are you one of the lucky few individuals in the U.S. who owns a new Bugatti Chiron, Chiron Sport, or Divo? Well, your car might need some reprogramming. The company has issued an official recall through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a total of 79 Bugattis built between 2017 and 2020 over a faulty stability control system.
The recall affects certain Chirons, Chiron Sports, and even some of the company s $5.8 Divos. While these cars hold different positions and different price points within Bugatti s lineup, they re vastly similar underneath. So it makes sense they d use the same sort of stability control software. Here s how NHSTA s site explains the fault: