/tags/car-safety car safety en-US WLRN Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-03/a-theft-ring-that-allegedly-made-millions-from-catalytic-converters-has-been-busted Thefts of catalytic converters has skyrocketed over the last few years, as they contain rare metals. The federal government is seeking $545 million in forfeitures from the defendants. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-03/a-theft-ring-that-allegedly-made-millions-from-catalytic-converters-has-been-busted Ayana Archie /2019-04-24/government-expands-air-bag-investigation-to-include-more-than-12-million-vehicles A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning owing to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:51:00 GMT /2019-04-24/government-expands-air-bag-investigation-to-include-more-than-12-million-vehicles Matthew S. Schwartz /2019-04-02/federal-auto-regulator-to-investigate-hyundai-kia-vehicle-fires Reports of thousands of fires and a petition from a consumer advocacy group led the auto regulator to open new investigations into fires that were not sparked by a collision. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:07:56 GMT /2019-04-02/federal-auto-regulator-to-investigate-hyundai-kia-vehicle-fires Francesca Paris /npr-breaking-news/2019-03-28/why-pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-30-year-high "It's great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that's not very useful if the crosswalk doesn't exist," says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:07:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-03-28/why-pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-30-year-high Sea Stachura /2019-03-13/honda-recalls-1-1-million-vehicles-after-air-bag-injures-driver The defective air bag inflators are supplied by Takata, an auto parts maker that is already part of the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:40:55 GMT /2019-03-13/honda-recalls-1-1-million-vehicles-after-air-bag-injures-driver Cat Schuknecht