Monthly Archives: October 2024

Tesla Cybertrucks Recalled For The 5th Time This Year

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The much maligned and often teased (for their rediculous look), Tesla Cybertruck was recalled for the 5th time this year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced along with Tesla that 27,000 Cybertrucks due to a delay in rear-view camera images that could impair driver visibility and increase crash risks.

Tesla is is issuing a software update to address the latest issue. This is the largest of the five recalls made on the Cybertruck. Back in April a recall was made to fix a loose accelerator pedal pad and another in Juneover issues with windshield wipers and exterior trim.

All of these recalls are made to help prevent future traffic crashes. I have not seen any reports that th faulty rear-view images have caused any car accidents.

If you own a Cybertruck, be sure to contact your Tesla dealer to ensure that the software in your vehicle has been updated.

If you have been seriously injured in a Chicago car accident or Chicago truck accident then call The Bryant Law Group for a free legal consultation at 312-614-1076 or go to our website at www.blgchicago.com.

GM Fined $1.5 Million For Failure To Disclose Cruise Vehicle Accident

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General Motors’ autonomous vehicle division, Cruise, was fined $1.5 million by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) for their failure to fully report a vehicle-pedestrian accident.

According to ABC News, back on October 2, 2023 once of GM’s driverless Cruse vehicles struck a pedestrian in California. Following that accident, GM suspended all of their driverless vehicle operations after California’s department of motor vehicles deemed that  cars posed a danger to public safety. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the license for Cruise, which was transporting passengers without human drivers throughout San Francisco.

The NHTSA said on Monday that as part of a consent order, Cruise will also have to submit a corrective action plan on how it will improve its compliance with the standing general order, which is for crashes involving automated driving systems.

It’s unclear in any of the news articles did not provide any details on how GM did not “fully report” the pedestrian accident according to the NHTSA’s standards.

Cruise will meet quarterly with the NHTSA to talk about the state of its operations, and to review the periodic reporting and progress on the requirements of the consent order. Cruise will also submit a final report detailing its compliance with the consent order and state of operations 90 days before the end of the base term.

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a Chicago rideshare accident or a Chicago pedestrian accident, then call the Chicago personal injury lawers at The Bryant Law Group at 312-614-1076 or go to our website at www.blgchicago.com.