Recall Monday has arrived, for a third consecutive week free of Stellantis recalls. Tesla and Toyota led in number of recalls; for the first half of the year, according to the NHTSA, Ford was by far the biggest recall issuer.
Tesla recalled the 2021-23 X and S because the seat belt may come off the pre-tensioner anchor, which could be a problem; in addition, the Y, X, and S all had misaligned front cameras, a major issue given that Elon Musk ordered the company’s “full self-driving” systems to use only cameras, not radar.
At Toyota, the 2023 Corolla series, Highlander series, Lexus RX series, and Tacoma, along with 2023-24 NX series, all had recalls for non-deploying driver’s-side airbags. Gulf States 2023 Toyota RAV4s may have damaged valve stems, as well.
Overa at Mazda, the rear view image may not display properly on the 2016-21 CX-3 and the 2014-18 3. The 2018-23 Nissan Leaf may have unintended acceleration, while the 2021 Nissan Versa and Kicks may lose power steering.
Finally, 2023 BMW 7-series cars, including i7, had interaction bar malfunctions; 2019 Jaguar XEs may not have rear-view camera images; and 2019-2020 McLaren 600LTs can have a coolant leak which can cause a fire.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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