The Latest Breaking News from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Yet another major automaker has been fined for cheating on diesel emissions. Hino Motors, a company within Toyota Group, agreed to a settlement totaling $1.6 billion resulting from "false and fraudulent CO2 emissions test data" submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The fine includes a $236.5 million…

A potentially faulty driverless car feature found in roughly 2.6 million Tesla cars on U.S. roads highlights the risks associated with CEO Elon Musk's plans to roll out unsupervised Full Self-Driving this year.

Ford's seat belt and battery problems are being looked into by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has led to recalls and increased scrutiny. Ford promises to resolve issues with quality control.

Pedestrian safety. It’s something modern American cars struggle with, partly because there’s no standard in place to test how a human head hitting a vehicle hood would fare in an impact. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working on introducing a new standard to change this, but until that…

According to a recall report, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem may affect 2,431 vehicles

Update: The original version of this story suggested that Ford was required to pay a lump sum of $165 million to the NHTSA. More specifically, Ford will pay an immediate cash penalty of $65 million with an additional $55 million "held in abeyance" subject to Ford's adherence to terms over…

The U.S. government's auto safety regulator has concluded a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company took remedial actions to address the issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that the problem stemmed from intake valves that could fracture within certain 2.7-liter and 3-liter turbocharged engines.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints about some JuiceBox residential electric vehicle chargers after reports of fires and other electrical malfunctions

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty as part of a consent order after the unit failed to fully report a crash involving a pedestrian