Ford had quite the number of recalls last year, and the Blue Oval is already racking up a tally for 2026, with the brand announcing a recall of nearly 4.4 million vehicles over a faulty trailer ...

Trailer safety is a big deal, but hopefully, you don’t need me to tell you that. Spend some time around your local DOT’s commercial vehicle officers and you’ll learn just how seriously they take ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall of hundreds of thousands of trucks and SUVs due to trailer lighting and brake failures. The agency said that 456,287 vehicles ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Chrysler is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles and more than 2,000 tow-trailer modules over a brake light failure that could raise the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic ...

Abstract: This study presents an angular position control strategy for servo brake motion of an electric motor based on a finite control set-model predictive control (FCS-MPC) with a voltage smoother.

A properly functioning ABS control module gives you the confidence and safety you need every time you hit the road. When this part starts to fail, your risk of losing control during sudden stops ...

One of the most common faults on older stock trailers is with the electrical system. Aside from lights, the brakes also rely on electricity. Most provinces require all trailers with a gross weight of ...

Abstract: In this work a dynamic control allocation approach is presented for an automotive vehicle yaw stabilization scheme. The stabilization strategy consists of a high level module that deals with ...

Volvo issued a recall for 14,014 of its fully electric and plug-in-hybrid vehicles on Monday because a very limited set of circumstances may cause them to totally lose the ability to slow or stop. The ...

Certain Volvo EVs and PHEVs are being recalled because their brakes might fail. A software issue is the culprit. 14,000 cars in the U.S. are affected, and owners should refrain from using the B mode ...