Mexican Media Brands
Fire Risk Prompts GM to Recall 370,000 Fullsize Pickups
Next week General Motors Co. will begin recalling 370,000 of its 2014 model Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra large pickup trucks to reprogram software that could cause a fire.
#regulations
Share
Next week General Motors Co. will begin recalling 370,000 of its 2014 model Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra large pickup trucks to reprogram software that could cause a fire.
The campaign covers 303,000 trucks in the U.S. and 67,000 vehicles in Canada. All affected models are equipped with a 4.3- or 5.3-liter V-8 engine.
GM has confirmed eight fires but reports no injuries related to the problem. It says all incidents occurred under extremely cold weather conditions. The software glitch appears to relate to control of the engine fuel mixture. The problem could cause the exhaust system to overheat, thus causing a fire in the engine compartment, according to the company.
GM is urging owners not to allow their trucks to idle unattended until the 20-minute upgrade can be performed.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Porsche Racing to the Future
Porsche is part of VW Group and it is one of the companies that is involved in putting vehicles on the U.S. market with diesel engines in violation of EPA emissions regulations, specifically model year 2013–2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel 3.0-liter V6 models.
-
Rage Against the Machine
There have been more than 20 reported attacks against Waymo’s self-driving fleet in Chandler, Ariz., since the company began testing the technology on public roads there two years ago.
-
U.S. in No Hurry to Regulate Autonomous Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the emerging technology involved in self-driving cars is too new to be tightly regulated.