As cyclist injuries and deaths increase, motorcycle makers are installing more safety features, making greater use of anti-lock brakes and adding air bags. But some people wonder how effective air ...

Your car's air bag compartment might be missing something important: an air bag. A Weekend Edition investigation last week showed that some unscrupulous auto repair shops and dealers have victimized ...

Air bags save lives every year. But they aren't safe for everyone. In fact, 3,000 people have been given permission to install switches to turn their air bags off. The trouble is, they can't get the ...

Most vehicles you see on the road are either going to be rocking coil springs or good old-fashioned leaf springs. These suspension systems perform perfectly fine for most people in typical driving ...

The Tovar brothers of Southern California are certainly not strangers to our regular readers; we've featured their perfectly restored bombas many times throughout the years. Most recently, we've also ...

While the ride characteristics weren't really bad, the Chevy sat with a bit of a nose-down stance. The OEM Mustang II frontend was installed (by its previous owner, Todd Gravelle) with its crossmember ...

The trucks sold in today’s consumer market are tougher than commercial trucks just a decade back, with the strongest pickups comfortably hauling nearly 8,000 pounds. The key downside to those new ...

Counterfeit air bags made of substandard components have been tied to multiple fatalities and injuries in crashes over the past year. The fake parts make their way into cars that were in crashes and ...

Destiny Byassee might have survived the crash that killed her last June if it weren’t for the counterfeit air bag that blew apart in her face. Unbeknownst to the 22-year-old mother of two, the bogus ...

Two recent fatal accidents involving Chinese-made air bag parts are renewing warnings from regulators over counterfeit components that can explode during a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...