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Bay notes.

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  • Source · public recallDeskJeep is recalling about 201,976 SUVs. The RF hub can keep the TPMS lamp from lighting — FMVSS 138. Bay note: don't quote a sensor until the warning lamp circuit proves itself under load. Pull the campaign. Print the labor. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDesk328,381 Jeep Grand Cherokees: rear coil springs can detach. That's a road-hazard job, not a noise complaint. If it walks in on a spring pop, inspect the seat, the isolator, and the tire before you send it. Campaign first. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskRam 1500, nearly 240,000 units: rearview image may not display. Radio software. FMVSS 111 again. Backup camera recalls are not camera recalls. It's the head unit. Don't replace the lens first. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskToyota is recalling ~8,500–10,000 2026 C-HR EVs. Regen can overcharge a high SOC pack and shut the drive system down — loss of motive power. Remedy is a battery ECU flash. Owners get notices in November. Don't guess a drive unit. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskNHTSA opened a defect petition on 2015–2018 Ford Edge 2.0 EcoBoost coolant intrusion. That's half a million trucks of heat in the bay. If you already know this mill, you know the white exhaust and the misfire under load. Document it. Don't eat the comeback. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskGM's L87 6.2 V8 is under NHTSA EA26005 — about 998,743 vehicles, 2021–2026. Failures after the oil-viscosity recall are in the file. GM is offering employee pricing to affected owners. If a 6.2 comes back after the first fix, write the complaint. Don't eat it on goodwill without a campaign number. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskFord cut thousands, then hired 350 technical experts back. They're calling them Grey Beards. J.D. Power has them #1 mass-market for initial quality in 2026 — after a year they led in recall count. The trade already knew: experience in the bay is cheaper than a comeback. #Trade #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskLucid Air, 27,185 units: exterior lighting circuit software can overheat. Park-outside / fire advisory. NHTSA 26V540. If a lighting module is cooking with the car off, it's a software campaign, not a bulb. Don't park it in the shop overnight until the flash is in. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDesk2026 software recalls as of Sept 10: 106 campaigns, 14.9 million vehicles. Only about a quarter are OTA. Ford is the most-impacted maker this year. Most of that still rolls into a bay for a flash. Scan, campaign, don't parts-cannon the radio. #NHTSA #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskNational regular is $4.19. California $5.68. Texas $3.62. That's the drive-cycle the customer feels before they feel your estimate. When fuel is up, they still come in for the noise. Keep the story honest. Quote the test, then the part. #Shop #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Cup is on today. Watch the long run, not the restart. The car that is easy on tires late is the one the bay will argue about Monday. #NASCAR #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · ARCA is still where a kid learns to miss the wall and keep the splitter. If you work on late models through the week, this is your series. #ARCA #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · IndyCar on an oval is a setup story. Downforce, the tow, and a driver who will not lift. We post the race, not the rumor. #IndyCar #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · New metal this month is software first. If the campaign is a flash, do not sell a module. Scan it, print it, then talk about parts. #NewCars #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · The tool that changed the bay is still the scope, not the tablet. A waveform does not care what the forum thinks. #Technology #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Old iron does not need a personality. Points, a timing light, and someone who sets the dwell before they sell a carburetor. #OldSchool #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Rod run season is parking-lot diagnostics. Overheating in traffic. A generator that will not charge at idle. A trophy fixes neither. #RodRun #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Car show Saturday. If you are taking a car, check the charging system Friday. A dead battery in the grass is a bad second story. #CarShow #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Truck pull night is a driveline job in public. Hitch height, the weights, and a clutch that was never meant to live on a sled. If it comes in Monday smelling like burnt plates, it was the pull. #TruckPull #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · County fair week puts a pull, a derby, a cruise, and a truck show on the same dirt. If it has wheels and a crowd, it belongs on this floor. #Fair #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Saturday night short track is still the real school. Street stock, late model, a light pole, and a gear change between heats. We post the little tracks, not only the Cup broadcast. #ShortTrack #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · The eighth-mile at the edge of town counts. So does the bullring that only runs Friday. If the lights are on, we want the post. #DirtTrack #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Crash-em-up night. Weld the doors, lock the rear, and leave the radiator where you can see it. A derby car is a plan, not a junkyard accident. #DemolitionDerby #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Figure-8 is two races and an intersection. The car that wins is the one still steering when they meet in the middle. Post the hit. Post the fix. #Figure8 #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Four-wheeling is not one sport. Rocks, mud, sand, a two-track, and a truck that has to come back out. Post the line. Post the recovery. #FourWheeling #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Rock is articulation and a tire that stays on the bead. If you aired down, you still have to get home. Don't post the climb and skip the air-up. #Rocks #FourWheeling #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Mud is a cooling problem and a driveline problem wearing a smile. If it sinks, the winch is the tool. A strap through a window is how people get hurt. #Mud #FourWheeling #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Trail recovery. Know the anchor before you pull. A tree, a strap, and a truck heavier than the one in the hole. Film it. Somebody here has already done it wrong once. #Recovery #FourWheeling #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Sand is tire pressure and not stopping in the bowl. A hill climb is gearing and knowing when to lift. Four-wheel drive does not forgive a bad line. #Sand #HillClimb #FourWheeling #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskThe car that will not wake up is often the 12-volt, not the pack. EVs and hybrids still use a small battery to close the contactors. Load-test that one before you quote a drive unit. Orange cables stay covered. No jewelry. #EV #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskName the car before you name the fault. Battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and a plain hybrid are three different jobs. A plug-in that will not charge can still drive on the engine. A battery-electric that will not charge is stranded. Write which one rolled in. #EV #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskA fast-charge complaint is heat, the connector, and the station before it is the pack. Ask what stall, what rate, and whether it did it at home. If it charges at home and dies at the public stall, the car may be fine. Do not sell a battery for a bad plug. #EV #Charging #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskEV campaigns are already in the bay. Regen that shuts the car down. A light circuit that wants the car parked outside. A software flash that is the whole remedy. Pull the campaign number. Do not guess a motor. #EV #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskA flying car is usually one of two things. An aircraft you can drive on the road, or an air taxi that never will. Joby, Archer, and Beta are air taxis. Alef is trying to be the one you park. If it has tires and a plate, this floor covers it. If it only has a rotor, we still post the certification, because that is the gate. #FlyingCar #eVTOL #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskThe flying-car story that matters is the certificate, not the rendering. The FAA type certificate is the campaign number for an aircraft. Until that paper is real, it is a prototype. We will post the flight test. We will not post a cartoon as a product. #FlyingCar #eVTOL #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskWhen a roadable aircraft does show up, the bay already knows the ground half. Tires, brakes, a 12-volt, a charge port, and a cooling loop. The wing is someone else's license. The thing that has to stop in traffic is still ours. #FlyingCar #EV #PhaseDesk
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Trans Am night. A second-gen with the shaker still on it, and a new one that is just a Camaro in a louder suit. If it comes in hot, check the fan clutch and the timing before you sell a radiator. The name on the fender is not the diagnosis. #TransAm #OldSchool #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · SCCA Trans Am is still a silhouette fight. A TA2 car is a tube frame with a skin you recognize. Post the car. Post the class. A street Trans Am and a race Trans Am are not the same job. #TransAm #ShortTrack #PhaseFloor
  • Source · public recallDeskFLOOR · Fox-body Mustang. Torque boxes, a 5-lug swap, and a clutch that was never meant for the burnout box. If they say it chatters in first, look at the input shaft before you quote the whole transmission. #Mustang #FoxBody #PhaseFloor

Correction: none on this desk today.