U.S. probes Freightliner trucks for windshield wiper failures

U.S. safety regulators are investigating why windshield wipers can fail on almost 194,000 Freightliner big trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that Freightliner maker Daimler Trucks has received four complaints, 12 reports from the field and more than 1,800 warranty claims due to the problem. The investigation covers Freightliner Cascadia trucks from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The investigation could lead to a recall. Daimler Trucks said that it’s working with federal regulators on the investigation and that it thoroughly investigates issues that affect safety.

Hyundai, Kia recall 1.4 million vehicles over engine failure

Hyundai and Kia are recalling 1.4 million cars and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and South Korea because the engines can fail and stall, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers some of the Korean automakers’ most popular models in the U.S. and Canada including 2013 and 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport SUVs and Sonata midsize cars. Also covered are Kia Optima midsize cars from 2011 through 2014, Kia Sportage SUVs from 2011 through 2013 and Kia Sorento SUVs from 2012 through 2014. The South Korean recall includes Hyundai’s Grandeur and Sonata sedans and Kia’s K5, K7 and Sportage with engines produced

The parent company of KFC said it will stop buying chicken that is raised using antibiotics that are important to human medicine. The announcement by the giant chicken chain came after years of pressure from food safety and consumer advocacy groups, and two years after other food companies such as McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell made similar pledges to phase out the use of products from animals treated with the antibiotics — a practice linked to the rise of “super bug” pathogens that are resistant to multiple drugs. The policy change is expected to have a widespread effect on the poultry industry, because KFC — owned by Yum Brands — buys its chicken from a great many flocks as a food-safety precaution, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

YouTube will no longer display ads on videos from channels with fewer than 10,000 views, a policy that the company says was planned long before the current controversy over ads appearing before extremist videos. The videohosting platform, which is owned by Google, announced the changes in a blog post, saying the viewcount threshold gives YouTube enough information to ensure that creators that collect money from their content are following the site’s guidelines and advertising policies. YouTube said the change had been in the works since November and was designed to “protect creators first and foremost.”