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What changed for the new model year, compared with last year's figures.
Ram's tire pressure recall started at the tire machineThe sensors on 16,385 2026 Ram 1500s may report the wrong pressure. The cause is the same thing that kills TPMS sensors at tire shops every day.
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You can now put red diesel in your truck. Should you?A federal order lets dyed diesel be used on the road without federal penalties through the end of the year. The manuals for the trucks that burn it were written before anyone imagined that. -
The outgoing Silverado just had its best quarter of the yearGM sold 13% more Silverado 1500s in the third quarter while heavy-duty sales fell. Ford kept the F-Series crown, and the numbers behind Ford's lead do not quite add up. -
A judge lets Power Stroke owners in five states sue Ford together over the CP4 pumpThe case over the Bosch CP4 high-pressure fuel pump in 2011-and-later 6.7L Super Duty trucks moves forward, but not nationwide. Here is who is in, and what it does not mean. -
Ford's LED headlight recall hits 28,450 Super Duty trucksContaminated LED chips can kill the low beams, high beams or daytime running lights. It started at a chip maker three suppliers down the chain. -
2027 Silverado HD and Sierra HD tow 38,000 lbGM adds 2,000 lb to its heavy-duty maximum and a new 8.3L Duramax. The conventional hitch rating does not move. -
The 2027 Silverado 1500 tows 13,700 lb. Read the fine print.Chevrolet now has the highest half-ton rating on paper. You only get it with one engine, one cab, two-wheel drive and the Max Trailering Package. -
2027 Sierra 1500: the biggest V8 now tows the leastThe new 5.7L tops the range at 13,500 lb. The 481 hp 6.6L is rated at 9,400 lb, 3,700 lb less than the 6.2L it replaces. -
Ford is recalling 223,472 F-150s because the fuel tank may come looseThe recall covers F-150s built from January 2023 to August 2026. Read the fine print and most older trucks are not in it. -
Toyota printed the wrong payload numbers on 135 Tacomas, Tundras and 4RunnersA data entry error understated the weight of eight factory accessories, so the label told owners they could carry more than they can. The recall is tiny. The lesson is not. -
2027 Super Duty drops the 6.8L and detunes the 7.3LEvery gas Super Duty now gets the 7.3L, but with 445 lb-ft instead of 485. The 40,000 lb diesel maximum stays.