Hot Halogen Headlamps Turn Toyota Tundra Trucks Toasty

Toyota Tundra pickup trucks—almost 160,000 of them, from the 2018 to 2021 model years—are being recalled to fix a faulty headlamp circuit that can catch on fire. The trouble is caused by a wiring harness, made in the Phillippines and improperly configured to keep the low beam filament of the H4 bulb energised during high…

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Hector Fratty

Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.