Scot Bertram, Toyota is recalling more than one-million vehicles for potential air bag issues.

Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for

 

–Thursday December 21st 2023—

 

—Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One —  The U.S. is agreeing to a prisoner swap deal with Venezuela.  The Biden administration will release a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for ten Americans detained in the country.  The agreement includes the return of six Americans who were deemed wrongfully detained.  

 

Two—   New driver's licenses and state ID cards with higher security features are coming in January to Michigan residents. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is also reissuing the green and white "Water Wonderland" license plate from 1963. The driver's licenses and ID cards will reduce the risk of fraud and counterfeiting with the names of the five Great Lakes being seen in multicolored text when it is held at certain angles. 

 

And number three — Toyota is recalling more than one-million vehicles for potential air bag issues.  Toyota Motor announced the recall on Wednesday, saying a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags to not properly deploy.  The recall is for 2020 through 2022 model year vehicles including various Corolla, Camry, Avalon and Sienna Hybrid vehicles.  The automaker says it will start notifying owners about the recall in February.