Press Releases

FOIA Reveals Cell Phone Studies

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 15:01
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- CAS Testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee - 11/4/09

- CAS Board Member Nicholas Ashford ON NPR’s Talk of the Nation - 1/11/10

CAS FOIA and Related NHTSA Documents

- Draft Letter to Governors from the Department of Transportation

Toyota Sudden Acceleration

Submitted by brooksm on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:04
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Statement of Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety, On Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration Before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee - 3/2/10

DOT AND NHTSA

1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall Petition

Submitted by brooksm on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:30
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Click here to view the petition

The air runs out of run-flat tires

Submitted by brooksm on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 10:21
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Rick Kranz

CAS Rollover Tests Show Federal Government's Roof Strength Standard Will Not Protect Vehicle Occupants

Submitted by autosafety on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 16:07
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Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow

Dynamic JRS Rollover Occupant Protection Tests Report Sept. 9, 2008

Press Release


Toyota Extends Tacoma Frame Rust Warranty to 15 Years

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 14:48
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SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 10:39
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The National Coalition for School Bus Safety

Contact: Arthur L. Yeager, DMD
732/321-0423
732/742-9588

SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

 

Edison, NJ, July 9.. Although by law children in all states are currently required to use seat belts or child safety seats when they ride in the family car, every school day 23 million youngsters travel back and forth to school without this basic crash protection because large, yellow school buses are not equipped with seat belts.

Man hurt in crash awarded $31.25M

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 06/18/2007 - 12:38
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News Tribune Online 06/12/07

By KEN SERRANO
STAFF WRITER

MIDDLESEX COUNTY  A $31.25 million settlement has been reached in the case of a former Cook College student who was severely disfigured in a fiery crash when a tow truck rear-ended his car on Route 1 in Woodbridge in September 2001.

Richard Douglas Cannon, now 27, was driving from his home in Rahway to the college when his 1984 Ford Mustang broke down in the middle lane of Route 1 on Sept. 6, 2001, said Cannon's attorney, Alfred Dimiero of Summit.

Run-Flat Tires: Solving a Problem or Creating One?

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 10:29
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Christopher Jensen
New York Times
March 11, 2007

RUN-FLAT tires, which have been offered on some new cars for the last few years, are a soothing security blanket. They can be driven for miles after losing their air, allowing drivers to delay fixing a flat until there is a safe place to stop and avoiding a harrowing tire change along a busy highway.

But consumers have begun to report problems with the tires.

CAS Calls for NHTSA Investigation of Pontiac GTO Tire Failures

Submitted by helvet on Wed, 02/14/2007 - 16:40
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The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to open an investigation into tire failures and front suspension problems that occur on the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO.

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