Regional Recalls

Don't Be A Geographic Recall Victim

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Geographic Recalls

District Court Decision on Geographic Recalls - 9/30/04

Consumer Groups Challenge Regional Motor Vehicle Recalls - 3/10/04

Geographic Recalls Listed by Manufacturer

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 11:29
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AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

Regional/Geographic Recall Overview

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 11:26
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The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 treats all vehicles equally regardless of where they are sold or registered. There is no specific statutory provision providing for recalling vehicles in one part of the country and not another. For the first 25 years of its history enforcing the Safety Act, NHTSA required manufacturers to do national recalls. Given the mobility of society with cars traveling from one area to another, regional recalls made little sense if safety was a priority.

Consumer Groups Challenge the Use of Regional Safety Recalls

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 03/16/2004 - 09:50
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By CHERYL JENSEN

If two consumer groups prevail in their suit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorists could feel more confident that safety defects possibly affecting their vehicles are not falling into a geographical black hole.

Regional Recalls by Manufacturer

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 03/12/2004 - 12:51
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DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
NHTSA Recall No. 92V017/DaimlerChrysler Recall No. 540
Vehicles: 1989 Chrysler LeBaron, Dodge Daytona manufactured from August through December 1998.
Population: 41,000 vehicles sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

Consumers Sue Over Limited Car Recalls

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 03/11/2004 - 11:10
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By Christopher Jensen, Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Wednesday, claiming the public is endangered while automakers save money because the federal agency allows \"regional\" recalls of defective vehicles. In a regional recall an automaker is allowed to limit repairs to the region in which a problem is most likely to occur instead of repairing all vehicles nationwide.

Consumer Groups Sue Over Car Recall Limits

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By DANNY HAKIM

March 11, 2004

Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday over the practice of allowing automakers to limit car recalls to specific states.

Geographic Recalls in the News

Submitted by eric on Fri, 11/08/2002 - 16:25
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Some automakers think regional recalls sufficient; consumer advocates disagree

06/19/02

Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Consumer groups are demanding that the government prohibit regional automotive safety recalls, a practice they say puts motorists' lives at risk while saving automakers money.

In a regional recall, the automaker limits the repairs to cars in states where the problem is most likely to occur, rather than carrying out the safety program nationwide.

Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem

Submitted by eric on Fri, 11/08/2002 - 16:08
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June 21, 2002


Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590


Dear Dr. Runge:

NHTSA Reverses Redaction Policy

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Why recall information disappeared from files
By Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Sunday, June 30, 2002
Edition: Final, Section: Driving, Page F1


Is it a mistake or a conspiracy?

If you ask Clarence Ditlow, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration is trying to prevent scrutiny of regional-recall problems by
no longer disclosing the city and the state of consumers who complain.

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