Report: Nearly 400 crashes by ‘self-driving’ cars in the US
June 16, 2022
“The real story here is that this data will be updated monthly, and the public now has a way to monitor the safety of these vehicles,” said Michael Brooks, Acting Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. “This is a dataset the NHTSA can draw from in the future for enforcement actions or crafting…
Latest News
Is Your Vehicle Safe?
Select your vehicle, learn more and submit a complaint.
Join our email list
Historic Cases
On June 9, 1978, Ford Motor Company agreed to recall 1.5 million Ford Pinto and 30,000 Mercury Bobcat sedan and hatchback models for fuel tank design defects which made the vehicles susceptible to fire in the of a moderate-speed rear end collision.
The side saddle fuel tank design installed in over 10 million trucks – all 1973-87 General Motors full-size pickups and cab-chassis trucks (pickups without beds) and some 1988-91 dual cab or RV chassis – is the worst auto crash fire defect in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
CAS Comments on NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
June 9, 2022