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“What they [NHTSA] should be doing is opening into a new investigation into why Kias and Hyundais…are catching fire,” said Jason Levine from the Center of Auto Safety. “NHTSA’s failing at making sure recalls are happening as quickly as they need to, as effectively as they need to and as …

“The standard is pushing automakers to use advanced materials and other technology to cut pollution and make us all safer on the road,” Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, told us.  To justify rolling back auto gas mileage and emissions rules, the Trump administration has fabricated …

If you have one of these in your dashboard, “It’s kind of like having a ticking time bomb right in front of you every time you drive,” said Jason Levine, the head of the industry watchdog Center For Auto Safety. Levine is not surprised the investigation found NHTSA “lacks documentation …

Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said the report confirms “long-held concerns that NHTSA is failing the American public by taking a hands-off approach to recall oversight. The agency’s records indicate sloppy and incomplete documentation of manufacturer recalls, and it is well documented NHTSA does not …

Ford’s class-action settlement agreement over Takata airbags promises to give consumers some relief as the massive recalls—affecting 37 million vehicles and 50 million airbags—drag into the fourth year. It’s the seventh such deal cut by the class-action attorneys handling claims against the 19 car companies involved in the largest and …

The US federal government doesn’t need to impose autonomous vehicle regulations yet and continues to take a voluntary approach to their safety, the Transportation Department’s ranking safety official says. “A need to regulate has not yet been demonstrated with these nascent technologies,” because connected and autonomous vehicle technologies are still …

“Sadly, bring a fire extinguisher in your car. If you smell something burning, it’s probably your car.” —Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety Click here to view the full clip from NBC News.  Learn more about Kia and Hyundai non-crash fires. 

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is urging automakers to speed up replacement of potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Friday that Heidi King, it’s top official, has met with 19 affected companies urging them to accelerate the …

ORLANDO, Fla. — A WESH 2 News investigation of vehicle fires now has the government revealing it’s received at least 402 complaints of fires in vehicles built by Kia and sister company, Hyundai. That’s according to complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and obtained by WESH 2 …

Click here to watch the full clip from CBS News.