FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, (202) 328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.or Center for Auto Safety Statement on This Afternoon’s Senate Hearing on Takata Airbags Ahead of the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the defective Takata Airbags, Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety released this …
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Late Sunday, a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona was tragically killed after being struck by a self-driving vehicle undergoing tests by Uber. The woman, 49, was evidently crossing the street on her bicycle when she was hit by the vehicle, which was being supervised by a human passenger. Subsequently, Uber has …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2018 Contact: Grace Garver, (202) 328-7700, ggarver@autosafety.org Georgia Supreme Court Rules Against Chrysler in Jeep Fire Case – Center for Auto Safety Renews Demand for Complete Recall The Center for Auto Safety was pleased to see yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court in favor …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Calls on Ford CEO Hackett to Recall 1.3 Million Ford Explorers for Carbon Monoxide Leaks – Complaints are up 900% Washington, D.C.—Today, in a letter to Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett, the Center for …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Chrysler Recalls All 2017 Pacifica Minivans for Stalling After Petition by the Center for Auto Safety Washington, D.C.— Today, FCA US (Chrysler) announced a full recall of all 153,859 non-hybrid 2017 Pacifica Minivans in the United States due to …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2018 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Following yesterday’s announcement of a tragic death in a Ford Ranger in West Virginia, the result of another defective Takata airbag inflator, the Center for Auto Safety calls on NHTSA to exercise its public safety authority and immediately …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2017 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Challenges Goodyear Tire’s Confidentiality Claims Center Submits FOIA Request to Make Secret Documents Public Washington, D.C.—Today, the Center for Auto Safety submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …
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Center for Auto Safety statement on DOT press release on voluntary industry agreement to equip new passenger vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) by 2022: For years the Center for Auto Safety has been calling for all new vehicles to be required to have Automatic Emergency Braking. Today, DOT Secretary …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2017 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Calls on Chrysler to Recall 150,000 Pacifica Minivans; Petition Calls for NHTSA Investigation Into Repeated Stalling Incidents Washington D.C. – The Center for Auto Safety, the nation’s leading independent non-profit organization providing consumers a …
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Today, November 10, 2017, is the one-year anniversary of the passing of Clarence Ditlow, a singular figure in auto safety and consumer protection, and the heart and soul of the Center for Auto Safety for 40 years. “From the beginning, Clarence was a skilled advocate,” said Joan Claybrook, a former …
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