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CAS Letter to NHTSA Acting Administrator David Friedman: FARS and EWR Deaths but No Investigation

March 13, 2014

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CAS Letter to General Motors CEO Mary Barra Calling for Safety Victims Trust Fund

March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014 Mary T. Barra Chief Executive Officer General Motor Company PO Box 33170 Detroit MI 48232-5170 Dear Ms Barra: As recognized by your action of appointing an independent investigator, General Motors failure to recall the 2005-07 Chevrolet Cobalt1 ranks up with the Ford Pinto in the history of auto safety scandals. However the…

Markey Statement on New Information on NHTSA Role in GM Chevy Cobalt Safety Recall

March 7, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
 
Markey Statement on New Information on NHTSA Role in GM Chevy Cobalt Safety Recall
 
Last week, lawmaker called on NHTSA to require auto manufacturers to post in public database detailed information when manufacturers first become aware of incidents involving fatalities
 

CAS Reveals Internal NHTSA Files on Cobalt Ignition Airbag Defect

March 7, 2014

March 7, 2014

CAS Reveals Internal NHTSA Files on Cobalt Ignition Airbag Defect
Calls for Independent Investigation of NHTSA’s Failure to Obtain Recall by 2007

NHTSA Letter to Senator Jay Rockefeller re: MAP 21 Mandate Delays

March 5, 2014

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NHTSA Toyota $16.35 Million Sticky Pedal Settlement Agreement

March 3, 2014

Announcing The Car Book Best Bets for 2014 34th Edition: Jack Gillis and The Center for Auto Safety Reveal Best and Worst Among 2014 Vehicles

March 3, 2014

 

New York Times Articles – General Motors Ignition Switch Recall

March 3, 2014

 

New York Times articles on GM Ignition Switch MDL Plaintiff’s Attorneys Disputes 

Senate Committee’s No Vote Incenses Lawmakers Seeking Auto Safety Reforms – 7/19/15

CBS News Stories – General Motors Ignition Switch Recall

March 3, 2014

 

Family sues G.M. after head-on collision kills two, paralyzes boy – 5/6/14

Watchdog: Recall system failed with GM ignition switch defect – 3/13/14

Government demands answers from GM about a deadly defect – 3/5/14

Citing Long-Delayed G.M. Recall, Senator Calls for Change in Safety Agency’s Process – 2/26/14

February 27, 2014

The 10-year investigation and problematic recall of 1.4 million General Motors cars related to 13 deaths shows that the government’s early-warning reporting system isn’t working, Senator Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said on Wednesday in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Had the system worked better, it might have saved lives, Mr. Markey said in the letter to David Friedman, the acting administrator of the safety agency.

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