Issues
Auto safety concerns often stay secret – 2/25/13
Herman Ray Evans was killed when the tread separated on his 2001 Ford Explorer’s tire, the vehicle rolled over into the median and he was ejected, according to the Daphne, Ala,.
Statistical Change Skews Auto Recall Figures – 2/27/13
A recent article in USA Today discussed a small but important change made by federal regulators who are in charge of issuing and keeping track of crucial auto safety recalls. The data reveals that a change in how they count recalls has cut into their supposed triumph of having a smaller number of investigations lead to a bigger number of recalls.
Exemplary Equipment Queries
The table below lists the largest number of recalls arising from NHTSA Equipment Queries (EQs)
NHTSA limping along, some say – 2/23/13
Published: Feb. 23, 2013 at 10:51 AM
U.S. Inquiries Over Safety Dragging On for Years – 2/22/13
By Christopher Jensen
Last year, owners of about 16.2 million cars and trucks received letters saying their vehicles had safety problems and were being recalled. But millions more were left in recall limbo because some of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigations into possible safety problems have been taking years longer than the agency’s self-imposed goal.
Auto safety concerns often stay secret – 2/22/13
Herman Ray Evans was killed when the tread separated on his 2001 Ford Explorer’s tire, the vehicle rolled over into the median and he was ejected, according to the Daphne, Ala,. police crash report.