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Chrysler Pays $140,000 Civil Penalty For Dodge Ram Fuel System Failure
Chrysler Pays $140,000 Civil Penalty For Dodge Ram Fuel System Failure
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHTSA 26-97
Friday, May 2, 1997 Contact: Phil Frame
Tel. No. (202) 366-9550
CHRYSLER PAYS $140,000 CIVIL PENALTY
FOR DODGE RAM FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE
N.H.T.S.A. Sets Standards for Data Collected From Black Boxes in Cars
Beginning next month, new cars equipped with so-called black boxes โ instruments that record crash information โ must meet certain criteria for categories of data captured, accuracy and crash survivability. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is still working on a rule that would require all new cars sold to contain the devices in the first place.
Ending the Practice of Renting Vehicles Under Safety Recall
Santa Barbara- A bill making its way through Congress would ban rental car companies from renting or selling unsafe recalled vehicles.
Mazda Follows Ford With Recall of Tributes
Mazda says it is recalling about 217,500 Tributes from the 2001-6 model years as well as some from 2008 to fix a problem with the cruise control cable that could lead to unintended acceleration.
The recall is related to Fordโs recall Thursday of about 421,000 Escapes from the model years 2001โ4 with the 3-liter V-6 engine for the same problem. The Escape and Tribute are mechanical siblings.
Mazda informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of its plan for a recall on Thursday evening, Tamara Mlynarczyka, a Mazda spokeswoman, wrote in an e-mail.
After Recalls, N.H.T.S.A. Keeps Its Investigation Open
In an unusual move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it planned to continue an investigation that led to two big recalls this week from Ford and Mazda.
Ford is recalling over 421,000 Escapes, while Mazda is recalling about 217,500 Tributes.
The issue involves a defect in the cruise control cables that could make the small crossover vehicles susceptible to unintended acceleration. They are mechanical siblings.
Typically, the safety agency concludes an investigation once a recall has been announced, but not this time.
Family Files Suit Against Chrysler – 7/10/12
BAINBRIDGE, Ga.
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Ford Recall Remedy
July 26, 2012 The Honorable David L. Strickland, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Administrator Strickland, After covering up a defective cruise control cable in 2001-04 Ford Escapes since 2005, Ford Motor Co. (โFordโ) submitted a deceptive Part 573 Defect Recall Report which says not…