Issues
Lead-off Toyota case selected as group demands NHTSA records
A California judge on Thursday selected the first bellwether case against Toyota in consolidated state litigation over the automaker’s sudden, unintended acceleration problems.
Amanda Bronstad
January 26, 2012
A California judge on Thursday selected the first bellwether case against Toyota in consolidated state litigation over the automaker’s sudden, unintended acceleration problems.
Fire deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees continue to mount, safety group reaches out to Chrysler
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Hawaii LODD Sparks Crown Vic Safety Debate
BY DAN NAKASO
THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER
Rounds of live ammunition exploded Saturday night inside police officer Garret Davis’ burning Ford Crown Victoria, a police cruiser the Center for Auto Safety calls a “death trap for officers in rear-end collisions.”
GAO Report: Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Defect-Testing Procedures Were Reasonable–Public Announcements of Potential Safety Defects Could Be Improved
After Fire, N.H.T.S.A. to Inspect Jeep Grand Cherokee Involved in Deadly Crash
As part of an effort to determine whether millions of Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 1993-2004 model years should be recalled because their gas tanks may be susceptible to rupturing in rear impacts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a recent crash in which a Florida man died.
“As part of our open defect investigation, N.H.T.S.A. plans to inspect the Jeep Grand Cherokee that was involved in a recent Orlando area crash,” Karen Aldana, an agency spokeswoman, wrote in an e-mail.