Issues
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.
Grim Findings in Latin Crash Tests
SOME of the best-selling cars in Latin America and the Caribbean provide extremely poor crash protection, new safety tests show.
The testing by the Latin American New Car Assessment Program, known as Latin NCAP, represents the first comprehensive crash-test program for Latin America, safety experts say. Latin NCAP is an initiative of safety organizations including the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile and the FIA Foundation and is similar to NCAP programs that promote highway safety in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Europe.
Honda: Girl’s Death Prompted Recall
Ashley Parham, 18, Killed In Crash At School
2/11/10
OKLAHOMA CITY — An automaker has confirmed to Eyewitness News 5 that the death of a local girl is the reason for the company’s latest recall.
Ashley Parham, 18, was killed in May 2009 in what looked like a minor wreck in the parking lot of Carl Albert High School. Her Honda Accord’s airbag exploded, sending metal fragments into her body.
Honda representatives told Eyewitness News 5 that inside each airbag is something called a propellant. It produces the gas that fills up the airbag.