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Kia models left off recall list also prone to dangerous engine fires
โAnd it really comes down to the fact that these engines are not good engines across a wide swath of Hyundai and Kia models,โ Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety said. By WSBTV.com News Staff July 7, 2022 WSB is investigating another recall of Kia and Hyundai vehicles over fire dangers. That pushes…
FOX13 Investigates fire problems with some Kia and Hyundai car models
โIt really comes down to the fact that these engines are not good engines,โ said Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety. By Carolyn Cerda, FOX13Memphis.com and FOX13Memphis.com News Staff July 6, 2022 Imagine driving down the road when your carโs engine suddenly bursts into flames. Itโs happening in some of the most common…
SUV owners warned to park outside over fire risk
โWeโve seen a new focus on fire recalls from [the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]. Theyโve been getting the word out to owners in a way theyโve never done before to make sure that owners know not to park these things inside or not to charge them indoors,โ Michael Brooks, Acting Executive Director of the…
Driver-assist NHTSA crash data called limited, useful
“I think what this data does, in a way, is it requires manufacturers who may have been hesitant to report these types of incidents, or who are not doing as great of a job reporting things to NHTSA in general โฆ to get that data into the system,” said Michael Brooks, acting executive director at…
Report: Nearly 400 crashes by โself-drivingโ cars in the US
โThe real story here is that this data will be updated monthly, and the public now has a way to monitor the safety of these vehicles,โ said Michael Brooks, Acting Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. โThis is a dataset the NHTSA can draw from in the future for enforcement actions or crafting…
Federal safety agency expands its investigation of Teslaโs Autopilot system.
โThis isnโt your typical defect case,โ said Michael Brooks, acting executive director at the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group. โThey are actively looking for a problem that can be fixed, and theyโre looking at driver behavior, and the problem may not be a component in the vehicle.โ By Neal E. Boudette…
Tesla Autopilot Scrutiny Grows as US Upgrades, Expands Probe
โNHTSA appears to be increasingly closer to taking firm action against Tesla, which will hopefully be strong enough to permanently dissuade the company from continuing to mislead the public about the capabilities of its vehicles,โ Michael Brooks, acting executive director and chief counsel of the Center for Auto Safety, said. By Keith Laing June 9,…
Goodyear Recalls Tires That Federal Government Says Had High Failure Rate
Michael Brooks, the acting executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, said that the recall was an important first step toward holding Goodyear accountable. โThis was essentially a successful cover-up until now,โ Mr. Brooks said, adding that the government and legal system had long failed to protect the American…
Goodyear to recall RV tires 19 years after last one was made
Michael Brooks, acting executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the Goodyear case is one that exposes every flaw in the system designed to keep unsafe tires and vehicles off the roads. By Tom Krisher June 7, 2022 Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more…
CAS Comments on NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
RE: New Car Assessment Program, [Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0002] June 8, 2022 Thank you the opportunity the comment on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), New Car Assessment Program [Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0002] request for comments (RFC).1 The Center for Auto Safety (CAS), founded in 1970, is an independent, member supported, non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to…