Issues
Honda Fined $50,000 by NHTSA
On October 4, 1996, American Honda Motor Company agreed to pay a fine of $50,000 to NHTSA for failure to timely recall 3.7 million 1986-91 vehicles equipped with defective seat belt buckles made by Takata Corp.
Ford Fined $425,000 by NHTSA
On March 11, 1999, Ford Motor Company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $425,000 to NHTSA for inaccurate or incomplete responses in investigations PE92-069, PE94-034, PE94-078 and EA95-002 of steering column and underdash fires and for failure to timely recall 7.8 million vehicles made between 1988 and 1992 for replacement of ignition switches.
Chrysler Fined $400,000 by NHTSA
On July 19, 2000, DaimlerChrysler corporation was fined $400,000 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Judge Sends Cop Car Suits to State Courts
Ford’s request to keep Crown Vic class actions together is declined
May 27, 2004
BY MARGARET CRONIN FISK
BLOOMBERG
Ford Motor Co. must face state court trials in 15 class actions filed by police departments over its Crown Victoria police vehicle, a federal judge said.
Lawsuits: This Year’s Model
May 30, 2004
By DANNY HAKIM and NORM ALSTER
FORT WORTH
JUST before dark on Halloween night in 2002, Dereck Lopez turned her red Chevrolet Cavalier onto Hemphill Street, a long road that runs from downtown Fort Worth to the outskirts of the city. Ms. Lopez, 18, was heading to her brother’s house to take her nieces trick-or-treating.
Letter to Administrator Runge re: Rollover Safety Standards
May 24, 2004
Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D.
Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
Ford Cited for Holding Key Evidence
Judges warn company about failure to provide court papers
WASHINGTON It was far from an isolated incident when a Texas judge fined Ford Motor Co. $44,000 in February for failing to produce internal documents about substandard pickup truck door handles.
Senator Clinton Call For Increased Safety Measures For Crown Victoria Police Vehicles
March 3, 2003
Washington, D.C – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today released a letter calling upon the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take immediate steps to protect the thousands of police officers – across the state and the country – who are currently driving Crown Victoria police vehicles.
U.S. Proposes Tougher Crash-Safety Tests
May 13, 2004
By DANNY HAKIM
WASHINGTON, May 12 – Federal regulators proposed a major overhaul of side-impact crash tests on cars and trucks today.
The new test procedures would reinforce the industry’s voluntary commitment, by the end of the decade, to equip almost all new vehicles with inflatable curtains and other side air bags that protect people’s heads.
But the government’s research raises doubts whether current designs for side air bags with head protection – some only protect the chest and midsection – are advanced enough.