Issues
Consumer Groups Challenge Regional Motor Vehicle Recalls
Center for Auto Safety and Public Citizen Sue to End NHTSA’s Dangerous Practice
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Center for Auto Safety and Public Citizen filed a lawsuit today that challenges the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) policy of allowing vehicle manufacturers to limit certain recalls of defective vehicles to select states.
Dallas plans to retrofit cop cars
March 5, 2004
BY SARAH A. WEBSTER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Ford Motor Co., which is being sued by dozens of cities and counties over the safety of its Crown Victoria police cars, said Thursday it will not pay for the fire suppression systems the City of Dallas plans to install on 775 of their police cars.
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Auto Industry and Regulation
Dr. Jacqueline Paver, Keith Friedman
Xprts LLC
501 Meigs Rd
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 683-6835
E-mail: info@xprts-llc.com
www.xprts-llc.com
Benjamin Kelley
3157 Hacienda Drive
Pebble Beach CA 93953
phone: (831) 920 2460
email: ben.kelley@yahoo.com
Sean Kane
Tony DiViesti
Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.
NHTSA Places Sales Over Safety in Withholding Crash Tests
CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 330 Washington, DC 20009-1160 (202) 328-7700
January 5, 2004 (By fax & mail)
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer
After 43 operations, cop caught in blaze is rebuilding his face, life
December 9, 2003
BY JENNIFER DIXON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
PHOENIX — Jason Schechterle was burned so badly when his Crown Victoria Police Interceptor caught fire that the flames mangled his hands, seared away most of his nose and ears and scorched his brown eyes, leaving him blind for seven months.
CROWN VICS: Safety concerns deserved better response from Ford
DETROIT FREE PRESS
Editorial – December 9, 2003
Ford Motor Co. did not do right by its customers in its initial response to deadly fires in Crown Victoria police cars. As reported in Monday and today's Free Press, Ford appears to have spent more energy trying to convince police agencies and government regulators that there was no problem with the cars than in addressing the genuine fears of police using them.
Rebuffed by Ford, cops look for car fixes alone
Mechanics work to stop officers' fiery deaths in Crown Victorias
DETROIT FREE PRESS
December 9, 2003
By Jennifer Dixon
Free Press Staff Writer
Last of two parts.
Mike Fuson was tired of waiting for help from Ford Motor Co. By the summer of 2001, two Arizona troopers were dead. A Phoenix cop was in the hospital, comatose and badly burned.
They all had one thing in common: Their Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor had caught fire when it was hit from behind.
AMONG THE UNHEARD STORIES: Death leaves a void in NASCAR family
New mom, sisters are trapped in a blazing Town Car limousineDETROIT FREE PRESSDecember 9, 2003By Jennifer DixonFree Press Staff WriterORNELIUS, N.C. — Tara Howell Parker’s life finally was coming together. Her heart transplant two years earlierwas an established success. Her husband’s rise through the NASCAR ranks was in high gear. The baby they wanted to…
Officers Pick Crown Vic
DETROIT FREE PRESS
December 8, 2003
By Jennifer Dixon
Free Press Staff Writer
For law enforcement officers, the Ford Crown Victoria is the police car of choice. Eighty-five percent of cop cars on the road are the Crown Vic Police Interceptor, the heavy-duty, police version of the sedan.
Officers praise it as being rugged and responsive. With a V8 engine and rear-wheel drive, the Crown Vic handles well during pursuits, as they navigate harrowing turns or bounce between curb and street, police say.