Issues
Letter to Administrator Runge on Redaction
June 6, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
Letter to Attorney General of California Bill Lockyer
May 15, 2002
Honorable Bill Lockyer
Attorney General of California
1515 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Attorney General Lockyer:
Airbag Study Shows Huge Variation In Safety Records
July 3, 1997
Safety experts urge government to tell public which airbags are most dangerous
Washington, D.C. … Public Citizen and the Center for Auto Safety today released a study revealing significant differences in the safety records of passenger-side airbag designs. The study analyses the auto models which have had the highest fatality rates in airbag crashes, and concludes that some cars are fitted with airbags much more dangerous than others.
CAS and Public Citizen Letter to Mr. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan CEO
August 8, 2002
Mr. Carlos Ghosn
Chief Executive Officer
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
17-1 Ginza #6 – Chome Chuo-Ku
Tokyo 104, Japan
Dear Mr. Ghosn:
CAS and Public Citizen Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge
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CAS Recall Request to NHTSA Administrator Runge
August 11, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 400 7th Street SW Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
1994, Early 1995 Nissan Air Bags Continues to Jeopardize Passengers; Nissan, Government Must Act
Aug. 7, 2002
Statement of Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook
About a year and a half ago, Public Citizen and The Center for Auto Safety asked the federal government to investigate a spate of severe eye injuries caused by passenger-side air bags in the 1994 and early 1995 Nissan Altima and require a recall. We knew at that time that the air bag’s design was defective and that it punched passengers in the eye when it inflates. We knew people were being blinded.
Defective Nissan Altima Passenger-Side Air Bags Blind People
Defective Nissan Altima Passenger-Side Air Bags Blind People; 1994, Early 1995 Cars Should Be Recalled
Approximately 197,500 Vehicles Still on the Road; NHTSA Investigating
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen and the Center for Auto Safety today called on the federal government to recall 1994 and early 1995 Nissan Altimas because their passenger-side air bags are defective and can cause blindness and permanent eye injuries. They also urged people who ride in those Nissan Altimas not to sit in the front passenger seats of the vehicles.
Ford TFI Module National Class Settlement
On December 9, 2002, after five years of litigation, a settlement was reached in a national class action in California, Howard v. Ford Motor Co., that reimbursed owners for ignition module failures that occurred within the first 100,000 miles, and extended the warranty to 100,000 miles for any vehicle still under this mileage.
