Issues
2001 Senate CAFE Testimony
STATEMENT OF CLARENCE M. DITLOW
DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY
On Reforming the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
Before the
SENATE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION
Washington DC December 6, 2001
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Court Orders Ford To Recall 1.8 Million Vehicles In California For Stalling
COURT ORDERS FORD TO RECALL 1.8 MILLION VEHICLES IN CALIFORNIA FOR STALLING
Ford Concealed Defect That Increases Fatal Crashes 9% from Regulators and Public for Years
Safety group sounds seat belt alarm on millions of cars
Safety group sounds seat belt alarm on millions of cars
01/22/02
by Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor
Millions of Americans are driving cars with seat belts that may not protect them, because their original owners never had them fixed after one of the auto industry’s largest recalls.
Destruction of the Research Safety Vehicle (RSV)
Since the successful completion of the Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) Program which saw the building and testing of some 60 vehicles, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has been haunted by the specter of these vehicles which demonstrated that safe, fuel efficient cars could be built. In the 1970’s DOT was committed to demonstrating that fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 40-50 MPG could be met with cars that had 50 MPH crash protection, better than any car on the road today.
“Its Not Hot in Death Valley and It Doesnt Snow Hard In Buffalo”
“It’s Not Hot in Death Valley and It Doesn’t Snow Hard In Buffalo”
NHTSA Sings the Blues for Geographic Recall Victims
Vehicles with Gen3 Belts
Vehicles with Gen3 Belts
14 Million 1993-2002 Chryslers Have Faulty Seatbelt Buckles
March 8, 2002
14 Million 1993-2002 Chrysler Vehicles Have Faulty
Seatbelt Buckles That Should Be Recalled
Fords Trouble Prone Focus Hit With Safety Recalls, Service Campaigns & Investigations
With 12 safety recalls to date and 7 defect investigations, the Ford Focus proved to be an embarrassment to Ford Motor Company and its President William Clay Ford, who was trying to stress quality in the wake of the Ford Explorer/Firestone ATX, Wilderness AT tire debacle. Not since General Motors introduced its ill-fated X-car in 1980 (Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega and Pontiac Phoenix) which had 13 recalls in its first two years has a manufacturer had so many recalls.