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Center for Auto Safety Calls on Nissan and Federal Government to Address Melting Dashboards
October 6, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected], 202-328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Calls on Nissan and Federal Government to Address Melting Dashboards The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) sent letters today to the Acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the President of Nissan North America, calling on both…
Electric vehicle owners frustrated by GM’s recall of Chevy Bolt after more than a dozen fires
“Jason Levine, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, said any time cars spontaneously catch on fire, it should be taken seriously, and the thing for Bolt owners to do is follow the automaker’s recommendations.” By Jennifer Kraus September 29, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — General Motors recently announced a big recall for its…
Hyundai Engine Recall Follows 45 Engine Fires
The Hyundai engine recall is the result of a June 2018 petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) submitted by the Center for Auto Safety. The Center said NHTSA should investigate non-crash fires in 2011-2014 Kia Optima and Sorento, and 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata and Santa Fe vehicles. By David A. Wood September 24,…
The Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act could get hung up in Congress
“For over fifty years the government seatback standard has been so inadequate as to allow the average dining room chair to pass a test that is supposed to protect back seat passengers in a rear crash,” Jason Levine, executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety, said in an interview with CBS News. By Jeremy…
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In Tesla Autopilot Investigation, Federal Regulators Ask Other Automakers for Their Data
“Gathering data from multiple manufacturers should allow NHTSA to not only make comprehensive determinations about ADAS performance but also examine how vehicle marketing can contribute to the unsafe behaviors taking place on our roads,” says Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Keith Barry September 14, 2021 As part of its…
EGB
NHTSA 2016 Enforcement Guidance Bulletin
NTSB’s Homendy Expected to Be a Tesla Watchdog
In the years since joining the agency, Homendy has gained a reputation for being a dogged safety advocate, said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. “There’s no doubt of the sort of continued relentless attitude she’s going to bring to the position. She will not simply give up if at first…
CAS Statement in Favor of MPSC Proposal to Prohibit Operation of Vehicles for Hire with Open Recalls
September 7, 2021 Center for Auto Safety Statement in Favor of Maryland Public Service Commission Proposal to Prohibit Operation of Vehicles for Hire with Unrepaired Safety Recalls The Center for Auto Safety (Center) today appeared before the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to support the approval of the revisions to Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)…
EV Battery Fire Recalls
Date NHTSA ID Covered Vehicles Vehicles Affected 8/20/2021 21V650000 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV 52,403 7/23/2021 21V560000 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV 57,402 11/13/2020 20V701000 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV 50,932 10/13/2020 20V630000 2019-20 Hyundai Kona Electric 6,707 2/24/2020 20V107000 2019 Smart EQ 1 6/10/2019 19V434000 2019 Audi e-tron 1,646