Issues
Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety
“There’s nothing more precious than the lives of our children and nothing lower than deceiving parents into thinking a child car seat is safe for your son or daughter, when it isn’t. The federal government is eight years overdue to update its side crash test for child safety seats, and Evenflo appears even more overdue…
Recalled cars being sold by feds now have warning notices. Experts say that’s not enough
“This isn’t a buyer beware situation where disclosure fixes the problem. Disclosure does nothing to address the dangers.” “These are things that are by definition serious. So the idea the federal government is saying ‘Well now, consumer, I’ve told you this is dangerous. It’s on you’ is the height of hypocrisy.” “It’s insane. That’s not…
First vehicle designed not to have human driver OK’d by U.S.
“We don’t understand how NHTSA can possibly justify prioritizing this petition over the dozens of actual safety rules and enforcement actions that continue to lay fallow while they plow corporate selected ground,” – Jason Levine, Executive Director, The Center for Auto Safety by Keith Laing February 6, 2020 Washington — A self-driving delivery vehicle with no…
Safety Champion
There are many supporters of the Center for Auto Safety and we are grateful for every single one of them. Yet, for the Center to make as big impact as possible in helping to make vehicles safer and help prevent future deaths and injuries from car crashes, it truly takes Safety Champions. Your generosity will…
Safety advocate drops lawsuit after service bulletins get posted on NHTSA site
For years, car companies kept consumers in the dark about the existence of vital repairs for defects that often were available for free,” Jason Levine, the center’s executive director, said in a statement. “The center fought for decades against secret warranties and other dirty tricks of the auto manufacturers in order to bring technical service…
Center for Auto Safety Statement on White House and DOT "AV 4.0" Document
CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY Statement on Department of Transportation and White House National Science and Technology Council’s “AV 4.0” Document, released January 8, 2020: “AV 4.0 is the perfect encapsulation of the administration’s principles on vehicle safety: say the right words and do the wrong things. Writing the word ‘safety’ 123 times does not make…
FTC Fuel Economy Advertising Guidelines Comment
Comments of Consumer Federation of America, Center for Auto Safety Evan Johnson Center for Auto Safety 1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20009 Jack Gillis Consumer Federation of America 1620 I St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 We appreciate the opportunity to comment in this long and important rulemaking. We also appreciate…
December News
When CBS Evening News, the Washington Post, the Detroit Free Press, Automotive News, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, or local TV News stations across the country need to turn to a reliable, consumer focused, car safety expert why is The Center for Auto Safety so often their first call? It’s simple really: Since 1970 we have been an honest, relentless voice willing to…
Many taxi companies in U.S. aren’t required to fix cabs after safety recalls
“There’s no way for a customer to know,” said Jason Levine, the center’s executive director. Only San Francisco requires cabs to be screened for recalls, he said. “There are no cosmetic recalls. Recalls are only done for safety reasons, defects or a violation of standards,” he said. Click here to view the full story from…
CAS Letter on Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Vehicle Technologies Hearing
February 11, 2020 Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Cathy Rodgers Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce 2322 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of…