Issues
Ford offers free repairs as Explorer exhaust complaints grow
The watchdog group, Center for Auto Safety, says anything short of a recall is not enough. In a major update about our ongoing CBS News investigation into reports of carbon monoxide seeping into Ford Explorers, the automaker is now offering free repairs. Affecting models from 2011 to 2017, 1.3 million owners of the popular SUV will…
Defect Investigations
About Defect Investigations The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and its Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) are responsible for investigating potential vehicle safety defects. The investigation process covers a variety of aspects from an initial collecting and analysis of data to an evaluation, whether a defect presents an unreasonable risk motor vehicle safety or not.…
Auto safety group concerned about recalls in rideshare vehicles
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How Many Uber and Lyft Drivers Are in Recalled Cars?
That’s why the consumer advocacy group the Center for Auto Safety Tuesday sent letters to Uber, Lyft, Via, and Juno, urging them to take steps to keep cars with unaddressed recalls off their platforms. “At a minimum, Uber should give its customers the choice of whether to ride in a recalled vehicle at the time…
8/10/19 RECALL: Hyundai vs. the Center for Auto Safety
This week we cover topics such as Pismo’s dune buggy ban reversal, France declares solar roads are a failure, and more! We then have special guest Jason Levine, the Executive Director for the Center of Automotive Safety on to discuss Hyundai’s fire problems and recalls in general. To listen to the full podcast, click here.
Congress is ready to try again on AV legislation
“There’s a real desire to move something successful here that does enable the long-term safe development and deployment of this technology,” said Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. “I wouldn’t read the failure at the end of the last Congress as an indication something can’t get over the finish line.” Congress…
Consumer Alert: Regulators and Tesla don’t see eye to eye on safety ratings
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, says the news is “disturbing, but unfortunately, not particularly surprising…When we see NHTSA having to issue a cease-and-desist letter to stop them from way overstating the safety features of their vehicle, it’s really unfortunate and it’s rather discouraging of how people are supposed to understand…