Issues

NHTSA Report to Congress: “Electronic Systems Performance in Passenger Motor Vehicles”

July 7, 2016

Click below to view the report: NHTSA Report to Congress: “Electronic Systems Performance in Passenger Motor Vehicles” – December 2015

Jeep Final Drive Control Module Class Action

July 6, 2016

Grimstad v. FCA Motion for Class Certification – 6/28/16 Recall 13V-175 Part 573 Defect Information Report – 6/6/13

NHTSA Press Release: Effective Today: New Federal law for recalled rental cars protects consumers from vehicle safety defects

July 1, 2016

DOT 62-16 Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Contact: Bryan Thomas, 202-366-9550, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that, beginning today, June 1, 2016, rental car agencies must fix any and all open safety defects before renting out vehicles to customers. U.S Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and…

NHTSA Opens Investigation into Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash

June 30, 2016

NHTSA Investigation NHTSA Investigation PE16-007 Opening Memo – 6/28/16 NHTSA Information Request to Tesla – 7/8/16 News Mobileye says it warned Tesla against enabling ‘hands-free’ driving – 9/16/16 Mobileye poised to seal more marquee deals for self-driving cars – 9/14/16 Autopilot Cited in Death of Chinese Tesla Driver – 9/14/16 Tesla Autopilot crash in Montana:…

CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Rosekind on Missing FARS NiTS Crash

June 29, 2016

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CBS News: Is your used car dealership selling vehicles with safety recalls?

June 23, 2016

If you’re looking for a good used car, you undoubtedly want one that’s safe. But are dealerships and used car lots selling used cars with dangerous recalls? And if they are, how would you know? “CBS This Morning” went on an undercover shopping trip in New Jersey to see what salespeople would tell us about…

Actor’s Death is Latest Example of Inadequate Recall Response; the Center Lays Out Action Plan for Chrysler to Prevent Further Deaths and Injuries due to Transmission Defect

June 20, 2016

June 20, 2016 Actor’s Death is Latest Example of Inadequate Recall Response; CAS Lays Out Action Plan for Chrysler to Prevent Further Deaths and Injuries due to Transmission Defect Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was killed June 18 when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee pinned him against his mailbox in a rollaway incident.  Yelchin’s death is…

On 50th Anniversary of Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed, Safety Group Reports Declining Death Rates Have Saved 3.5 Million Lives

June 16, 2016

On 50th Anniversary of Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed, Safety Group Reports Declining Death Rates Have Saved 3.5 Million Lives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caitlin Graf, The Nation, [email protected], 212-209-5426 Clarence Ditlow, The Center for Auto Safety, 202-328-7700 Exclusive to The Nation New York, NY – December 1, 2015 – Based on an exclusive…

CAS Chrysler Defects Case Played a Key Role in Release of Trump University Documents

June 9, 2016

June 9, 2016 CAS Chrysler Defects Case Played a Key Role in Release of Trump University Documents             In 2014, CAS moved to intervene and unseal documents in a class action in California on defective power modules in up to 4.9 million Chrysler vehicles to support a defect petition CAS had filed with NHTSA.  When…

Senate Report: Automakers selling new vehicles with defective Takata airbags

June 1, 2016

For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Contact: Bryan Gulley Senate Commerce Committee Democratic Office 202-224-7824 Senate Report: Automakers selling new vehicles with defective Takata airbags More than 2.1  million defective inflators have also been installed as replacements in recalled vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a new report released by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson…