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Nissan Recalls 3.5 Million Vehicles for Airbag Problems
Nissan is recalling about 3.5 million vehicles, including almost 3.2 million in the United States, because the front-passenger airbag might not work properly in a crash, according to reports from the automaker posted Friday on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The action ends a two-year effort by federal regulators to get…
Fixing the U.S. recall loophole is a job for 'someone else'
AutoNation just kicked the can. Last year, the largest U.S. auto dealership group staked out a bold and admirable position on recalls, pledging to go beyond federal law and not sell new or used vehicles with pending recalls. It did quite a bit of moralizing on the issue, too. CEO Mike Jackson said then that…
Fixing the U.S. recall loophole is a job for ‘someone else’
AutoNation just kicked the can. Last year, the largest U.S. auto dealership group staked out a bold and admirable position on recalls, pledging to go beyond federal law and not sell new or used vehicles with pending recalls. It did quite a bit of moralizing on the issue, too. CEO Mike Jackson said then that…
How to Find Technical Service Bulletins and Other Manufacturer Communications via NHTSA’s Search Portal
April 25, 2016 202-328-7700 How to Find Technical Service Bulletins and Other Manufacturer Communications via NHTSA’s Search Portal On February 4, 2016, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx seeking to enforce the Congressional mandate in in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act”…
Driving to Safety: How Many Miles of Driving Would It Take to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Reliability?
Autonomous vehicles would have to be driven hundreds of millions of miles and, under some scenarios, hundreds of billions of miles to create enough data to clearly demonstrate their safety, according to a new RAND report. Under even the most-aggressive test driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets of autonomous vehicles tens and even hundreds…
School bus accidents in Fairfax, Maryland revive seat belt issue
Three crashes involving school buses in Virginia and Maryland on Wednesday and Thursday left at least 11 students and a police officer injured and claimed the life of the driver that reportedly crashed into a school bus that was not carrying any students at the time. In a tragic coincidence, an elderly driver also was…
List of 2014-2015 Software Recalls
As vehicles become more reliant on computers and electronic equipment, nearly 1 in 10 recalls in 2015 was software related. Click here to view Software Recalls 2014-15
Evidence Mounts of Distraction Risks from Digital Billboards Along Roadways
Digital billboards clearly catch the eye of passing motorists. But what is also increasingly clear is that such distractions can heighten safety risks in heavy traffic and other complex driving conditions, a long-time roadway researcher says. That conclusion by Jerry Wachtel, a traffic safety consultant and one-time Federal Highway Administration staffer, came from his recent…