Issues
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Rosekind on Missing FARS NiTS Crash
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CBS News: Is your used car dealership selling vehicles with safety recalls?
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 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
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, caitlin@thenation.com, 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 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
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…
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Flat File Downloads
Click here to visit the NHTSA ODI Flat File Download Webpage Complaints FLAT_CMPL.zip Import_Instructions.pdf CMPL.txt Defect Investigations FLAT_INV.zip INV.txt Recalls FLAT_RCL.zip RCL.txt Import_Instructions_Recalls.pdf FLAT_RCL_Qtrly_Rpts.zip RCL_Qtrly_Rpts.txt Manufacturer Communications FLAT_TSBS.zip TSBS.txt Manufacturer_Communications.pdf
NHTSA Rulemaking Docket: Automatic Emergency Braking
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Implementation of Automatic Emergency Braking, the Next Step in Euro NCAP’s Safety Assessment
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Comments on NHTSA Pilot Program: State Registration Recall Notification
Click here to view the CAS Comment Click here to view Honda’s Comment Federal Register Notice Docket NHTSA 2016-0042-0001