Issues
DOT, Automakers Agree on Proactive Safety Principles – 1/15/16
Click here to view the DOT Press Release/Blog – 1/15/16
Markey & Blumenthal Statement on Voluntary NHTSA-Automaker Safety Agreement – 1/15/16
Consumer Advocates Ask Auto Safety Agency to Make New Technologies Standard Equipment
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2015
Contact: Harvey Rosenfield
(310) 392-0072
(310) 345 8816 (mobile)
Consumer Advocates Ask Auto Safety Agency to Make New Technologies Standard Equipment
Urge NHTSA Not to Defer to Industry “Self Regulation”
Center for Auto Safety Moves to Intervene in Justice Department Lawsuit Against VW
Center for Auto Safety Moves to Intervene in Justice Department Lawsuit Against VW
January 5, 2016
Contact: 202-328-7700
New Recall by Honda After Death in Malaysia Is Tied to Takata Airbag
As scrutiny intensified from lawmakers and federal prosecutors over defective airbags made by the Takata Corporation, Honda confirmed on Thursday that a driver of one of its cars had died after a Takata airbag exploded. It was the fifth death linked to the defect.
CAS Letter to NHTSA on Miscoded Texas Crash
Click here to view the CAS letter to NHTSA Click here to view the NHTSA response
NHTSA Fines Southern Honda Powersports for Selling Unrepaired Recalled Vehicles
Jan. 2, 1966: When Airbags Were More Science Fiction Than Fact
On Jan. 2, 1966, The New York Times published a long article about American car companies’ response to the growing public concern about safety. At the time, cars had few safety devices — “shoulder harnesses will probably not be standard on 1967 models,” the article said. “The automakers are convinced that scarcely anyone wants them.”