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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
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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.”
Blumenthal, Markey Statement on NHTSA-Fiat EWR Civil Penalty – 12/10/15
Senators Urge NHTSA to Write Rules to Increase Transparency and Public Reports of Early Warning Data
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcement today that it has imposed a civil penalty of $70 million on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for failing to comply with the Early Warning Reporting (EWR) system, which requires auto manufacturers to report safety data:
Nader made American car buyers demand safer, cleaner vehicles
Here’s something I never thought I’d say: Ralph Nader is fascinating to speak with, and I admire and respect his contribution to the auto industry.
That’s an about-face for me. When I discovered cars in the early 1970s, Nader was the enemy.
Nader’s the one who really opened the door to government oversight of the automobile industry with his landmark 1965 book, Unsafe at Any Speed, and his testimony before Congress the following year that helped lead to the creation of the agency that morphed into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Nation’s top highway safety official backs seat belts in school buses
The nation’s top highway safety official said Sunday that his agency has vowed to pursue a policy mandating that every school bus in the nation be equipped with three-point seat belts.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark R. Rosekind used his keynote address at a conference of school transportation officials in Richmond, Virginia, to announce that his agency will focus research on the effectiveness of seat belts aboard school buses.