Issues
DOT Inspector General Report News and Coverage
Defects at the agency that regulates car safety – 7/5/15
Detroit News Editorial: Watchdog NHTSA must fix its own defects – 6/25/15
NHTSA’s Recall Office is Failing – 6/24/15
Sens. Markey, Blumenthal Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
Josh Zembik (202-224-6452
Help NHTSA turn car safety around: Our view
Federal watchdog now has the will and the leader needed for change. Congress needs to deliver the way.
When the nation’s car safety watchdog fails to do its job, people are killed and maimed.
Among the most recent casualties: Kylan Langlinais, of Lafayette, La. The 22-year-old died in April after her 2005 Honda Civic hit a utility pole and its Takata air bag ruptured, spewing shrapnel into the cabin, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents.
49 CFR Part 579 – Reporting of Information and Communications about Potential Defects
Title 49: Transportation
Center for Auto Safety Comment on Fiat Chrysler Public Hearing
Statement of Clarence Ditlow, Executive Director Center for Auto Safety Before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) On Fiat Chrysler Recall Performance July 2, 2015 Mr. Administrator and NHTSA staff, thank you for holding this hearing on Fiat Chrysler’s dismal recall performance. When it comes to recalls, Fiat Chrysler is an outlaw. Fiat Chrysler…