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CAS Statement on H.R. 1181, Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015
Statement on H.R. 1181, Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015
Clarence Ditlow, Executive Director
June 2, 2015
NHTSA prepares to reorganize its senior ranks
Ryan Beene
Automotive News
June 1, 2015
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will soon have some fresh faces in key recall positions as part of an agency reorganization intended to streamline its management structure.
According to sources here and job openings posted on the U.S Department of Transportation’s website, the agency is preparing the reorganization to follow the retirement or departure of three key officials who have overseen recalls at the agency.
Safety Chief Rosekind Shifts Defective Car Oversight into Overdrive
by David Morgan
5/25/15
The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new boss – a testimony to his credentials as a safety expert and a hardening of the administration’s policy after a wave of deadly defects.
NHTSA’s Rosekind lays down the law, and the industry is rattled
Ryan Beene Twitter
Automotive News
May 24, 2015 – 12:01 am ET
WASHINGTON — As the newly appointed head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mark Rosekind vowed in January to work closely with the auto industry to promote safety — and to hammer companies that stepped out of line.
Five months into his tenure, Rosekind is delivering on that pledge. In a rapid-fire series of actions last week, his agency:
FTC Will Keep Consumer Product Warranty Rules in Current Form with Some Modifications
FTC Will Keep Consumer Product Warranty Rules in Current Form with Some Modifications
Takata airbags: About 1.5 million vehicles listed in Canada
The absolute number of recalls in Canada in connection with Takata airbags is unclear, but a Transport Canada site listing recalls from automakers adds up to more than 1.5 million vehicles.
House panel won’t approve NHTSA defect budget boost
Washington — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief Mark Rosekind on Tuesday sounded the alarm after a House panel approved a spending bill that doesn’t boost the agency’s budget to investigate auto safety defects.
Last week, a Republican-led House appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill that doesn’t adopt the Obama administration’s request to triple NHTSA’s defect budget and double staffing. It essentially held the agency’s budget at the current level.
Markey, Blumenthal Statement on Expansion of Takata Airbag Recall
DOT announces Fiat Chrysler public hearing and issues special order
Blumenthal, Markey Statement on GM Compensation Fund Approval of 100th Death Claim Related to Faulty Ignition Switches
May 12, 2015
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on General Motors’ (GM) compensation fund’s approval of the 100th death claim related to faulty ignition switches: