Issues

NHTSA Foreign Recall Campaign Lookup

October 10, 2014

Click here to visit NHTSA’s Foreign Recall Campaign Search Page

The Foreign Campaigns Search Engine permits searches of manufacturer foreign campaigns that involve substantially similar products offered for sale in the United States.

NHTSA VIN-Specific Recall Lookup

October 10, 2014

Click here to visit the NHTSA VIN Search Tool Website

Imperfect Hands-Free Systems Causing Potentially-Unsafe Driver Distractions

October 10, 2014

AAA Urges Manufacturers to Focus on Accuracy and Usability to Reduce Cognitive Distraction

Now, it’s NHTSA under fire

September 25, 2014

Lawmakers blast failures in GM crisis, want reform

WASHINGTON — In a rare display of consensus here, Republicans, Democrats and safety advocates are coming to the conclusion that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is in dire need of reform — even if they can’t convince the agency of that.

Sealed Safety Documents Sought in Guardrail ET-Plus End Head

September 24, 2014

CAS Motion to Intervene

Brief in support of CAS Motion to Intervene

CAS Motion to Unseal

Safety Watchdogs Press for Disclosure in Guardrail Lawsuit

September 24, 2014

Click here to view the full story from the Wall Street Journal

Two public-safety advocacy groups want a Texas judge to unseal court records they say are unnecessarily being kept secret in a whistleblower lawsuit that questions the safety of thousands of highway guardrail end caps made by a division of Trinity Industries Inc.

Highway Guardrails Are Deadly Spears on Impact, Says Whistleblower

September 24, 2014

Click here to view the full article from Bloomberg

Before dawn on Feb. 23, Darius Williams ran his Nissan Sentra off a North Carolina interstate at 80 miles per hour. A length of guardrail pierced his door, according to the police report, driving the 24-year-old’s body into the opposite back seat.

The Center Calls for NHTSA Investigation of Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Modules (TIPM)

August 21, 2014

CAS SEEKS NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF MILLIONS OF 2007-14 CHRYSLER SUVs, TRUCKS & VANS WITH TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES (TIPMs)
The Center for Auto Safety today filed a petition for a defect investigation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), requesting the agency open a formal investigation into safety-related issues associated with Chrysler’s Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM).

CAS Defect Petition on Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Modules (TIPM)

August 21, 2014

Click here to view the CAS TIPM Petition

Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Module Class Action

August 20, 2014

Click here to visit the Gerrard Gibbs TIPM Class Action Website

In May 2014, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that includes the following vehicles: