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CAS Fact Sheet: NHTSA Shutdown Endangers American Drivers
October 8, 2013
Fact Sheet: NHTSA Shutdown Endangers American Drivers (.PDF)
The American public has been forced to assume the risk due to the furlough of employees at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency has furloughed 333 of 597 regulatory staff, issuing the following statement:
Toyota Recalls Vehicles a Second Time
Toyota is recalling about 780,000 vehicles for a second time after its first effort to prevent a handling problem did not work, according to a report posted Sunday on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall covers about 18,000 2010 Lexus HS 250h autos, a hybrid model, with the rest being the 2006 through 2011 Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle. The agency says the failure of a rear tie rod on the suspension could “cause a loss of vehicle control.”
NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls – 8/14/13
NHTSA 24-13
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Government Fines Volvo $1.5 Million for Delaying Recall Reports – 7/3/13
by Christopher Jensen
Honda Fit Is Recalled 2nd Time to Fix Switch That Could Cause a Fire – 6/28/13
by Christopher Jensen
Service Campaign: Should G.M. Have Recalled Saturn Ions for Steering Failures?
After fielding more than 600 complaints, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether General Motors should have recalled 384,000 Saturn Ion coupes and sedans as part of a larger recall earlier this year.
The recall of a million cars in March was prompted by a N.H.T.S.A. investigation in January, which concerned the electric power steering on 2005-10 Chevrolet Cobalts and 2007-10 Pontiac G5s.
Honda, Nissan and Toyota in massive recall
HONG KONG (CNNMoney)
A number of automakers — including Japanese leaders Honda and Toyota — are recalling around 3.4 million cars due to airbag defects.
Toyota said it was recalling 1.7 million cars around the world, including some popular Corolla, Matrix and Tundra models. Nissan recalled around 480,000 cars, while Mazda added another 45,000 worldwide.
Honda, which is recalling more than 1.1 million autos, said the recall was necessary to replace passenger front airbag inflators.
Petition by Owner Prompts Recall of 183,000 Honda Vehicles
Honda’s recall of about 183,000 vehicles that might apply the brakes on their own was prompted by a woman who was frightened by having that problem in her own Honda and angry that there wasn’t a recall.
Carrie Carvalho of Arlington, Mass., used a little-known tactic: Filing a formal defect petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, requiring the agency to review her concern.
Statistical Change Skews Auto Recall Figures – 2/27/13
A recent article in USA Today discussed a small but important change made by federal regulators who are in charge of issuing and keeping track of crucial auto safety recalls. The data reveals that a change in how they count recalls has cut into their supposed triumph of having a smaller number of investigations lead to a bigger number of recalls.