Regional Recalls
Consumer Groups Challenge the Use of Regional Safety Recalls
By CHERYL JENSEN
If two consumer groups prevail in their suit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorists could feel more confident that safety defects possibly affecting their vehicles are not falling into a geographical black hole.
Regional Recalls by Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
NHTSA Recall No. 05V-385/Acura Recall No. P92
Vehicles: 2001-02 Acura MDX manufactured from August 2000 through December 2001.
Population: 22,861 sport utility vehicles sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and District of Columbia.
Consumers Sue Over Limited Car Recalls
By Christopher Jensen, Plain Dealer Auto Editor
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Wednesday, claiming the public is endangered while automakers save money because the federal agency allows \"regional\" recalls of defective vehicles. In a regional recall an automaker is allowed to limit repairs to the region in which a problem is most likely to occur instead of repairing all vehicles nationwide.
Consumer Groups Sue Over Car Recall Limits
By DANNY HAKIM
March 11, 2004
Two consumer groups sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday over the practice of allowing automakers to limit car recalls to specific states.
Geographic Recalls in the News
Some automakers think regional recalls sufficient; consumer advocates disagree
06/19/02
Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor
Consumer groups are demanding that the government prohibit regional automotive safety recalls, a practice they say puts motorists’ lives at risk while saving automakers money.
In a regional recall, the automaker limits the repairs to cars in states where the problem is most likely to occur, rather than carrying out the safety program nationwide.
Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem
June 21, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
NHTSA Reverses Redaction Policy
Why recall information disappeared from files
By Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor
Sunday, June 30, 2002
Edition: Final, Section: Driving, Page F1
Is it a mistake or a conspiracy?
If you ask Clarence Ditlow, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration is trying to prevent scrutiny of regional-recall problems by
no longer disclosing the city and the state of consumers who complain.
Letter to Administrator Runge on Redaction
June 6, 2002
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590
Dear Dr. Runge:
Letter to Attorney General of California Bill Lockyer
May 15, 2002
Honorable Bill Lockyer
Attorney General of California
1515 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Attorney General Lockyer:
CAS and Public Citizen Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge
Click here for a copy of the letter.
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