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![]() Bill could force automakers to confront safety hazard blamed for dozens of child deaths a year. CBS News. July 4, 2020. |
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![]() Auto Safety: At the foundation of the House infrastructure bill. The Hill. June 30, 2020. |
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![]() NHTSA Urged to Warn Parents of Seat Back Failure Dangers to Children in Rear Seats. March 9, 2016. |
![]() “No excuse”: Safety experts say this car defect puts kids in danger. CBS News. March 9, 2016. |
CAS Petitions NHTSA to Warn Parents of Seat Back Failure Dangers to Children in Rear Seats – 3/9/16
CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator Rosekind – 3/9/16
CAS Letter to DOT Secretary Foxx – 3/11/16
CAS Supplement to Petition, Early Warning Reporting – 8/4/16
Collapsing Seat Backs and Injury Causation: A Timeline of Knowledge
Friedman Study: Child Fatalities in Rear Impacts
ARCCA/Cantor Petition for Rulemaking on Seat Back Collapse – 9/28/15