from the 5/4/16 edition of bloomberg.com; Takata Corp. has been ordered to replace as many as 40 million additional air bags linked to deadly malfunctions, more than doubling what was already the biggest auto recall in U.S. history and putting more pressure on the troubled parts maker whose stock has plunged. The National Highway
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued on Friday a safety advisory and consumer video warning of the risk of pedal error crashes when drivers mistake the accelerator for the brake pedal. These crashes can be very serious and present safety risks to vehicle occupants, and surrounding motorists, pedestrians and property.
With the long Memorial Day weekend upon us, many media outlets are reporting that Americans are taking road trips in record numbers. To help our readers to remain focused on staying safe, clean, and green we offer the following suggestions from our colleagues at the National Highway Safety Transportation Authority (NHTSA). Basic Safety Check –
On Saturday, January 31st the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that approximately 2.1 million vehicles were being recalled due to concerns with their air bags. This time however, the recall involves concerns with the electronic chip(s) used within the air bag system. This is a separate concern — unrelated to the Takata air
as offered by our colleagues at NHTSA; Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Safer Driving, Happier Holiday For many of us, the holidays mean joining millions on the road to travel to see family and loved ones. During a time of year when the weather is often unpredictable and even dangerous, holiday
as posted by our colleagues at NHTSA; According to the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than a third of children under age 13 who died in passenger vehicle crashes in 2011 were not in car seats or wearing seat belts. To help eliminate these deaths, and as part of Child Passenger
NHTSA 24-13 Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Contact: Karen Aldana, (202) 366-9550, Public.Affairs@dot.gov Free Vehicle Identification Number search will improve safety and inform purchasing decisions WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced its plans to require automakers and motorcycle manufacturers to provide consumers with a free online
Automotive Black Box Data Recovery Systems By Don Gilman Introduction For years, airplane crash investigators have had the benefit of retrieving data from the flight-data recorder, or “black box.” This data has proven invaluable for helping to determine what happened in the seconds before a crash. Now, in order to improve vehicle safety, General Motors
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued survey results on the effectiveness of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The technical report analyzes a sampling of data collected from tires mounted on model-year ’04–’07 vehicles. The survey found that 23.1% of the vehicles without a TPMS had at least one severely underinflated tire (25%
Advanced braking technologies are starting to dribble out into the new car market, and that dribble will become a steady flow once the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) takes an expected next step. The NHTSA is already fairly far along on defining test procedures for Dynamic Brake Support (DBS) and Crash Imminent Braking (CIB)