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NewsDecember 18, 2012

Toyota and NHTSA Reach Settlement, Automaker to Pay $17.35 Million

WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay $17.35 million to settle National Highway Traffic Safety Administration allegations that the automaker failed to report a safety defect to the federal government in a timely manner.

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NewsDecember 7, 2012

NHTSA Proposes Mandatory Use of Event Data Recorders in Light-Duty Passenger Vehicles

WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new standard that would mandate that automakers install event data recorders (EDRs) in all light-duty passenger vehicles starting on Sept. 1, 2014.

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NewsDecember 7, 2012

Ford Recalls Select 2013 Fusions for Headlamp Coating Issue

WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Ford is recalling 19,106 2013 model-year Ford Fusions because the low beam headlamp projector may not have properly cured during the manufacturing process.

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NewsDecember 6, 2012

NHTSA Gives 2013 Audi A4 and S4 Sedans Five-Star Safety Ratings

HERNDON, VA - NHTSA tests how vehicles perform in front and side crash tests, and evaluates vehicles for their rollover resistance, as part of its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).

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NewsDecember 5, 2012

NHTSA Study: Electronic Stability Control Has Saved Thousands of Lives

WASHINGTON – Electronic stability control technology (ESC) is saving an increasing number of lives each year, according to a three-year study released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA study estimates that ESC saved 2,202 lives from 2008 to 2010 alone.

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NewsDecember 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Fuso Recalling Nearly 15,000 Canter FE-Series Work Trucks

WASHINGTON – Mitsubishi Fuso is recalling nearly 15,000 model-year 2005-2007 Canter FE-series work trucks because the fuel lines run the risk of cracking and leaking, which poses a fire risk.

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NewsDecember 5, 2012

Navistar Recalling 6,779 Trucks to Fix Potential Brake Problem

WASHINGTON – Navistar is recalling 6,779 model-year 2012-2013 International brand trucks because their brake S-Cam tube bracket assemblies on the steer axles might fracture, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

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NewsNovember 26, 2012

NHTSA Gives 2013 Ford Focus a Five Star Safety Rating

DEARBORN, MI - NHTSA's NCAP testing evaluates vehicle performance in front and side-impact crash tests and in resisting rollover.

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NewsNovember 20, 2012

GM Recalling 2013-MY Cadillac XTS

WASHINGTON – General Motors is recalling 12,626 2013 model-year Cadillac XTS vehicles to replace the rear-seat head restraints, the NHTSA reported.

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NewsNovember 19, 2012

NHTSA: Nationwide Seat Belt Use Reaches All-Time High of 86%

WASHINGTON – New research released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concludes that nationwide seat belt use reached an all-time high of 86% in 2012.

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