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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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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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).
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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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DEARBORN, MI - NHTSA's NCAP testing evaluates vehicle performance in front and side-impact crash tests and in resisting rollover.
Read More →WASHINGTON – General Motors is recalling 12,626 2013 model-year Cadillac XTS vehicles to replace the rear-seat head restraints, the NHTSA reported.
Read More →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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