Tagged NHTSA
May 7, 2012 in Legislative, Safety
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California sent letters to the four major car rental companies May 7, asking them to agree to a vehicle safety recall pledge.
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February 22, 2012 in Legislative
Hertz follows up on statements made to USA Today, says that 'if regulation is necessary,' it supports regulation of recalls in the industry as proposed legislation currently stands.
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December 14, 2011 in Legislative, Safety
Feeling the pressure from the lobbying effort of the industry and acknowledging the controversial nature of the issue, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) withdrew her amendment on rental recalls Dec. 14 during the Senate Commerce Committee's mark-up of the Auto Safety Bill.
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By Chris Brown , June 2011
The report released on June 15 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows just how complicated the recall process is and how difficult it is for vehicle owners to comply. This could help the fight for sensible recall legislation.
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March 15, 2011 in Legislative
The data showed that Enterprise, for example, after 90 days had fixed an average of 65 percent of the cars subject to recalls between June 2006 and July 2010.
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March 1, 2011 in Safety, Vehicle Research
Because rental cars move around so much, it can take weeks or months for the company to find out a model has been recalled, which leads to a much longer time period before repairs take place.
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February 8, 2011 in Safety
WASHINGTON - A 10-month study by the U.S. DOT did not find any electronic system flaws in Toyota vehicles capable of producing unintended acceleration incidents.
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November 24, 2010
NHTSA said it will review nearly 3 million vehicles manufactured by General Motors, Chrysler and Ford that were sold to car rental companies.
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By Thi Dao, October 2010 in Safety, Vehicle Research
NHTSA’s updated safety rating program could result in lower ratings for 2011-MY vehicles, even though vehicles are no less safe than those of the previous model-year.
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June 23, 2010
The issue of how rental car companies handle manufacturers’ recalls has been put in the spotlight following the resolution last week of a lawsuit in Alameda County, Calif.
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