Tagged vehicle safety
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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April 6, 2011 in Legislative
Calif. bill forces rental car companies to take all recalled vehicles off the road immediately. Two girls were killed in an accident driving a rental car that was under a safety recall, which prompted this bill.
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March 15, 2011 in Safety
Many vehicles in rental fleets are rated "good" in head-on crashes, but a large disparity exists in their safety ratings in side, rear and rollover crashes.
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March 9, 2011 in Safety
Released at the 2011 Car Rental Show, the American Car Rental Association has issued a proposal for modifying the current safety recall rules to a two-tiered system.
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December 8, 2010
One Impala owner was quoted as saying she doubted that anyone would buy her car with the stickers attached.
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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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November 3, 2010 in Legislative
Consumer groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to require rental car companies to abide by the same rule as auto dealers.
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September 22, 2010
Everyone who owns one of the vehicles can receive a $100 voucher that can be used for renting or buying something else from Enterprise.
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August 18, 2010
The recall affects 2009-2010 models of the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook. GM said it discovered damaged second-row safety belt buckles among warranty returns.
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August 11, 2010
The petition, filed by the Center for Auto Safety, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and Carol S. Houck, asks the FTC to stop Enterprise and its parent company from renting out unrepaired recalled vehicles to customers.
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