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.
Read More →Customers with affected vehicles currently on rent may bring the cars to a nearby Avis or Budget location, depending upon which brand the vehicle was rented from, to exchange the vehicle, although customers are not required to do so.
Read More →Enterprise said today that its current approach to recalls 'can be part of an effective solution,' and that the company pledges 'to work collaboratively with those individuals and organizations who today are committed to legislative oversight of the recall process.'
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →A rental car recall safety bill was approved by the California Senate judiciary committee and now moves forward to the Senate appropriations committee.
Read More →Legislation would prohibit rentals of cars recalled for safety reasons.
Read More →Toyota announced a recall of 52,000 2001-2003-MY Prius vehicles sold in the U.S. to replace the electric power steering pinion shaft attachment nuts.
Read More →The California state Assembly approved a bill on Thursday that would force car rental companies to ground vehicles under a safety recall.
Read More →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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