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Protect Your Teen Drivers with the “5 to Drive” Campaign
Protect Your Teen Drivers with the “5 to Drive” Campaign The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching its “5 to Drive” campaign again this year for National Teen Driver Safety Week. The campaign works to encourage parents to talk to their teen drivers about rules for the road in hopes that teens will drive…
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Takata Air Bag Recall Potentially Expanding to 7 more Automakers
Takata Air Bag Recall Potentially Expanding to 7 more Automakers Seven more automakers could be facing large recalls due to the fact they use airbag inflators manufactured by Takata. As of this year, there have been nearly 23.4 million Takata airbag inflators recalled on 19.2 million vehicles in the United States due to the fact…
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Nissan recalls 300,000 small cars and NHTSA upgrades investigation of seat sensors
Nissan recalls 300,000 small cars and NHTSA upgrades investigation of seat sensors Nissan is recalling nearly 300,000 small vehicles over a potential trim panel defect near the accelerator pedal that could trap a driver’s foot. This could cause unintended acceleration or delayed breaking and result in an accident. The recall is a result of the…
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NHTSA Declined to Probe Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration
NHTSA Declined to Probe Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rejected a probe from an electrical engineer to investigate low-speed unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Gopal Raghavan from Thousand Oaks, California, an electrical engineer with a doctorate degree from Stanford University, filed a petition with the government safety agency…
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Safety Regulators Investigating New Jeep Grand Cherokee Rollaway after Injuries and Complaints
Safety Regulators Investigating New Jeep Grand Cherokee Rollaway after Injuries and Complaints The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation for new Jeep SUVs after receiving several complaints that the vehicles can roll away unexpectedly after drivers put them in park. The investigation covers 408,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees manufactured in 2014 and…
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Child Passenger Safety Week: The Facts
Child Passenger Safety Week: The Facts Child Passenger Safety Week is September 13-15, 2015. On Saturday September 19, National Seat Check Saturday, technicians will be available to help check seats and instruct parents and caregivers. This year, safety agencies will team up together to inform parents and caregivers about correctly using child car seat restraints.…
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Labor Day Warning: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
Labor Day Warning: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Local law enforcement is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a national crackdown campaign on drunk driving. For 20 days, the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will be launched to help prevent and stop drunk driving as well as save…
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Mazda recalls over 206,000 SUVs for loss of steering
Mazda recalls over 206,000 SUVs for loss of steering Mazda is recalling its largest sports utility vehicle for a problem with its suspension parts which can rust and come loose, causing a loss of steering control. The recall affects 206,000 CX-9 SUVs manufactured between 2007-2014. The ball joints can rust from water leaks and eventually…
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NHTSA fines Fiat Chrysler Record $105 Million
NHTSA fines Fiat Chrysler Record $105 Million NHTSA is continuing to hammer away at automakers as it issued $105 million in fines against Fiat Chrysler for failure to properly conduct safety recalls that affect millions of vehicles. The consent agreement released Sunday July 26, with FCA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contained…
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles after Vehicle Hack
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles after Vehicle Hack Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 4.1 million vehicles susceptible to cyber attacks after hackers demonstrated how easy it was to control a Jeep. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation following the announcement of the recall with concerns of the security of…
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