The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems. The system upgrades will improve the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of fatality information, including data about pedestrians and cyclists, through enhanced intrastate data sharing and electronic transfers to NHTSA. The states […]
NHTSA Finalizes Updates to 5-Star Safety Ratings Program
Changes will advance safety for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and help consumers make informed decisions on new vehicle purchases. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration yesterday finalized significant updates to its consumer-facing 5-Star Safety Ratings program, a pivotal action that will improve safety on our nation’s roads by incorporating new advanced […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Launch Consortium to Reduce Drunk Driving
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation will establish a new consortium dedicated to reducing drunk and impaired driving on U.S. roads – the cause of one-third of U.S. roadway fatalities every year. In the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Congress directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to establish a vehicle safety rule requiring […]
NHTSA Fines Ford $165 Million for Failing to Comply with Recall Requirements
In addition to the second largest civil penalty in the agency’s history, regulator announces consent order with Ford Motor Company. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a consent order with Ford Motor Company for failing to comply with federal recall requirements. The consent order includes a civil penalty of $165 million, the second-largest […]
Market Penetration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Continue to Grow
Several safety features topped 90% market penetration in 2023 model year. The Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) has released an updated report detailing the expanded deployment of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in passenger vehicles. PARTS, a partnership between automobile manufacturers and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Park Outside Warning Issued for Recalled Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler PHEVs for Fire Risk
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Chrysler has issued a new recall for more than 154,000 model year 2020-2024 Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and model year 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) due to a risk of fire while parked or driven. Vehicles should be parked outside […]
Ford, Mazda Issue Do Not Drive Warnings for More Than 457,000 Vehicles with Recalled Takata Air Bags
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Ford Motor Co. and Mazda North American Operations today have issued urgent “Do Not Drive” warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata air bags. Consumers with one of these vehicles should not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air […]
IIHS Calls on NHTSA to Move Quickly to Require Impaired Driving Prevention
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is urging federal regulators to pick up the pace in issuing a requirement for impaired driving prevention technology on new passenger vehicles. In 2021, Congress instructed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a regulation requiring the technology. The law calls on NHTSA to issue the final […]
NHTSA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Impaired Driving Prevention Standard
Agency will examine standards for vehicle technology solutions to alcohol-impaired driving prevention as well as distraction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration yesterday took the first step toward making impaired-driving prevention technology standard in new passenger vehicles. The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that NHTSA released helps fulfill a requirement in the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
Kia and Hyundai Issue Recalls for Fire Risk in 3.3 Million Vehicles, Advise Vehicles Be Parked Outside
Fires can happen while the vehicle is parked and turned off or while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Hyundai Motor America and Kia America have issued “park outside” recalls for more than 3.3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire. Until these recalled vehicles have been repaired, the manufacturers […]
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