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Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
 
Markey Statement on New Information on NHTSA Role in GM Chevy Cobalt Safety Recall
 
Last week, lawmaker called on NHTSA to require auto manufacturers to post in public database detailed information when manufacturers first become aware of incidents involving fatalities
 

March 7, 2014

CAS Reveals Internal NHTSA Files on Cobalt Ignition Airbag Defect
Calls for Independent Investigation of NHTSA’s Failure to Obtain Recall by 2007

New York Times articles on GM Ignition Switch MDL Plaintiff’s Attorneys Disputes 

Senate Committee’s No Vote Incenses Lawmakers Seeking Auto Safety Reforms – 7/19/15

Family sues G.M. after head-on collision kills two, paralyzes boy – 5/6/14

Watchdog: Recall system failed with GM ignition switch defect – 3/13/14

Government demands answers from GM about a deadly defect – 3/5/14

The 10-year investigation and problematic recall of 1.4 million General Motors cars related to 13 deaths shows that the government’s early-warning reporting system isn’t working, Senator Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said on Wednesday in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Had the system worked better, it might have saved lives, Mr. Markey said in the letter to David Friedman, the acting administrator of the safety agency.