Car Recall Center
What is a recall?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) oversees safety recalls of motor vehicles as well as tires, child safety seats, and other items of motor vehicle equipment. When one of these products experiences a safety-related defect or is not compliant with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), NHTSA is charged with ensuring public safety.
Although almost all recalls are undertaken voluntarily by manufacturers, they may be strongly encouraged by NHTSA as part of an ongoing safety defect investigation, or advocated for by individuals or consumer groups who can petition NHTSA to open an investigation into a particular defect. Rarely, NHTSA will order an automaker or other supplier to conduct a recall. For a weekly update of the newest recalls, follow our #RecallRoundup via Twitter or Facebook.
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Latest Auto Recall News
DOT Inspector General Report News and Coverage
Defects at the agency that regulates car safety – 7/5/15
Detroit News Editorial: Watchdog NHTSA must fix its own defects – 6/25/15
NHTSA’s Recall Office is Failing – 6/24/15
Sens. Markey, Blumenthal Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
Josh Zembik (202-224-6452
Help NHTSA turn car safety around: Our view
Federal watchdog now has the will and the leader needed for change. Congress needs to deliver the way.
When the nation’s car safety watchdog fails to do its job, people are killed and maimed.
Among the most recent casualties: Kylan Langlinais, of Lafayette, La. The 22-year-old died in April after her 2005 Honda Civic hit a utility pole and its Takata air bag ruptured, spewing shrapnel into the cabin, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents.
Fiat Chrysler answers criticism surrounding handling of recalls
Federal auto safety regulators demanded answers from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) about its handling of 20 recalls, including one tied to gas tank fires in certain older model Jeep vehicles, and on Monday, FCA delivered.
Hand delivered, to be precise, detailed responses on its recall performance amid allegations that the automaker has been too slow in making repairs.