Recalls
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.
CAS Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defects Investigations
Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defect Investigations
Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director
June 5, 2015
Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
Josh Zembik (Blumenthal) 202-224-6452
Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
Fiat Chrysler Tells US It Missed Deadlines in 5 Recalls
by Tom Krisher
June 4, 2015
Fiat Chrysler has admitted that it missed legal deadlines to notify customers in five safety recalls, a pattern that could bring a fine from U.S. safety regulators.
But the company, in documents posted Thursday, said it’s taking steps to improve recall completion and notification rates and shouldn’t be subjected to a July 2 public hearing on its safety performance scheduled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.