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The study found that when tires are underinflated by 25% or more, tire problems are three times as likely to be cited as critical events before a crash.
Read More →Included will be brief NHTSA presentations outlining current agency research and activities related to Li-ion batteries and Li-ion battery-powered vehicles, as well as presentations by the Department of Energy, voluntary standards bodies, and automotive and battery manufacturers.
Read More →WASHINGTON -– Ford Motor Co. is recalling 352 2011 model-year F-650 and F-750 trucks that were manufactured from Dec. 3, 2010 through Dec. 20, 2011 and equipped with Bendix ATR-6 antilock traction relay valves.
Read More →Although the DOT is delaying the final ruling, the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 requires a final ruling is made no later than 36 months after the date of the Act's enactment, which occurred on Feb. 28, 2011.
Read More →WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.
Read More →WASHINGTON – Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 13,200 2011 model-year F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles manufactured from Feb. 1, 2010 through July 1, 2011 as well as 2012 model-year F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2011 through Oct. 25, 2011.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, whose membership consists of 12 automakers, proposed changes to the Obama administration's proposed 2017-2025 CAFE and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards, specifically how they are required to account for emissions reductions.
Read More →WASHINGTON - NHTSA concluded that GM’s planned updates to the vehicle reduce the potential for post-crash battery fires.
Read More →WASHINGTON - NHTSA said the decline in traffic fatalities occurred even though Americans are driving 1.6% miles more than in 2009 (46 billion more miles).
Read More →The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Ad Council have partnered in a new distracted driving campaign, in which some startling videos attempt to persuade people to ignore their phones while on the road.
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