Fatalities Involving Large Trucks Lowest Since 1992

Safety technologies such as brake stroke monitoring systems credited for helping decrease fatalities. Overall vehicle fatalities are also down.

TRW Side and Curtain Airbags Featured on 30 Five-Star Side-Impact Crash Test Rating Vehicles

LIVONIA, MI – Thirty of the 2008-MY vehicles that have earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) five-star rating in side-impact crash tests feature TRW's side or curtain airbags.

Ford Recalling Over 605,000 Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 605,000 2005 and 2006 F-150 pickups and Lincoln Mark LT trucks because of a brake hose problem that could cause the vehicles to lose braking power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

First Rollover Resistance Ratings Announced

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater has announced the first rollover resistance ratings for passenger vehicles as the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a rating program that provides a measure of a vehicle's resistance to rolling over in a single vehicle crash.

Occupant Safety Systems: Moving Beyond Air Bags and Seat Belts