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NHTSA stability-control-system requirement for tractors draws near
A new federal standard requiring stability control systems in commercial truck tractors is set to be published later this year, drawing a generally favorable response from trucking industry professionals, but leaving some worried about costs.
NASA’s Toyota sudden-acceleration report flawed, researchers find
The study NASA conducted to determine if an electronic flaw could be responsible for sudden unintended acceleration incidents in Toyota vehicles was the product of a collusion between trusted government agencies and powerful special interests, Safety Research & Strategies Inc.
Safety recall repairs often not made in resold and leased vehicles, GAO warns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the authority to prompt automotive recalls, but it lacks the ability to ensure that potentially dangerous safety defects are fixed before motor vehicles are sold to unsuspecting customers. Now the Government Accountability Office
Sudden acceleration in Ford Freestyles under investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating several consumer complaints involving Ford’s Freestyle car-SUV crossover vehicles for their potential to lunge forward unexpectedly. The agency’s database says the investigation was opened on May 11, 2011 after receiving 238 complaints
CPSC’s product-safety database survives budget cuts, goes online
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s new public database of safety information, part of the www.saferproducts.gov website, offers American consumers for the first time ever a world of valuable safety information at their fingertips. The database went online earlier March
Lawyers plan to prove NASA’s sudden acceleration report wrong
Lawyers representing hundreds of plaintiffs suing Toyota over sudden acceleration incidents are challenging a NASA report that concluded electronic defects aren’t responsible for causing Toyota and Lexus vehicles to accelerate unexpectedly. Toyota has argued the defects that triggered a global
Judge approves $10-million Toyota settlement, dealership left to fend for itself
A California Superior Court judge has approved the $10-million settlement between Toyota Motor Corp. and members of a family that was killed when their rented Lexus ES350 sped out of control near San Diego, California, and crashed. The decision leaves
