National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Toyota's image under scrutiny...cars have been programmed to automatically stop accelerating if there's pressure on the brake. Such a solution is one of the measures that NHTSA and Toyota are discussing to help prevent some of the incidents that customers described. Toyota... In this article: Toyota, Nhtsa, Lexus, Complaint, Audi, California, U.S., and Lexus ES350 |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 3 days ago
Safe and sound thinking puts special effects into silent movers
...and vibration, Colin Peachey, disagrees. Japan has already drafted legislation requiring the installation of audio systems and the NHTSA report means the US will not be far behind. Sadly, Australia's drivers may never get a system that...
In this article: Electric car, US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Aston Martin V8, University of California, Toyota Australia, Australia, and Japan
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Detroit News | 3 days ago
Safety officials have investigated hundreds of Toyota complaints
...involving the potential entrapment of the accelerator by floormats, which is related to accelerator and floor pan design." NHTSA said it was waiting to hear Toyota's plan "to correct this very serious defect." Tom Long: In honor of "New...
In this article: Toyota, Nhtsa, Lexus, Allegation, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES 350, Tacoma, Camry Solara, and Sienna
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AP Online | 3 days ago
NTSB cites car in deadly Ala. school bus wreck
...at the wheel to hit the brakes, the bus plunged from the overpass and nose-dived 30 feet to the pavement below. The crash led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate design changes for certain buses to protect...
In this article: National Transportation Safety Board and Alabama
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 4 days ago
Another 'accelerator pedal' crash
...that some kind of "vehicle-based" solution to the car, not simply removing the floor mats, will be necessary. NHTSA has said it believes that the design of the car's floor pan, the bottom of the car upon which carpets, seats and other...
In this article: Toyota, Lexus, Allegation, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES 350, and San Diego
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Autoblog | 4 days ago
Pole Dance: NHTSA to add new side-impact crash test? [w/VIDEO]
...of how Ford's 2010 Mustang GT convertible and coupe models fare, then let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Pole Dance: NHTSA to add new side-impact crash test? [w/VIDEO] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Nov 2009...
In this article: Mustang GT, Europe, and The New York Times
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
No floor-mat warnings yet for Canadian Toyota owners
...reached an agreement with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the matter, and said the talks were proceeding. NHTSA in Washington said Saturday that discussions with Toyota continue, "as to what the remedy...
In this article: Toyota, Lexus, U.S., Nhtsa, Prius, Camry, Lexus ES 350, and Canada
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New York Times | 5 days ago
Ford Minivans Investigated for Transmission Failure
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has intensified its investigation into transmission failures on about 205,000 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans from the 2004-5 model years. The agency began a preliminary...
In this article: Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey, and North Carolina
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
U.S. teens report 'frightening' levels of texting while driving
Drivers younger than 20 had the highest distracted-driving fatality rate among all age groups last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Drivers 20 to 29 ranked second. The administration said...
In this article: U.S., Ray LaHood, Pew Research Center, and Facebook
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Administration to seek seatbelts in motorcoaches
...says it will propose long-sought safety requirements for motorcoaches, including seatbelts and stronger roof standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a plan Monday to improve motorcoach safety. It...
In this article: Washington
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Reuters | November 08, 2009
Probe finds jump in runaway Toyota complaints: report
...said it had uncovered a problem much bigger in scope from its own examination of thousands of federal defect investigation records, NHTSA complaints filed by car owners, lawsuits against Toyota and reports by independent safety experts and...
In this article: Toyota, Lexus, Thomson Reuters, Allegation, Small business, Prius, Lexus ES 350, and Los Angeles Times
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. It describes its mission as “Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes.”
As part of its activities, NHTSA is charged with writing and enforcing safety, theft-resistance, and fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, the latter under the rubric of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) system. NHTSA also licenses vehicle manufacturers and importers, allows or blocks the import of vehicles and safety-regulated vehicle parts, administers the VIN system, develops the anthropomorphic dummies used in safety testing, as well as the test protocols themselves, and provides vehicle insurance cost information. The agency has asserted preemptive regulatory authority over Greenhouse gas emissions, but this has been disputed by such state regulatory agencies as the California Air Resources Board.
Another of NHTSA’s major activities is the creation and maintenance of the data files maintained by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis. In particular, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, or FARS, has become a resource for traffic safety research not only in the US, but throughout the world. Research contributions using FARS by researchers from many countries appear in many non-US technical publications, and provide a significant database and knowledge bank on the subject. Even with this database, conclusive analysis of crash causes often remains difficult and controversial, with experts debating the veracity and statistical validity of results.
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