National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

...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...

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...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

...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...

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...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...

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...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...

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...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...

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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...

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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...

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...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...

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...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...

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