Skittish automakers ramp up recalls
DETROIT — Spurred by a decade-old ignition switch defect in millions of General Motors vehicles, the auto industry last year issued more recalls involving older models — those made five or more years...
View ArticleTransportation secretary: 'What GM did was break the law'
Detroit automaker agrees to $35M fine, have consent decree after defect probe David Shepardson and Melissa Burden The Detroit News Comments Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (AP) Washington ...
View Article5 findings from Congress's report on safety agency
DETROIT (AP) — Republicans on the House Commerce Committee released a report Tuesday critical of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's top auto safety agency, and its...
View Article>5 findings from Congress's report on safety agency
DETROIT (AP) — Republicans on the House Commerce Committee released a report Tuesday critical of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's top auto safety agency, and its...
View ArticleExclusive: U.S. safety chief raps GM's 'flawed' culture on recalls
(Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator harshly criticized General Motors Co for not promptly reporting and recalling cars now linked to at least 19 deaths and said he has been meeting with top...
View ArticleCongress: Safety agency mishandled GM recall
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Both houses of Congress scolded the nation's highway safety agency Tuesday over its tardy handling of a deadly problem with General Motors cars, questioning whether it is competent...
View ArticleNHTSA: Fiat Chrysler ‘failed’ on recall issues
David Shepardson, Detroit News Washington Bureau 12:19 p.m. EDT July 2, 2015 Scott Kunselman, senior vice president for vehicle safety and regulatory affairs at Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. unit(Photo: Getty...
View ArticleCalls on GM cars piled up at agency
Federal safety regulators received more than 260 complaints over the past 11 years about General Motors vehicles that suddenly turned off while being driven, but they declined to investigate the...
View ArticleHouse report blasts NHTSA for failing to spot GM ignition defect
David Shepardson Detroit News Washington Bureau Comments Purchase Image Steve Perez / The Detroit News) Washington The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made a series of critical...
View ArticleSenators: Safety agency must shape up to get more funding
Senators threatened Tuesday to withhold additional funding from the nation's top auto safety agency until it improves its ability to spot defective parts like Takata Corp.'s exploding air bags. The...
View ArticleDefects at the agency that regulates car safety
A thousand complaints about the sudden loss of power steering in one vehicle made from 2007 to 2011. Dozens of complaints about intermittent loss of electrical power in a 2012 model. Inexplicable...
View ArticleTransportation chief seeks review of NHTSA GM probe
David Shepardson Detroit News Washington Bureau Comments Washington U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday asked the departments inspector general to review whether federal safety...
View ArticleU.S. government investigators blast NHTSA in new safety report
WASHINGTON, June 20 The U.S. auto safety watchdog is racked by internal problems that have prevented the agency from acting to protect the public from deadly auto defects, including faulty GM ignition...
View ArticleGM recall shows limits of 51 people tracking 250 million cars
WASHINGTON • The U.S. office responsible for monitoring safety defects in cars has had its budget stagnate and its staff cut by one-fifth from highs more than a decade ago, when Congress tried to...
View ArticleAfter tide of recalls, auto industry does some soul-searching
Spurred by a decade-old ignition switch defect in millions of General Motors vehicles, the auto industry this year has issued more recalls involving old models – those made five or more years ago –...
View ArticleSenator: NHTSA suffers from ‘incompetent mismanagement’
David Shepardson, Detroit News Washington Bureau 11:48 a.m. EDT June 23, 2015 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mark R. Rosekind waits to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and...
View ArticleTransportation chief vows ‘muscular’ safety oversight
David Shepardson, Detroit News Washington Bureau 5:54 p.m. EDT July 8, 2015 Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx(Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / AP) Washington – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said...
View ArticleUS car safety watchdog under fire for failing to protect public
A Pontiac Vibe sits on the sales lot at Dale Willey GM in Lawrence, Kansas. General Motors recalled thousands of similar vehicles because of concerns about potentially deadly air bags. Photograph:...
View ArticleInspector general uncovers more flaws at NHTSA
WASHINGTON — The U.S. auto-safety watchdog is racked by problems that have prevented the agency from acting to protect the public from deadly auto defects, including faulty GM ignition switches,...
View ArticleCongress: NHTSA must do better
David Shepardson, Detroit News Washington Bureau 11:43 a.m. EDT June 22, 2015 NHTSA chief Mark Rosekind, left, with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx(Photo: Getty Images file photo)...
View ArticleWatchdog's warning: Safety inspectors can't spot the next major vehicle problem
The overworked inspectors responsible for identifying safety shortcomings in cars failed to note problems with ignition switches in GM cars and lack the resources and protocols to pinpoint future...
View ArticleWatchdog: Safety Inspectors Can't Spot Next Major Vehicle Problem
The overworked inspectors responsible for identifying safety shortcomings in cars failed to note problems with ignition switches in GM cars and lack the resources and protocols to pinpoint future...
View ArticleEditorial: Watchdog NHTSA must fix its own defects
The Detroit News 12:11 a.m. EDT June 25, 2015 Audit finds that NHTSA does not adequately review and address motorist complaints, fails to train its staff National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
View ArticleBlumenthal, Markey Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) In wake of blistering new report outlining myriad NHTSA failures in safety investigations, lawmakers call for passage of their legislation to increase...
View ArticleBlumenthal, Markey Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA...
(Source: Richard Blumenthal) In wake of blistering new report outlining myriad NHTSA failures in safety investigations, lawmakers call for passage of their legislation to increase transparency at auto...
View ArticleU.S. auditor finds sweeping problems at NHTSA
David Shepardson, Detroit News Washington Bureau 3:52 p.m. EDT June 19, 2015 The report makes 17 major recommendations for widespread reforms at the agency. The agency’s new administrator, Mark...
View ArticleFederal agency fails to hold carmakers to account
WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming government audit says the nation's auto safety regulator failed repeatedly over a decade...
View ArticleReports: Federal agency fails to hold carmakers to account
An upcoming government audit says the nation’s auto safety regulator failed repeatedly over a decade to discover the General Motors ignition switch defect that’s linked to more than 110 deaths. The New...
View ArticleCar safety regulators fine Fiat Chrysler a record $105m
The US’s car safety watchdog, toughening its stance against manufacturer defects, has issued a record $105 million in fines against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV over lapses in safety recalls involving...
View ArticleMore stringent auto recalls for 2015 are ‘new normal’
Washington – — If 2014 was the year of the auto recall, 2015 isn’t going to be any slouch. U.S. automakers and other vehicle manufacturers overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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