U.S. DOT Accelerates Replacements of Takata Air Bag Inflators

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an amended order today to continue the acceleration of recall repairs for millions of U.S. vehicle owners affected by the Takata air bag inflator recalls. The...

NHTSA: New Test Data on Subset of Takata Air Bag Inflators Shows Substantially Higher Risk

NHTSA Calls on News Media and Public to Assist in Finding Unrepaired High-Risk Vehicles 

WASHINGTON – New test data on a particular subset of defective Takata air bag inflators in certain model-year 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles show a far higher risk of ruptures...

U.S. Department of Transportation expands and accelerates Takata air bag inflator recall to protect American drivers and passengers

NHTSA action phases in recall of additional 35-40 million inflators through 2019

WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding and accelerating the recall of Takata air bag inflators. The decision...

News Digest DOT 33-16

USDOT Announces Unrepaired Recalled Volvo Trucks That May Still May be Operating on the Nation’s Roadways Are in an Unsafe Condition and Are to Be Immediately Placed Out-of-Service by Federal and State Inspectors.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

U.S Department of Transportation Announces Steps to Address Takata Air Bag Defects

Takata files defect reports, enters Consent Order; NHTSA to coordinate remedy program

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that at the Department’s insistence, air bag manufacturer Takata has acknowledged that a defect exists in its air bag...

NHTSA Announces New Mandatory Label to Help Owners Instantly Identify Recall Mailings

Recall labels and new SaferCar App for ANDROID are latest NHTSA efforts to raise recall awareness