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Usually agencies such as the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) find out about vehicle issues when the manufacturer or owners who have experienced trouble report to them.
- Feds Probe 2013 Infiniti Jx After Reports About Unnecessary Application Of "intelligent" Braking
The so-called intelligent brake assist system on the 2013 Infiniti JX35 crossover may not have lived up to its name in two cases, if we are to believe complaints submitted to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). According to a filing with the...
- Nhtsa Upgrades Investigation On Chevrolet Trailblazer Over Door Switch Fires
Toyota isn't the only automaker being probed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to reports of door fires. In a similar but separate action, NHTSA has intensified its investigation into fires originating in the driver's...
- Nhtsa Wants To Increase Maximum Car Recall Fines, Gop Disagrees
In 2010 alone, nearly 20 million vehicles were recalled in the U.S. That's not necessarily a bad thing: on the contrary, it shows that car manufacturers are constantly monitoring their product for defects and make sure that they are rectified. At...
- Case Closed: Nhtsa Clears Chevrolet Volt On Fire Risk, Says Everything's Okay Now
All ends well for General Motors as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is officially closing the safety defect probe into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevrolet Volt. The federal safety agency stated...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...
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NHTSA Says it Uses Various Forms of Social Media to Discover Defects in Vehicles
Usually agencies such as the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) find out about vehicle issues when the manufacturer or owners who have experienced trouble report to them.
Now, an agency spokeswoman acknowledged that Twitter, Facebook, other social media websites, and even fan sites, online forums and bulletin boards are searched by the NHTSA regularly in order to discover information about possible issues that may warrant an investigation.
A large-scale study published last year by the Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business about online forums showed that they are a new source of information and surveillance for defects in vehicles.
Read more »- Feds Probe 2013 Infiniti Jx After Reports About Unnecessary Application Of "intelligent" Braking
The so-called intelligent brake assist system on the 2013 Infiniti JX35 crossover may not have lived up to its name in two cases, if we are to believe complaints submitted to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). According to a filing with the...
- Nhtsa Upgrades Investigation On Chevrolet Trailblazer Over Door Switch Fires
Toyota isn't the only automaker being probed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to reports of door fires. In a similar but separate action, NHTSA has intensified its investigation into fires originating in the driver's...
- Nhtsa Wants To Increase Maximum Car Recall Fines, Gop Disagrees
In 2010 alone, nearly 20 million vehicles were recalled in the U.S. That's not necessarily a bad thing: on the contrary, it shows that car manufacturers are constantly monitoring their product for defects and make sure that they are rectified. At...
- Case Closed: Nhtsa Clears Chevrolet Volt On Fire Risk, Says Everything's Okay Now
All ends well for General Motors as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is officially closing the safety defect probe into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevrolet Volt. The federal safety agency stated...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...