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NHTSA Says Black Boxes “Essential†for Vehicle’s Safety, Drivers’ Privacy will be Protected
Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it wants the U.S. government to make black boxes, or event data recorders (EDRs) as is the official term, mandatory in all new vehicles that will be built after September 2014. According to the NHTSA, almost all new passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (96 percent, to be precise) currently on sale have the EDR capability built in, and 91 percent already have them installed by their manufacturers.
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Fca Must Offer To Buy Back 200,000 Pickups And Suvs Over Uncompleted Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered Fiat-Chrysler to offer to buy back from customers any of the 580,000 pickup trucks and SUVs that it failed to fix during several recalls, and which according to FCA, amount to nearly...
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Here's Your Chance To Buy A 1990 Nissan Skyline Gt-r R32 In The Usa
Thanks to the National Highway Traffic Safety's Administration (NHTSA) importation exemption rule on vehicles more than 25 years old, you can now legally import a Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 into the USA. Or you can save yourself the hassle and leave...
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Nhtsa To Test 54 Vehicles From 2013my Under Its New, Tougher Safety Regulations
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released on Thursday a list of new cars that it will test as part of its new, tougher five-star safety ratings program. The list includes 54 models from...
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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...
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Aston Martin Recalling Over 1,000 U.s. Vehicles Over Safety Concerns
British sportscar maker Aston Martin has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety recall 1,090 DB9, V8 Vantage and DBS vehicles built between 2007 and 2008. In a letter sent by Aston Martin to the NHTSA, the British...
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