An electrical engineer with a doctorate degree from Stanford University has asked U.S. safety regulators to investigate low-speed unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus automobiles. Gopal Raghavan of Thousand Oaks, California, filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety …
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn’t been able to spot emerging safety hazards because of “blatant incompetent management,” a senator said Tuesday. NHTSA, charged with ensuring safety on the nation’s roadways, gives too much discretion to carmakers and …
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 York Times and Detroit News report that an …
U.S. regulators have confirmed that an airbag made by Takata Corp. was involved in the April death of a woman in Louisiana, connecting the defective airbags to a seventh fatality. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it examined the …
U.S. auto regulators on Friday acknowledged shortfalls in their probe of a deadly General Motors Co ignition switch defect and unveiled plans for more aggressive enforcement against future car safety problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its staff …
The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new boss – a testimony to his credentials as a safety expert and a hardening of the administration’s policy after a …
Takata Corp’s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety advocates said, as automakers scrambled to line up replacement parts, some not from Takata. After doubling its recall of defective …
Takata Corp. has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators who accused the company of failing to cooperate with an investigation into faulty airbags linked to six deaths and the recalls of about 28 million cars worldwide, according to people familiar …
U.S. vehicle safety regulators have launched a preliminary evaluation of about 130,000 Nissan Versa cars after receiving complaints about fractures in the front suspension coil spring. No fatalities have been reported from the defect so far, the National Highway Traffic …
Increased scrutiny by federal regulators with bipartisan support from legislators will lead to more frequent and larger auto recalls in the future, according to a new automotive warranty and recall report released by Stout Risius Ross, a global financial advisory …