Following
are selected reports and articles from Safety Research & Strategies
bi-monthly publication The Safety Record.
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Nov. 2008 |
Following the Twisted Trail
of Chinese Imports |
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Oct. 2008 |
NHTSA Grants SRS Request: Opens
Investigation into Ford OEM Valve |
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Oct. 2008 |
NHTSA Publishes Final DSP
Rule; SRS Vows Challenge |
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Aug. 2008 |
Complaints
to NHTSA Matter |
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Aug. 2008 |
Alternative Vehicles Gain
Popularity, But Skirt Regulations |
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July 2008 |
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June 2008 |
Senate
Holds Hearing on Roof Strength; NHTSA
Grilled on Pre-emption |
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June 2008 |
After
Long Delay, NHTSA Issues Advisory Addressing Tire Aging |
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June 2008 |
Fatal
Rollover Prompts Probe into Chinese-Made Tire Valve Stems: Safety Groups Urge
Consumers to Have Tires Checked |
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March 2008 |
Evenflo Discovery Recalled One Year
After Consumers
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Jan. 2008 |
NHTSA Proposes Upgrades
to School Bus Regulations; Big Yellow Buses Get another Pass on Three-Point
Belts |
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Jan. 2008 |
New Drowsy Driving Report
Raises Profile of Emerging Issue |
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Nov. 2007 |
Tire
Recalls and Tire Safety: The RFID Solution |
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Nov. 2007 |
Sebring Seat Back Case Reveals Defect that
Mitsubishi Tried to Conceal; Attorney Vows to Pursue Fraud |
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Aug. 2007 |
U.S
Views on Automobile Safety are Schizophrenic |
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April 2007 |
Chinese
Tire Recall Reveals Problems With Imports, EWR |
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April 2007 |
NHTSA
Document and Data Secrecy and Accessibility |
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Feb 2007 |
Used
Tires: A Booming Business with Hidden Dangers |
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Dec 2006 |
15-Passenger Van Deaths
Rise, Despite Warnings |
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Dec.
2006 |
SRS
Again Presses NHTSA for Consumer-Friendly Tire Date of Manufacture |
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Oct. 2006 |
Tire
Aging Tests, Data and Policies Continue to Emerge |
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Oct. 2006 |
Automakers
Agree to Add Brake to Shift Interlocks |
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Aug. 2006 |
Firestone
and NHTSA Launch Consumer Alert for Recalled Wilderness Tires; SRS Had Urged
NHTSA to Investigate |
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Aug. 2006 |
Persistent
RV Tire Problems Prompt Fifth Recall; NHTSA Investigation Focuses New
Attention on RV Safety |
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June 2006 |
SRS
Letter to NHTSA Requesting a Recall Query on Uncaptured,
Recalled Firestone ATX and Wilderness Tires |
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June 2006 |
New Study Confirms Effectiveness of ESC |
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June 2006 |
NHTSA Rejects Auto-Reverse Petition; New
Rule Prohibits Rocker and Toggle Window Switches |
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June 2006 |
Judge Orders NHTSA To Revisit Early
Warning Records Rulemaking |
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June 2006 |
Rubber Makers Claim Survey of Scrap Tires
Show Age Doesn’t Determine Tire Life |
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June 2006 |
Cooper Tire Subverts Evidence,
Investigative Process, Attorney Alleges |
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March 2006 |
Federal Government Increasingly Uses
Pre-Emption to |
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March 2006 |
Newly Released Documents and Data
Highlight Explorer Rollover Problems |
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March 2006 |
Two Tire Makers Add Tire Aging Replacement
Guidelines for |
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Jan. 2006 |
States Rights Advocates Attack NHTSA Roof
Crush Preemption Proposal |
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Jan. 2006 |
Court Will Hear Public Citizen’s Motion To
Unseal Volvo Documents |
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Jan. 2006 |
The Number of
Tire Age Recommendations Grows: Bridgestone-Firestone is the Latest Entry |
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Oct. 2005 |
NHTSA Launches Quiet Campaign to Protect
Industry |
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Oct. 2005 |
Ford Continues Fight to Seal Volvo Roof
Strength Documents |
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Oct. 2005 |
Frontal Offset Crash Test Regulation
Scrapped |
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April 2005 |
“Aged” Tire Case Numbers Grow: Spares and Used tires Top the List |
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April 2005 |
UL Self-Certification Program Raises
Safety Questions |
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April 2005 |
European Pedestrian Crash Standards Will
Make Global Changes in Car Design Inevitable |
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Nov. 2004 |
SRS Petitions
NHTSA on Tire Aging |
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Nov. 2004 |
Inspector General
Finds NHTSA Over Budget and Under Performing in Early Warning System |
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Nov. 2004 |
District Court Rules “Regional Recalls”
are Legal |
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Nov. 2004 |
Electronic Stability Control Update |
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Aug. 2004 |
Early Warning data Prompts Another
Bridgestone/Firestone Recall |
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Aug. 2004 |
Auto safety discrepancies: Kudos to Hyundai’s Campaign |
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Aug. 2004 |
NHTSA Roof Crush Study: Greater Intrusion = Greater Injury |
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July 2004 |
What's Behind the Firestone Steeltex Recall on Ford Excursions? |
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July 2004 |
A Brief History of Electronic Stability
Controls and their Applications |
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