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• NHTSA Says New Seat Belt Warning Rules Could Prevent Hundreds of Injuries Each Year

  January 15, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal traffic safety regulators have finalized a new rule requiring seat belt warnings for backseat passengers as well as enhanced warnings for front seat drivers and passengers, which could prevent 500 injuries and save 50 lives per year.

• Ford Recalls Nearly 300,000 Super Duty Trucks That May Contain Defective Fuel Pumps

  January 3, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Ford is recalling nearly 300,000 Super Duty pickup trucks over the potential for the fuel pump to fail, which can increase the risk of an accident.

• Voluntary Oversights for Self-Driving Cars Proposed by NHTSA

  January 2, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  As self-driving vehicles evolve, federal regulators aim to improve safety, transparency and responsibility for manufacturers with a new voluntary safety proposal.

• Snow Tires Recalled Due to Insufficient Traction: NHTSA

  December 18, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal highway safety officials have announced a manufacturer’s recall impacting more than 500,000 snow tires, due to a risk of insufficient traction in all weather conditions.

• NHTSA Thanksgiving Travel Safety Tips Could Help Prevent Hundreds of Holiday Deaths

  November 25, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Following more than 300 traffic deaths over Thanksgiving weekend in 2022, federal officials are issuing safety tips for one of the busiest travel times of the year.

• Cruise Accident With Pedestrian Results in $1.5M Fine by NHTSA

  October 1, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Autonomous vehicle company Cruise has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in fines, after failing to properly document an accident involving a pedestrian involving one of its self-driving cars.

• Car Accident Deaths Declined In First Half of 2024: NHTSA Report

  September 16, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  NHTSA reported a 3.2% decline in traffic fatalities during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of decreasing fatalities.

• NHTSA Proposes New Rules to Prevent Head Injuries in Pedestrian Car Crash Accidents

  September 12, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A recent spike in the number of pedestrian auto accident deaths has led the NHTSA to propose new safety rules, which could save 67 lives each year, by reducing the number of serious head injuries in pedestrian crashes.

• More than 1.2 Million RAM Trucks Recalled Over Anti-Lock Brake System Failures

  September 10, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Chrysler RAM 1500 vehicles and certain MOPAR replacement parts are being recalled, due to problems with ABS software that may increase the risk of an accident.

• BMW Recalls Over 700,000 Vehicles Due to Water Pump Short Circuit Risk

  August 29, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  BMW has announced a recall of more than 720,000 vehicles that may be equipped with defective seals that could allow water to enter the electrical components, increasing the risk of a short circuit and fire.