Nhtsa Oversight Of Safety Defects And New Automotive Technologies

Author : Violet Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536103762
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NHTSA Oversight of Safety Defects and New Automotive Technologies written by Violet Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the economic costs due to traffic crashes. As such, NHTSA is responsible for overseeing vehicle safety, a task made more challenging by the increasingly complex electronics and software used in today's vehicles. NHTSA's oversight faces greater scrutiny after a series of high-profile vehicle recalls that highlighted deficiencies with NHTSA's safety-defect investigation processes. This book addresses challenges identified for NHTSA's oversight of safety defects; NHTSA's implementation of a new IT system for safety-defect investigations; and how NHTSA is addressing new technologies in its oversight of vehicle safety, among other things.

Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781977545183
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vehicle Safety written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the economic costs due to traffic crashes. As such, NHTSA is responsible for overseeing vehicle safety, a task made more challenging by the increasingly complex electronics and software used in today's vehicles. NHTSA's oversight faces greater scrutiny after a series of high-profile vehicle recalls that highlighted deficiencies with NHTSA's safety-defect investigation processes. GAO was asked to examine NHTSA's oversight of safety defects and new automotive technologies. This report addresses: (1) challenges identified for NHTSA's oversight of safety defects, (2) NHTSA's implementation of a new IT system for safety-defect investigations, and (3) how NHTSA is addressing new technologies in its oversight of vehicle safety, among other things. GAO reviewed reports on NHTSA's safety-defect process since 2005, such as reports by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General and literature from scholarly journals, as well as NHTSA budget requests, reports, and priority plans; compared NHTSA's project-management documents for the CIF system to DOT guidance and other recognized practices for project management; and interviewed NHTSA officials and industry stakeholders.

Author : Susan Fleming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781457872860
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vehicle Safety written by Susan Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the economic costs due to traffic crashes. As such, NHTSA is responsible for overseeing vehicle safety, a task made more challenging by the increasingly complex electronics and software used in today's vehicles. NHTSA's oversight faces greater scrutiny after a series of high-profile vehicle recalls that highlighted deficiencies with NHTSA's safety-defect investigation processes. This report addresses: (1) challenges identified for NHTSA's oversight of safety defects; (2) NHTSA's implementation of a new information technology (IT) system for safety-defect investigations; and (3) how NHTSA is addressing new technologies in its oversight of vehicle safety, among other things. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NHTSA Oversight written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan A. Fleming
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437987508
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Auto Safety: NHTSA Has Options to Improve the Safety Defect Recall Process written by Susan A. Fleming and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, auto manufacturers recalled more vehicles than any other year, according to the Nat. Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA), the federal oversight authority for vehicle recalls. However, many recalled vehicles are never fixed, posing a risk to vehicle operators, other drivers, and pedestrians. After the recent recalls of Toyota vehicles, Congress raised questions about the auto safety defect recall process, including the sufficiency of NHTSA's oversight authorities and whether vehicle owners are being effectively motivated to comply with recalls. This report reviewed laws and documents and interviewed NHTSA and stakeholders about the (1) extent of NHTSA's role in the recall process, and how its authorities compare to selected federal and foreign agencies that oversee recalls; (2) benefits and challenges of the recall process for NHTSA and manufacturers; and (3) options for improving the recall process. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Author : Michael R. Lemov
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611477468
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Car Safety Wars written by Michael R. Lemov and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Car Safety Wars is a gripping history of the hundred-year struggle to improve the safety of American automobiles and save lives on the highways. Described as the “equivalent of war” by the Supreme Court, the battle involved the automobile industry, unsung and long-forgotten safety heroes, at least six US Presidents, a reluctant Congress, new auto technologies, and, most of all, the mindset of the American public: would they demand and be willing to pay for safer cars? The “Car Safety Wars” were at first won by consumers and safety advocates. The major victory was the enactment in 1966 of a ground breaking federal safety law. The safety act was pushed through Congress over the bitter objections of car manufacturers by a major scandal involving General Motors, its private detectives, Ralph Nader, and a gutty cigar-chomping old politician. The act is a success story for government safety regulation. It has cut highway death and injury rates by over seventy percent in the years since its enactment, saving more than two million lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. But the car safety wars have never ended. GM has recently been charged with covering up deadly defects resulting in multiple ignition switch shut offs. Toyota has been fined for not reporting fatal unintended acceleration in many models. Honda and other companies have—for years—sold cars incorporating defective air bags. These current events, suggesting a failure of safety regulation, may serve to warn us that safety laws and agencies created with good intentions can be corrupted and strangled over time. This book suggests ways to avoid this result, but shows that safer cars and highways are a hard road to travel. We are only part of the way home.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Defect-testing Procedures Were Reasonable written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NHTSA's test procedures used in investigating a potential defect involving rear axle separation in 1978-80 GM A-body cars and trucks.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NHTSA Oversight written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Motor Vehicle Safety written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Suzanne M. Kirchhoff
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437932940
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unintended Acceleration in Passenger Vehicles written by Suzanne M. Kirchhoff and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress is considering legislation to strengthen federal regulation of auto safety. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: Nat. Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA); (2) Fed. Oversight of Auto Safety: Sudden Acceleration Complaints; Audi Historical Precedents; Toyota-Related Complaints Since 2000; NHTSA Response to Toyota Complaints; (3) Toyota: Toyota Corp. Structure; Black Box Avail.; Recall Impact on Toyota Sales; Toyota Lobbying; (4) Policy Issues and the Congressional Response: Does NHTSA Have Enough Resources for Defects Investigation?; Is the Toyota Issue a Sign of Broader Problems Within the Auto Industry?; Are Electronics and Software Testing Stringent Enough?; Electronic Throttle Problems. Illustrations.