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Press Releases

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Title	Location	Release Date

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Decline in the First Half of 2023 Traffic fatalities declined for five straight quarters, NHTSA estimates	Washington, DC	September 28, 2023
Consumer Alert: Kia and Hyundai Issue Recalls for 3.3M Vehicles, Advise Owners to Park Outside Fires can happen while the vehicle is parked and turned off or while driving	Washington, DC	September 27, 2023
NHTSA Proposes Seat Belt Warning System Expansion to Encourage Drivers and Passengers to Buckle Up Proposed rule would require enhanced seat belt warnings for rear and front driver and passenger side seats	Washington, DC	August 21, 2023
NHTSA Launches Labor Day ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign Two-thirds of drunk driving crash fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .15+ in 2021	New York	August 15, 2023
USDOT Proposes Updated Fuel Economy Standards to Strengthen Energy Security, Save Americans Hundreds of Dollars at the Gas Pump	Washington, DC	July 28, 2023
Consumer Alert: FCA Issues Do Not Drive for Recalled 2003 Dodge Ram 1500s First Passenger Side Takata Air Bag Fatality Prompts Warning	Washington, DC	July 11, 2023
Almost One-Third of Traffic Fatalities Are Speed-Related Crashes NHTSA launches speed prevention campaign; speeding fatalities reach a 14-year high	Washington, DC	July 10, 2023
Consumer Alert: July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month	Washington, DC	July 05, 2023
NHTSA and FMCSA Propose New Safety Standard Requiring Automatic Emergency Braking Systems in Heavy Vehicles Proposed rule could prevent over 19,000 crashes, save 155 lives, and prevent thousands of injuries every year	Washington, DC	June 22, 2023
NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Dropped in the First Three Months of 2023 Fatalities decline as more miles are driven; fatality rate drops compared to 2022	Washington, DC	June 21, 2023