Press Releases
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Press Releases
Title | Location | Release Date |
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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 |