Our West Palm Beach car accident lawyers know that problems with malfunctioning vehicles can be incredibly dangerous and can significantly increase the chances of an accident occurring. Unfortunately, many drivers are unaware when their vehicles are recalled or when a safety issues develops with their vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking steps to solve this problem by making it easier for car and truck owners to check and see if their cars have been recalled and if their vehicles have been fixed following a prior recall.
NHTSA Aims to Prevent Defect-Related Car Crashes
According to Autos Insider, a highway funding bill signed into law last July required the NHTSA to put a new database in place that will allow the 240 million car and truck owners throughout the U.S. to search a database of recalled vehicles.
The NHTSA has announced that it is working to complete the database and that the deadline for completion is no later than October 1. Some indicate that the deadline is even sooner and the NHTSA has already suggested rules that will require large volume auto makers to submit VIN numbers to the government when a car is recalled.
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