Vehicle Safety
NY Bill Would Require Safety Inspection Update Study
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature – Assembly Bill (AB) 8190/ Senate Bill (SB) 9436 – would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to “conduct a study to examine and update the requirements of safety inspections conducted on motorcycles, gasoline, zero emissions and alternative…
Read MoreNHTSA Warns Against Installing Aftermarket Steering Wheel Decals
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is warning motorists not to install aftermarket steering wheel decals in their vehicles. This warning comes in the wake of a driver who was severely injured in a collision. The decal became a projectile when the airbag deployed and hit…
Read MoreAV Association Releases Report Touting AV Road Record
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) has released a report that touts the safety record and recent milestones in the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry. The report notes that AVs have now driven nearly 70 million miles on roads in the United States. It also notes that the…
Read MoreKentucky Governor Vetoes AV Legislation
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards For the second year in a row, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) has vetoed a bill passed by the legislature that would have allowed autonomous vehicles to operate on the roads in the state. The State House passed the bill – HB 7 – on a 61-31…
Read MoreGAO Urges NHTSA to Educate the Public More on ADAS
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in which it urges the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “take action to enhance consumer understanding of capabilities and limitations” of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems technology. The report warns that the public largely doesn’t understand the…
Read MoreNew England U.S. Senators Reintroduce the “Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act”
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have reintroduced the Used Car Safety Recall Act. The legislation would prohibit automotive dealers from selling, leasing, or loaning a used vehicle with an outstanding safety recall. Dealers would need to repair the outstanding recall…
Read MoreUS EPA Issues Final Rule on Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its finalized rule on vehicle emissions. It requires that, across an automaker’s entire fleet, the vehicles’ emissions are reduced 49 percent on average from 2027 to 2032. This rule was initially proposed in the spring of 2023. At…
Read MoreBipartisan Lawmaker Duo Explains Flaws in R2R Law in Maine
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Democratic Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business in the Maine House of Representatives and a Republican colleague co-authored an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald. In their piece, Reps. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) and Amanda Collamore (R-District 68) explains…
Read MoreVirginia Legislature Advances Bill that would Increase Insurers’ Obligation to Act in Good Faith
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Virginia House of Delegates’ Courts of Justice Committee: Civil Subcommittee advanced SB 256 with 8 votes in favor and none opposed. It passed the full state senate on a 25-15 vote. If enacted into law, SB 256 would obligate auto insurance companies to make claims decisions…
Read MoreASA Launches “Repair Policy Scan Tool” Legislative Newsletter
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards Lawmakers rely on constituent feedback to make good decisions. Staying informed about the laws they are considering that could impact an auto repair shop owner or operator’s ability to run a successful business empowers repairers to speak up in crucial moments. But it’s hard to keep up…
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