In its annual cars issue, ConsumerReports has rated a number of vehicles for safety, utilizing scores from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). One major category of the rankings took a look at front and side crash ratings, with a combined overall NHTSA score. Though many [...]

Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against American Honda Motor Co., Inc., claiming that the window regulator in certain Honda vehicles is defective and results in the sidelite falling into the door frame or becoming stuck in the fully-open position. Phyllis Grodzitsky of California, owner of a Honda Odyssey, and Jeremy Bordelon of [...]

The Department of Transportation recently issued a third delay to requiring a rear visibility standard to be set to help prevent childbackover deaths, according to a recent statement from KidsAndCars.org, a national nonprofit child safety organization dedicated to preventing injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic [...]

Forbes has released its annual list of the “safest cars for 2012.” Click here for full report.

The Department of Transportation has created a public service announcement called “OMG” to warn teenagers against the dangers of distracted driving. The PSA is available on the newly redesigned Distraction.gov website, along with new materials designed especially for young drivers. The PSA also is airing nationwide in Regal Cinema theaters and on gas station pump-top [...]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for the first-ever nationwide ban on the use of all personal electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. The safety recommendation specifically calls for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support [...]

The U.S. Senate currently is reviewing a bill that would prohibit car and truck rental companies to rent, lease or sell a vehicle after being notified by either the vehicle manufacturer or the Secretary of Transportation of a vehicle defect. Likewise, if the rental company received notice of a recall or defect during a rental [...]

The world-famous Chicago Tribune recently featured the crucial topic of proper windshield replacements in a special section devoted to vehicle safety. The article quotes a number of industry experts, including AGRSS® Council Inc. vice president David Rohlfing, who serves as president of Chicago-based Glass America, along with Mukesh Rustagi, director of strategic product management at [...]

Mazda Motor Corp. recently issued a recall for its 2008-2009 Mazda3 and MazdaSpeed3, citing a possible issue with the vehicles’ windshield wiper motors. According to Mazda, the ground terminal of the windshield wiper motor on these vehicles “may have been inadvertently bent during assembly.” “If this condition exists, then over time the electrical resistance of [...]

State Farm has teamed up with Miss South Dakota Loren Vaillancourt to promote the dangers of texting and driving throughout the nation. Vaillancourt lost her brother, Kelson, in May 2009 because of the consequences of distracted driving, according to a statement by State Farm. Vaillancourt has agreed to share her story with others in an [...]