Friday, September 12, 2008

NHTSA avails Early Warning Data on autos on www.SaferCar.gov


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From: Public Citizen

Federal Government's Release of Early Warning Data on Autos Is Victory for Consumers; Some Information Still Secret

Statement of Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen

Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finally made its Early Warning Reporting data available on its www.SaferCar.gov Web site in response to Public Citizen's successful lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act requests. Auto manufacturers have been submitting this important data on deaths, injuries, damage claims and possible defects since 2003 but NHTSA kept it secret in violation of the law.

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