The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a fantastic resource for consumers and for people who want to know the latest traffic safety. If a person wants to stay up-to-date on vehicle and auto parts recalls or just wants to know the latest driving information, safecar.gov is a great resource.
Safecar.gov has an impressive section dedicated to tire safety. Properly maintaining tires is not only a way to save on gas (a properly inflated tire gets better gas mileage than an improperly inflated tire), but well-cared-for tires can also keep the passengers safe and help extend the life of many other parts of the vehicle. The extensive tire section educates about the different kinds of tires and on what vehicles they should be used. There is also a area where rating of different tires can be discovered and compared.
A big reason to visit the site is for the Defect and Recall resource. Defects and Recalls are public information. So savecar.gov is a place the consumer can go to find out what has been recalled or what is being investigated. Interested parties can look at information on vehicles, equipment and extras having to do with a car, tires and safety restraints including child seats and seat belts. Defects can also be researched.
This is also a venue for filing a safety complaint online or researching other complaints that have been made. If something is happening to a vehicle, a consumer can check out to see if others have had the same difficulties or problems.
An Airbag FAQ section is a must-have for a government safety website, and this website is quite comprehensive and seemingly unbiased. Everything from who the airbag will protect to what airbags have had difficulties is covered.
The last big section of safecar.gov explores Rollovers and how to minimize the possibility and injury if it does happen.
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My 2008 honda accord developed a squeak in the rear brakes @ 16,700 mi. Dealer will not repair under warranty! I’ve found NUMEROUS similar complaints against both dealers & Honda corp. This should be a recall item covered under warranty. We may have to file a class action suit. Have my attorneys looking into this probability. I’m sure with the number of complaints that the possibility exists that this flaw may actually end up injuring someone.