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FMVSS No. 102: [3] Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect; FMVSS No. 103: [4] Windshield defrosting and defogging systems; FMVSS No. 104: [5] Windshield wiping and washing systems; FMVSS No. 105: [6] Hydraulic and electric brake systems; FMVSS No. 106: [7] Brake hoses
NHTSA licenses vehicle manufacturers and importers, allows or blocks the import of vehicles and safety-regulated vehicle parts, administers the vehicle identification number (VIN) system, develops the anthropomorphic dummies used in U.S. safety testing as well as the test protocols themselves, and provides vehicle insurance cost information.
Preselector gearboxes were most common prior to the widespread adoption of the automatic transmission, so they were considered in comparison to the "crash gearbox" type of manual transmission. Preselector gearboxes were often marketed as "self-changing" gearboxes, [1] however this is an inaccurate description as the driver is required to choose ...
Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift to first gear no matter how fast the trucks are going. Ford's F-Series pickups ...
"The NHTSA reports that manual transmissions also result in 37% fewer accidents per mile driven. Experts believe that this is due to the extra attention required while driving a stick-shift. For example, it is difficult to use a cell phone while driving a manual transmission."
The Act was the first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. The Act created the National Highway Safety Bureau (now National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The Act was one of a number of initiatives by the government in response to increasing number of cars and associated fatalities and injuries on the road following a ...
The safety regulator said it was probing into inoperative door locks and windows in about 992,643 Dodge Journey crossovers built between 2009 and 2020, which might prevent occupants from exiting ...
In one example, NHTSA fined Cruise, the self-driving startup owned by General Motors , $1.5 million in September for failing to report a 2023 incident in which a vehicle hit and dragged a ...