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Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Oversight of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
According to preliminary estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 36,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2019.
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Date: 08.11.2020
PDF icon NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Audit Announcement.pdf
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Highway Safety Grant Program Oversight Controls
According to the Department of Transportation (DOT), over 36,000 motor vehicle related deaths occurred in the United States in 2018, making up 97 percent of surface transportation fatalities.
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Date: 03.31.2020
PDF icon NHTSA Highway Safety Grant Program Oversight Audit Announcement^3-31-20.pdf
NHTSA’s Management of Light Passenger Vehicle Recalls Lacks Adequate Processes and Oversight
What We Looked At
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Date: 07.18.2018
PDF icon NHTSA Auto Recalls Final Report^07-18-18.pdf
Takata Corporation Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced To Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Airbag Scheme
On February 27, 2017, Takata Corporation pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Detroit, Michigan.
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Date: 02.27.2017
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Recall Process
In 2008, auto manufacturers began recalling vehicles equipped with airbags manufactured by TK Holdings Inc. (Takata) due to a safety defect that has led to 11 fatalities and approximately 180 injuries in the United States.
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Date: 02.08.2017
PDF icon NHTSA ODI Recall Process Audit Announcement Letter^2-8-17.pdf
Letter to Chairman Thune on the Status of Recommendations to NHTSA
As requested by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, we assessed the status of 17 recommendations we made in June 2015 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to improve Office of Def
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Date: 11.09.2016
PDF icon OIG Letter to Chairman Thune_issued Nov 9.pdf
Additional Efforts Are Needed To Ensure NHTSA’s Full Implementation of OIG’s 2011 Recommendations
In October 2011, we issued an audit of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) oversight of vehicle safety, which made 10 recommendations to enhance the ability of NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) to identify and
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Date: 02.24.2016
PDF icon NHTSA Implementation of OIG Recommendations_Final^2-24-16.pdf
NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify Safety-Related Vehicle Defects
The Inspector General (IG) testified on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) vehicle safety oversight.
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Date: 06.23.2015
PDF icon 15-6-19_NHTSASafetyDefect_LongStatement.pdf
Inadequate Data and Analysis Undermine NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify and Investigate Vehicle Safety Concerns
Since February 2014, the General Motors Corporation (GM) has recalled 8.7 million vehicles in the United States due to an ignition switch defect that can unexpectedly shut down the engine and disable power steering, power brakes, and air bags.
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Date: 06.18.2015
PDF icon NHTSA Safety-Related Vehicle Defects - Final Report^6-18-15.pdf
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
On March 11, 2015, we issued a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding the status of our open audit recommendations.
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Date: 03.11.2015
PDF icon Chaffetz-Cummings Response_Issued March 11, 2015.pdf

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