Retooling Recalls: NHTSA workshop seeks to boost safety recall completion

From NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind:

Every day, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to identify and force the recall of vehicles and products with safety-related defects to protect the American people from harm.  But it’s not enough to just identify defects —protecting the public means ensuring that those defects are remedied.

Yet, today, 20 percent or more of recalled vehicles go unrepaired, and that poses its own safety challenge.

Remedying recalls is a collaborative effort, so yesterday at DOT Headquarters, we brought together all of the players —manufacturers, dealers, automotive safety advocates, and others— to brainstorm around the best ideas...

You can read more on our Fast Lane blog.