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NHTSA urges all to 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over'

Dec. 14: Agency also announces funding for innovative DADSS technology to end drunk driving, and launches mobile 'Last Call 360' virtual reality experience.

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NHTSA launches virtual reality 'Last Call 360 Experience'

NHTSA proposes rule to advance vehicle-to-vehicle communications

Dec. 13: Ability for cars to 'talk' with each other has potential to prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes every year

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NHTSA proposes rule to advance V2V communications technology

NHTSA accelerates replacements of Takata inflators

Dec. 9: Amended order to Takata and 19 affected automakers requires replacement parts be obtained on an accelerated basis and made available first to the riskiest vehicles.

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Takata air bags repaired: More than 12.4 million

Through December 2, a total of 12,487,086 defective Takata driver and passenger air bags have been repaired. Details

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Takata air bags repaired: More than 12.4 million

New guidelines address driver distraction caused by mobile devices

Nov. 23: NHTSA's Phase 2 proposals encourage electronic device developers to design products that reduce potential for driver distraction.

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Takata Recalls

Latest: Inflators in certain 2001-2003 Hondas and Acuras show a far higher risk of ruptures. | Sign up for Recall Alerts to be notified when you can search for vehicles affected by this recall.
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