NHTSA Says More Recalls On The Way As Automakers Will Be Held To Higher Standards

Despite the government's truce with Chrysler Group over the safety of aged Jeep vehicles, the nation's top auto safety regulator says his agency will keep taking an expansive view of what justifies a safety recall.

To avoid recalls, automakers must stay "within the zone of reasonable risk," David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told Automotive News last week.

That means not only adhering to federal safety standards at the time vehicles are built but also keeping up with the state of the art in design and technology among competitors.

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Agent009 - 7/15/2013 12:34:10 PM

+1 Boost

Basically, as in the case of Chrysler you can utilize an accepted design method and pass all safety standards for the time period. But if 10 years later the Fed decides that wasn't good enough. You (the automaker) must now upgrade those vehicles to a new standard that wasn't defined at the time.

Yeah... and I thought LaHood was crazy? This guy beats him hands down.