Automobile Safety and Recalls

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Automobile Safety and Recalls

Alldata: For a fee, vehicle owners can receive up-to-date recall and technical-service bulletins on CD-ROM. Some info can be seen for free.

Association of Flaming Ford Owners: Club for owners of Ford vehicles recalled due to faulty ignition switches presents its advice, press releases and recall updates.

Automotive Industries - Death By Distraction: Controversy heats up over telecommunication devices installed in automobiles in this May 2000 article.

Automotive Industries - Engineers in the ER: June 2000 article describes how the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network aims to improve car safety.

Automotive Marketing - Safety is Everyone's Business: Peruse this gentle reminder from March 1999 that driving safety is in everyone's best interest.

BCAA - Auto Buying: British Columbia Automobile Association offers used-car-buying tips and advises users about which cars have been recalled.

Better Homes & Gardens - High-Speed Crashes: August 2000 report discusses results of high-speed front-end crash tests and names several midsize inexpensive "best picks" for safety.

Better Homes & Gardens - Safe Cars Under $15,000: Features an evaluation of the Honda Civic with statistical data on safety test results, construction and price comparisons.

Better Homes and Gardens - Crash Test Dummies: Report from October 2000 does a side-by-side crash rating comparison of six vehicles. Note which family cars fared best in FindArticles story.

Buyer's Guide to Cleaner Cars: Guide to low-emission vehicles provides a sample emission-control information label. Research cars that meet clean-air standards.

Buying a Safer Car: Cars, vans, trucks, and sport utility vehicles are arranged by year, make, or model. With crash test and comparison results.

Car Place - Government Crash Tests: Readily understandable rating system gives figures for government crash test data. Find out just how safe various vehicles are.

Car Safety Features: Article from Reasonable Drivers Unanimous presents the benefits and possible drawbacks of several car safety devices.

Car Talk: Find out where to hear the Car Talk radio show or check out the service bulletin, data about recalls and crash tests, and free classifieds.

ELSS - Firestone Tires Recall: Lists recall details of Firestone tire lines that have failed. Find links to retailers, tire news.

Green Guide - Best Vehicles of 1998: Organization compiles and analyzes the environmental impact of various vehicles and selects which ones are most earth-friendly.

Highway Loss Data Institute: Organization compiles and analyzes driver death rates, injury, theft and collision losses. Read general news about the institute.

Kiplinger's New Cars & Trucks - Free Repairs, Old Cars: Find out what to do when the warranty on a car expires and problems begin.

Kiplinger's New Cars &Trucks - Weather & Safety Hazards: Article supplies information about safety and other features offered in many 1999 car models.

Motor Age - Emission Warranties Expanding: Published in October, 1998 learn about the changes to the California and Federal smog regulations.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Agency's goal is to reduce deaths, injuries and losses from car crashes. Look up past vehicle complaints and recalls.

NHTSA - Recall Database: Users can enter a make, model and year to find recall information for vehicles, or they may enter only the year to see a comprehensive list.

Off Road - Collision Course: Article from late 1998 discusses possibilities for how to make truck frames more crash-friendly.

Safety Problems & Issues: Learn about vehicle recalls, consumer complaints and manufacturers' technical service bulletins, or take an owners' questionnaire.

SUV Info Link: Friends of the Earth presents the statistical facts about the increasingly popular, polluting sport utility vehicles.

Tire Industry Safety Council: Devoted to public education in tire care and safety guides for cars and RVs.

USA Today - Auto Recall Archive: National newspaper supplies brief abstracts regarding recent vehicle recalls and pending investigations by various government regulatory bodies.

Women.com - Car Safety Quiz: Take this quiz to learn some of the facts and fallacies about auto accidents and how to drive more safely.