Auto recall rules may be tightened

[rickaren]

Auto recall rules may be tightened by NHTSA

Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 2:26 PM EST.(Employee News)

Safety advocates say government regulators may take a more urgent and tougher position on recalls, following Toyota’s callback of millions of vehicles, The Detroit News reported.

Automakers have often resisted recalls, acting only when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is poised to order them, the paper said. At other times, they have fought them off completely or argued to scale them back, the News said.

But after Toyota’s two recalls linked to sudden acceleration—5.4 million vehicles linked to floor mats and 2.3 million to sticky gas pedals—things may change for good for NHTSA as well as for the automakers, the paper said. NHTSA is considering issuing civil penalties in Toyota’s handling of the back-to-back recalls, the paper said. It also is likely that the agency will act more quickly to enforce future “stop sales,” like the one ordered by Toyota, if automakers don’t have a fix, the story said. (The Detroit News)

[sanila]

I think its good to make the rules tightened.Because everyone should follow the rules.