TIA MEMBERS PASS TWO RESOLUTIONS

摘要

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE APPROVED AT THE TIA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WHICH WAS HELD ON NOV. 4TH IN LAS VEGAS. WHEREAS, the Tire Industry Association recognizes that the Federal government has historically regulated both "mandatory" and "voluntary" registration programs to enable tire manufacturers to contact consumers directly in the case of a recall; and WHEREAS, tire retailers have always believed that the potential fines for failing to register a tire or for inadvertently making a mistake recording the tire identification numbers have been excessive and unfair; and WHEREAS, responding to recently passed legislation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is mandated to adopt new registration regulations; and WHEREAS, a Task Force of manufacturer representatives from the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and the Tire Industry Association (TIA) are working to propose to NHTSA an industry consensus registration regulation to be considered; and WHEREAS, the fine for failure to register tires or a retailer mistake in registering tires if not addressed would be set at up to $22,329 per violation and up to a potential of $108,895,910 per location; and WHEREAS, TIA has proposed that the new NHTSA regulation stipulate that there shall be no monetary fines for the first two violations; that monetary penalties could only be assessed after the dealer or distributor has been issued two written warnings; and that a third violation could not exceed $500 and that any subsequent penalty could not exceed $1,000; and that no more than one penalty could be assessed on a single day.