Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Defect-Testing Procedures Were Reasonable--Public Announcements of Potential Safety Defects Could Be Improved

摘要

This report summarizes the results of our review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's program to test motor vehicles for safety-related defects. The report also discusses the Safety Administration's investigation of an alleged rear axle separation problem with General Motors Corporation's 1978, 1979, and 1980 A-body cars and trucks, including the Safety Administration's release to the media of film prepared of tests conducted to demonstrate the consequences of that problem.