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To ensure the performance of a safety-critical electronics system. Vides insight into the agencyâs defect surveillance and investigation pro-Ĭesses and an example of how one automotive manufacturer has sought Throttle control system (ETC), has performed safely. It discusses how NHTSA has sought to addressĬoncerns about whether one electronics system, Toyotaâs electronic In reviewing NHTSAâs response to reports of unintended acceleration,Ĭhapterĕ provides a concrete example of much of the subject matter Their constituent electronics systems (ChapterĔ). Ulatory, research, and defect surveillance and investigation programsĪre oriented and applied to oversee the performance of vehicles and Â¢ The National Highway Traffic SafetyĚdministrationâs (NHTSAâs) reg. Well as through lessons learned from postproduction surveillance Mented during product design, development, and manufacturing as Â¢ Automotive manufacturers seek to ensure the performance of theseĮlectronics systems through preventive and fail-safe measures imple. Â¢ Increasingly software-intensive electronics systems are being used inĪutomobiles to provide capabilities that are both related and unrelated Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TRIAL

Our team includes federal and state prosecutors and trial attorneys who understand the objectives and tactics of law-enforcement and administrative officials, particularly in the current environment of “regulation through litigation.” We also litigate the role of NHTSA and its enforcement authority in fending off automotive class actions.Ĭlick here for a listing of representative engagements.Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. We have represented automotive industry clients in state and federal courts across the country for decades. For those companies purchasing an existing product line, our experience ranges from auditing and updating NHTSA reporting protocols already in place, to formulating policies and protocols from the ground up in cases where the prior owners may not have been reporting as required. We have counseled companies embarking on new manufacturing ventures on the varied aspects of NHTSA compliance and certification issues regarding the design, testing, and production phases, including building a NHTSA reporting compliance program. We have advised clients new to the automotive industry, either as a result of a new business venture or the purchase of an existing automotive product line. Recently, we have reviewed reps and warranties for an automotive client seeking to acquire a company facing potential NHTSA and recall exposure. Our team does diligence and otherwise participates in transactions related to NHTSA and more generally to the automotive industry. We also assist clients before sister motor vehicle agencies in certain other countries. We know key NHTSA players from our years of practice before the agency, and are able to open doors and achieve efficient and effective results for clients in part through these solid agency relationships.

We have been counsel of record in some of the larger and highest profile NHTSA recalls in United States history, such as matters concerning tread separation, vehicle fires, ignition switches, and airbags.

Handling Freedom of Information Act issues with regard to submission of data to NHTSA.Setting up a compliance program to ensure timely submission of technical bulletins, reports of safety-related defects and noncompliance with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard and the reporting of incidents involving death.How and when to conduct corrective actions and the varied forms such actions may take.Whether component equipment contains a defect that warrants reporting.Whether their products fall within NHTSA jurisdiction.Our attorneys counsel clients on all of their NHTSA needs, including: Our team has decades of experience representing clients with products that fall within NHTSA’s jurisdiction under both the Safety Act and the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act. We advise manufacturers and sellers of passenger cars, trucks, buses, RVs, motorcycles, tires, and all types of original and aftermarket equipment ( e.g., engines, air bags, lighting, brakes, wheels, tires, steering components, windshields, and vehicle electronics). Crowell & Moring offers decades of experience with NHTSA that includes regulatory counseling, transactional work, and litigation.

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