❗ CONSUMER ALERT ❗ We're reminding drivers to safeguard their vehicles after more than 1 million vehicles were stolen in 2023 — a 25% increase in vehicle thefts over the previous few years. Tips to protect against vehicle theft: https://lnkd.in/eCNDAqvT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA
Public Safety
Washington, District of Columbia 17,107 followers
Helping you drive, ride, and walk safely.
About us
Our mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. We are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of excellence in motor vehicle and highway safety. NHTSA strives to exceed the expectations of the American traveling public through its core values of Integrity, Service and Leadership. NHTSA is committed to providing the most accurate and complete information available to the American traveling public, in a helpful and courteous fashion. In all of our activities, we will strive to meet or beat our established deadlines for providing customer service.
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https://www.nhtsa.gov/
External link for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA
- Industry
- Public Safety
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1970
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1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20590, US
Employees at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA
Updates
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NHTSA is warning used car buyers and owners to be aware of cheap, substandard replacement air bag inflators that can cause death or serious injury in a crash. In the last year, three people have been killed and two people have suffered life-altering, disfiguring injuries due to these faulty aftermarket replacement air bag inflators. More: https://lnkd.in/eDn6Pj8H
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NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman will be speaking at a roundtable at the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2024 Transportation and Climate Symposium in Washington, DC Thursday and Friday. Watch the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/eYxAY4WH
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ICYMI: NHTSA launched its Speeding Catches Up With You speeding prevention campaign in Chicago on Monday to remind drivers to slow down. NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman was joined at Chicago’s Navy Pier by Teri Gage, Superintendent of the Pullman National Historical Park; Ross Chastain, NASCAR Cup Series driver; and Matthew Hamon, who survived a speed-related crash that killed two of his friends. Watch the event here: https://lnkd.in/eyHayecA
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Join us for a live event from Chicago, which will be livestreamed on Monday, July 8 at 11 a.m. ET/ 10 a.m. CT, as we kick off our annual Speeding Catches Up With You campaign aimed at reducing speeding on our nation’s roads. NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman will be joined by representatives from the National Park Service, NASCAR, the NFL and a crash survivor. Register to watch the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/eenTXDzj
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NHTSA is proud to support the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety. The Lifesavers Conference Planning Committee is now accepting speaker proposals for the 2025 Conference workshops, to be held March 9–11, in Long Beach, California. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eV2h3bPW
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NEW: NHTSA is releasing its first projections for traffic fatalities in 2024, estimating that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year — a decrease of about 3.2% during the same period in 2023. More: https://lnkd.in/ejDmgqhU
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USDOT finalizes new fuel economy standards for model years 2027-2031 which will save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of their vehicles. More: https://lnkd.in/e6H4YUxw