A sideways-into-pole test was added, using the small adult female dummy. NHTSA's front-crash test accelerates a car straight into a rigid barrier at 35 mph, with the entire width of a vehicle's ...

Typically, a test vehicle is propelled into a solid wall at a certain speed, like 35 mph, the speed used by the NHTSA for its front impact and side impact tests. The NHTSA uses two crash test ...

NHTSA’s proposed rulemaking is a major development for federal AV regulation. The proposed rule would implement AV STEP, a ...

The perception that SUVs are safer in an accident is a key part of their appeal, but what about the ones with the worst ...

The battery was determined to be the cause, after its coolant line was ruptured during the side-impact test. That led the NHTSA to consider a ruling forcing hybrid and electric-car batteries to be ...

Honda will recall 294,612 vehicles in the U.S. to fix an issue that may cause engines to stall or suffer a loss of power, the ...

A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These ...

NHTSA has opened an investigation into 129,000 Ford vehicles due to fatal accidents related to the use of the BlueCruise ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is charged with establishing safety and fuel economy standards for motor vehicles ...

NHTSA has opened an investigation that could impact some some 295,000 Honda vehicles, over a potential problem with the ...