According to the NHTSA, seat belt usage for rear-seated passengers is consistently below that of front-seated passengers, with data from 2022 indicating that rear-seated passengers use a seatbelt ...

Manufacturers have until September 1, 2026, to meet the NHTSA's new front seatbelt warning requirements, and until the same date in 2027 to meet the new rear seat belt warning requirements. Become ...

In addition to enforcing seat belt usage, the NHTSA finalized a number of safety initiatives aimed at reducing traffic deaths, including a requirement for new passenger cars and light trucks to ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) has fallen behind other ...

As with numerous inventions, airbags had many years and many people involved in their development. Two patents had been ...

The NHTSA has closed its investigation into GM Lambda platform crossovers over seat belt defect concerns. Notably, the probe was launched back in 2019.

Ford is recalling more than 1.124 million vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For a full list of recalls or to see if your car needs repairs, go to the NHTSA ...

Virginia ranked last for seat belt usage among U.S. states in a 2024 report by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The previous rule, Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, required only a seat belt warning for the driver’s seats. NHTSA’s new requirements, on the other hand, cover not ...