The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just finalized a new crash protection rule. It requires new vehicles to ...

The rule requires a visual warning upon vehicle start-ups to inform the driver of the status of the rear seat belts, which ...

The agency estimates that the new rule will save 50 lives per year and prevent 500 injuries when fully in effect.

NHTSA has announced that seat belt warnings for rear passengers will be made mandatory equipment on all new cars and trucks ...

Starting September 2027, new rules will require all passenger vehicles to sound alarms if these specific passengers aren’t ...

The administration estimates the new rule will prevent 500 injuries and as many as 50 lives every year.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s upcoming rear seat belt alert rule will change the game for drivers and ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is going to mandate rear seat belt reminder systems to be implemented by late 2027 in ...

Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers ...

The NHTSA has announced a new rule that will require automakers to equip new vehicles with enhanced seat belt reminder ...

The penalty, stemming from a 2021 investigation, is the second largest in NHTSA history. A separate investigation was opened regarding potential issues with seat belt retractor pretensioners in ...