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NHTSA opens a safety probe affecting nearly 900K GM vehicles
Although it is not officially a full-blown recall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a new safety probe on January 16th, 2025, looking into multiple General Motors ...
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NHTSA culls 4% of staff as DOGE cuts hit auto safety agency
NHTSA staffing cuts could lead to more injuries and deaths, experts say. The agency has ongoing investigations into Tesla, whose CEO, Elon Musk, is leading government downsizing efforts as a key ...
USA Today28d
Federal agency investigating Elon Musk's Tesla hit with DOGE layoffs
"The last administration grew NHTSA by a whopping 30%. Even with these modest efficiencies, NHTSA is still considerably larger today than it was four years ago," an agency spokesman said in a ...
Business Insider28d
The agency that regulates vehicle safety — and Elon Musk's Tesla — is another target of DOGE layoffs
Cuts to the NHTSA, which is part of the Department of Transportation, come as the Trump administration continues efforts to slash the federal workforce, with Elon Musk's Department of Government ...