Vehicles with worn-out tires are three times more likely to end up in a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This study showed that tire-related crashes ...

a trade group, even if NHTSA rules against the tire companies, they can and will appeal. ‘We’re not sure of the time frame,’ Zielinksi said. So while the data miners sit and wait to find out ...

At this point tire-related crashes approached 8 percent. A 2009 NHTSA analysis found that 57 percent of vehicles with tire-pressure monitoring systems had tires that were properly inflated.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (June 4, 2014) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) could decide as early as this spring whether to pursue rulemaking on tire aging, according to Abby ...

Upgrading the truck tire test standards was one of several mandates under the TREAD Act, passed in 2000. In remarks to the Rubber Manufacturers Association in April, NHTSA administrator David ...

WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined that it is "technologically feasible" for tire makers to include electronic tire identification data in new tires ...

NHTSA said the summer advisory is routine and signifies no major change, and the RMA said it's simply a consumer guide toward tire safety and fuel economy. “The risk of a serious crash during hot ...