The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is spot on in its advice to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the agency's tire fuel-efficiency standard and tire labeling ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (April 14, 2015) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revised the format of the tire identification number (TIN) system used to identify tire factories and tire ...

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.

One requirement is that the U.S. Department of Transportation, through NHTSA, take action “as necessary” to increase public awareness of tire load limits and the importance of maintaining ...

Mineta's office before final standards are issued. A law passed after the recall required NHTSA to rewrite tire-performance rules developed in the 1960s. "This is really important," Runge said.

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 ...

App users receive important news and information from NHTSA on tire and child seat recalls as well. “NHTSA plays an important role in investigating potential safety defects, overseeing all ...

Claybrook suggested that the NHTSA is withholding some of the information under pressure from the tire and auto manufacturers. However, a federal appeals court upheld the NHTSA's right to keep ...

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 ...

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 ...