NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
About NHTSA Our mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement. Learn About NHTSA
Check for Recalls: Vehicle, Car Seat, Tire, Equipment | NHTSA
A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards. Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by NHTSA.
Vehicle Detail Search - | NHTSA
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars. Combines driver and front passenger frontal barrier ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head …
About NHTSA
Through enforcing vehicle performance standards and partnerships with state and local governments, NHTSA reduces deaths, injuries and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.
Safer Car Vehicle Safety, Ratings and Recalls | NHTSA
SaferCar.gov is now NHTSA.gov. You can search for vehicle ratings and do recall checks on vehicles, tires, car seats, and more.
NHTSA Proposes National Program for Vehicles with Automated …
Dec 20, 2024 · The program would be open to all companies that operate or plan to operate compliant ADS-equipped vehicles on public roads, as well as those requiring NHTSA exemptions to operate non-compliant vehicles.
Car Safety Ratings | Vehicles, Car Seats, Tires | NHTSA
NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings help you make smart decisions about safety when buying a car. Compare vehicles, and search car seat and tire ratings.
VIN Decoder - NHTSA
On NHTSA.gov, you can query a particular vehicle’s VIN to identify specific information encoded in the number. NHTSA’s VIN decoder is publicly accessible at: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/decoder/ .
NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings 2025 Crash Test Vehicles | NHTSA
Oct 23, 2024 · The vehicle safety ratings, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest, will be available at NHTSA.gov/Ratings as well as on the window stickers of new cars when testing is complete.
Ford Consent Order; $165 Million Civil Penalty | NHTSA
Nov 14, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced a consent order with Ford Motor Company for failing to comply with federal recall requirements. The consent order includes a civil penalty of $165 million, the second-largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s history.