H.R. 5126 — Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2016

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Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2016

This bill revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall require a manufacturer in cases where the defect has caused a fatality to provide certain additional information as part of its report to DOT. That information shall be publicly disclosed and entered into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) early warning reporting database.

DOT shall:

take specified actions to improve public accessibility to information on NHTSA's public vehicle safety databases; and
give public notice via the internet of all inspections or investigations conducted by DOT to enforce a motor vehicle safety requirement or order, or that are related to a motor vehicle accident due to a possible defect.

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S. 1743Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2015
2015-07-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4957-4958; text of measure as introduced: CR S4958-4962)
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2016-04-29
Introduced in House
2016-04-29
Introduced in House
2016-04-29
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-05-06
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2016

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