Center for Auto Safety
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The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) was founded in 1970 by Consumers Union and Ralph Nader as a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group focused on the United States automotive industry.
[edit] Accomplishments
CAS counts numerous far-reaching efforts among its successes[1]:
- "Lemon laws" enacted in all 50 states
- State laws requiring auto manufacturers to disclose "hidden" warranties to consumers
- The Firestone tire recall
- Exposure of a potentially lethal gas tank design in General Motors pickup trucks
- Recall of the Ford Pinto due to its dangerous gas tank design
- Improved U.S. highway safety standards administered by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
[edit] External links
- The Center for Auto Safety — official website
[edit] Notes
- ^ "About Us". The Center for Auto Safety. http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=115&did=742. Retrieved 2006-02-26.
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