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Click here to access DOT/GM Settlement Fire Safety Reports. On March 7, 1995, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and General Motors Corporation (GM) entered into an agreement, which settled an investigation that was being conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding an alleged defect related to fires in GM C/K pickup trucks. Under the settlement, GM agreed to provide support to NHTSA's effort to enhance the current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 301, regarding fuel system integrity, through a public rulemaking process. GM also agreed to expend $51.355 million over a five-year period to support projects and activities that would further vehicle and highway safety, in the following areas:
The agreement required that GM follow certain procedures to obtain approval from NHTSA for the projects and activities to be conducted with these funds, and it required that GM report to NHTSA at least annually on the status, progress and results of these projects and activities. In addition, the agreement stated that all research undertaken pursuant to the agreement and other finalized products must be submitted to NHTSA and must be made publicly available. All reports and literature generated from this settlement are available through the DOT Docket Management System at the following links:
NHTSA-1998-3585 (primarily for communication documents) Unfortunately, the docket reports are not organized for easy search and access. We have organized all available reports and have made them available by topic. We have only organized files related to Settlement Item B - Fire Safety Research. |
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