Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act
December 15, 2023
The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation or TREAD Act (Pub. L. 106–414 (text) (PDF)) is a United States federal law enacted in the fall of 2000. This law intends to increase consumer safety through mandates assigned to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It was drafted in response to fatalities related to Ford Explorers fitted with Firestone tires, and was influenced by automobile and tire manufacturers as well as consumer safety advocates. After congressional hearings were held in September 2000, Congress in only an 18-hour span passed the TREAD Act in October 2000. The Act was signed into law by President Clinton on November 1, 2000, and has been incorporated into the existing National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, codified at 49 U.S.C. §§ 30101–30170.
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 1, 2000
There are three major components of the TREAD Act.
First, it requires that vehicle manufacturers report to the National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) when it conducts a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign country.
Second, vehicle manufacturers need to report information related to defects, reports of injury or death related to its products, as well as other relevant data in order to comply with "Early Warning" requirements.
Third, there is criminal liability where a vehicle manufacturer intentionally violates the new reporting requirements when a safety-related defect has subsequently caused death or serious bodily injury. There are a number of other smaller provisions which mostly address manufacturers of vehicle tires and guidance to the NHTSA on reporting data. The "Early Warning" requirement is the heart of the TREAD Act, enabling the NHTSA to collect data, notice trends, and warn consumers of potential defects in vehicles.
transportation, recall, enhancement, accountability, documentation, transportation, recall, enhancement, accountability, documentation, tread, text, united, states, federal, enacted, fall, 2000, this, intends, increase, consumer, safety, through, mandates, ass. The Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation or TREAD Act Pub L 106 414 text PDF is a United States federal law enacted in the fall of 2000 This law intends to increase consumer safety through mandates assigned to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA It was drafted in response to fatalities related to Ford Explorers fitted with Firestone tires and was influenced by automobile and tire manufacturers as well as consumer safety advocates After congressional hearings were held in September 2000 Congress in only an 18 hour span passed the TREAD Act in October 2000 The Act was signed into law by President Clinton on November 1 2000 and has been incorporated into the existing National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 codified at 49 U S C 30101 30170 Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation TREAD ActEnacted bythe 106th United States CongressEffectiveNovember 1 2000CitationsPublic lawPub L 106 414 text PDF H R 5164 1 Legislative history Introduced in the House by Fred Upton R MI Committee consideration by House Energy and CommercePassed the House on October 10 2000 Passed the Senate on October 11 2000 Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 1 2000There are three major components of the TREAD Act First it requires that vehicle manufacturers report to the National Highway amp Transportation Safety Administration NHTSA when it conducts a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign country Second vehicle manufacturers need to report information related to defects reports of injury or death related to its products as well as other relevant data in order to comply with Early Warning requirements Third there is criminal liability where a vehicle manufacturer intentionally violates the new reporting requirements when a safety related defect has subsequently caused death or serious bodily injury There are a number of other smaller provisions which mostly address manufacturers of vehicle tires and guidance to the NHTSA on reporting data The Early Warning requirement is the heart of the TREAD Act enabling the NHTSA to collect data notice trends and warn consumers of potential defects in vehicles Related links editTire pressure monitoring system Firestone and Ford Tire Controversy FMVSS 138References edit https www congress gov bill 106th congress house bill 5164External links editText of TREAD Act NHTSA TREAD Act resources Critique of regulatory changes Summary of TREAD Act requirements nbsp This United States federal legislation article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation Act amp oldid 1169269983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
