New Rule Requires Automakers To Tell Consumers If New Vehicles Are Equipped With Event Data Recorders
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 Auto Legislation & Regulation TechnologyA new rule was issued on August 21 by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration where automakers will be required, for the first time ever, to tell new car buyers if an Event Data Recorder has been installed in the vehicle they may be purchasing. The new federal rule, which takes effect starting with model year 2011 cars, will require automakers who have chosen to install EDRs to note in the owner’s manual that the safety monitoring equipment has been installed.
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