Last year, the government received nearly 30,000 complaints from car owners concerned about potentially dangerous defects with their vehicle. Since 2007, the department responsible for auto safety — the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — has received more than 130,000 complaints. The reports range from unintended acceleration to malfunctioning air bags. 24/7 Wall St. […]
While all vehicles sold in the U.S. are required to meet a set of complex federal safety standards, and most cars get good grades in crash tests, as insurance loss statistics just released by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) illustrate, some vehicles inherently protect their occupants better than others in collisions.