NHTSA Complaint #10509249 — 2005 DODGE DURANGO

SAME ISSUE AS REPORTED BELOW: DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: NOV 18, 2010 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: AQ10001 COMPONENT(S): UNKNOWN OR OTHER ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION DETAILS 43 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC , FORD MOTOR COMPANY , GENERAL MOTORS LLC SUMMARY: THE AGENCY, PARTICULARLY IN RECENT MONTHS, HAS BEEN INFORMED OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SAFETY DEFECTS AND FAILURES TO CONFORM TO MINIMUM FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS) ON RENTAL CAR VEHICLES FOR WHICH A SAFETY RECALL TO REMEDY THE SAFETY DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE HAD ALLEGEDLY NOT BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RENTAL CAR COMPANY'S LEASE OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE IS PRESENTLY A PETITION BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) SEEKING TO PROHIBIT AT LEAST ONE RENTAL CAR COMPANY FROM RENTING VEHICLES ON WHICH SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN REMEDIES REMAIN OUTSTANDING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AUDIT QUERY (AQ) IS TO INVESTIGATE RECALL REMEDY COMPLETION BY RENTAL CAR COMPANIES ON THE ABOVE-LISTED SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THESE CAMPAIGNS WERE CHOSEN DUE TO THEIR INCLUSION OF VEHICLES USED IN THE RENTAL MARKET. THIS INFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE AGENCY AN INDICATION OF HOW COMPLETELY AND HOW QUICKLY RENTAL CAR FLEETS, IN GENERAL OR INDIVIDUALLY, PERFORM NECESSARY RECALL-RELATED REPAIRS OR OTHER REMEDIES ON THE VEHICLES OWNED AND THEN LEASED FOR USE ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS AQ IS OPENED. *TR