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Safety‐Related Defects In Motor Vehicles And The Evaluation Of Self‐Regulation

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Tobin reviews the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) self‐regulating program including recall of vehicles, the ever‐changing definition of defects, frequency of defect reports, and the notification of vehicle owners. He concludes that self‐regulation–while minimizing government's cost and involvement in the private sector–has serious defects of its own. It gives manufacturers too much latitude in determining the existence of a defect and makes government overly dependent on the manufacturers for information. Under self‐regulation the definition of what constitutes a defect changes from year‐to‐year; and under it manufacturer's recalcitrance in acknowledging a defect has kept the NHTSA from ordering recalls.

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  • Richard J. Tobin, 1982. "Safety‐Related Defects In Motor Vehicles And The Evaluation Of Self‐Regulation," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 1(3), pages 532-539, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:1:y:1982:i:3:p:532-539
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1982.tb00458.x
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    1. Bates, Hilary & Holweg, Matthias & Lewis, Michael & Oliver, Nick, 2007. "Motor vehicle recalls: Trends, patterns and emerging issues," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 202-210, April.

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