Get resources and info about staying safe on America’s roads. And, find out if there’s a recall on your car or how to report a vehicle safety problem.

A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards.

Region Region Name Office Location search results table; 4 : Department of Motor Vehicles (334) 242-9000 https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/division/motor-vehicle/

NHTSA Headquarters. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. West Building Washington, DC 20590. Call or Email NHTSA. Call us at 888-327-4236; Contact us by email; Vehicle Safety Hotline. To report suspected safety defects with your vehicle, car seat, tires or other vehicle equipment, contact our Vehicle Safety Hotline.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Report a Safety Problem. Toggle navigation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an operating administration of the United States Department of Transportation and is the federal agency responsible for improving motor vehicle safety on United States roadways.

Safety Ratings. NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars. Combines driver and front passenger frontal barrier ratings into a single frontal rating.

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings help you make smart decisions about safety when buying a car. Compare vehicles, and search car seat and tire ratings.

Light Vehicle AEB Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date. This document delays the effective date of the November 26, 2024 final rule partially granting petitions for reconsideration of a May 9, 2024 final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 127, “Automatic Emergency Braking for Light Vehicles,” which requires automatic emergency braking (AEB), …

Forward collision warning systems use sensors to detect slower-moving or stationary vehicles. When the distance between vehicles becomes so short that a crash is imminent, a signal alerts the driver so that the driver can apply the brakes or take evasive action, such as steering, to prevent a potential crash.