NATIONAL PARTS RETURN PROGRAM. VOLUME I. SUMMARY REPORT

The National Parts Return Program involves the voluntary submittal by independent automative repair shops of failed automotive components. The purpose of this program is to gather information on these components to assist the NHTSA to identify the existence of safety-related, manufacturing defects in design, materials, construction, on performance of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Under authority of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, and amendments to the Act in 1974, the NHTSA can require manufacturers to conduct safety defect notification campaigns when it has been determined that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists. In addition, the information obtained from these parts is also valuable in preparing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kappa Systems, Incorporated

  1501 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Defects Investigation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Beddow, B
  • PEIZER, J
  • Whiddon, G
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile repair shops; Automobiles; Crash investigation; Defects; Equipment; Failure; Laws; Maintenance; Manufacturing; Motor vehicle industry; Parts; Safety; Shopping facilities; Spare parts; Studies
• Old TRIS Terms: Repair shops
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145586
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-025 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01166
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM