The NHTSA has definitely shut down on-line access to attachments in their Office of Defect Investigation complaint database. It’s about time, but it isn’t enough. To quote Kris Kristofferson, the database has always been “a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction.” The database has been abused for political propaganda purposes. Now, that it has served its purpose, the database is being shut down. Partially. They have locked away the only content that is of real value: The evidence. We preserved some. To show you what you will be missing. (Read More…)
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Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Carquestions, complaint database, NHTSA, personal data, Unintended Acceleration
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Carquestions, complaint database, NHTSA, personal data, Unintended Acceleration
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