Zipcar Fined $300,000 For Letting Customers Rent Recalled Cars
The post Zipcar Fined $300,000 For Letting Customers Rent Recalled Cars appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Car rental company Zipcar was issued a consent order including a $300,000 fine from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for allowing customers to rent cars that were being recalled for safety issues, which is a violation of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. LONDON – DECEMBER 06: People are reflected in a door of a Zipcar on December 6, 2006 in London, … [+] England. With 80,000 consumer and business drivers around the world, Zipcar is the world?s largest and fastest growing car sharing service. Zipcars, launched in London this week offers commuters an eco-friendly alternative to car ownership. Prices begin at GBP4.20 an hour with members able to book a variety of makes and models including BMWs and Minis. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Zipcar is the first rental car company to ever receive a consent order from the NHTSA for renting recalled cars, the agency said Monday. The order mentions 2015-2017 Ford Transit vehicles that were recalled because “the flexible coupling between the transmission and driveshaft” in some of the vehicles “may prematurely deteriorate and crack” as the vehicles gained mileage, which could cause the vehicles to make a moaning noise, vibrate, lose power during driving or move while in park without the parking brake. The consent order includes a fine of $300,000, half of which Zipcar has to pay upfront, and the other half of which the company can defer by meeting other demands in the consent order. Zipcar has to submit an audit report of all Zipcar vehicles with open recalls made within 150 days after the consent order is effective as part of the order. The rental company also has to update its employee training materials related to NHTSA compliance, and any updates to the company’s written…
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Topline Car rental company Zipcar was issued a consent order including a $300,000 fine from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for allowing customers to rent cars that were being recalled for safety issues, which is a violation of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. LONDON – DECEMBER 06: People are reflected in a door of a Zipcar on December 6, 2006 in London, … [+] England. With 80,000 consumer and business drivers around the world, Zipcar is the world?s largest and fastest growing car sharing service. Zipcars, launched in London this week offers commuters an eco-friendly alternative to car ownership. Prices begin at GBP4.20 an hour with members able to book a variety of makes and models including BMWs and Minis. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Zipcar is the first rental car company to ever receive a consent order from the NHTSA for renting recalled cars, the agency said Monday. The order mentions 2015-2017 Ford Transit vehicles that were recalled because “the flexible coupling between the transmission and driveshaft” in some of the vehicles “may prematurely deteriorate and crack” as the vehicles gained mileage, which could cause the vehicles to make a moaning noise, vibrate, lose power during driving or move while in park without the parking brake. The consent order includes a fine of $300,000, half of which Zipcar has to pay upfront, and the other half of which the company can defer by meeting other demands in the consent order. Zipcar has to submit an audit report of all Zipcar vehicles with open recalls made within 150 days after the consent order is effective as part of the order. The rental company also has to update its employee training materials related to NHTSA compliance, and any updates to the company’s written…
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