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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

Green Car Congress

A study of Vehicle Owner Questionnaires from April through July 2016 shows that the agency has received 155 complaints from consumers with vehicles registered in hot and humid states, who attempted to have their recalled driver and passenger-side airbags repaired, only to be turned away by dealers for lack of parts.

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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

Green Car Congress

That review was completed in 2016 and submitted to MEPC 70. When those amendments were adopted, it was also agreed that a review should be undertaken by 2018 in order to assess whether sufficient compliant fuel oil would be available to meet the 2020 date. If not, the date could be deferred to 2025.

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