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Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to monitor manufacturer safety recalls and notify vehicle registrants
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor William Colton
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BILL NUMBER:S5289
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of motor vehicles to monitor manufacturer safety recalls and notify vehicle registrants
Purpose
This bill would require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to monitor manufacturer safety recalls so that registrants are aware of such recalls, which would help to make the roads safer.
Summary of provisions
Section 224-b of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to monitor manufacturer safety recalls and notify vehicle registrants of this by publishing the recall online.
Justification
In 2014, there were over 50 million vehicle recalls in the United States alone, a number that has been steadily rising since the 1990s. These large numbers of recalls pose a major threat to road way safety and a threat to the people who drive these vehicles or those near the vehicle in question, such as pedestrians and other drivers. The large number of vehicle recalls can also create a dent in the work that legislators have had in reducing the loss of lives from vehicle crashers and in reducing lawsuits related to these accidents which work to increase the burden of our civil courts.
By requiring the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to monitor manufacturer safety recalls and making it aware to registrants, the State can lessen the burden that related lawsuits have on the courts and decrease the amount of people that die from vehicle crashes.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become law.
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