The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking to postpone updates to its long-delayed New Car Assessment Program, adding to a history of sluggishness in implementing key vehicle safety standards. Critics argue the repeated delays undermine efforts to improve crash test evaluations and consumer protection measures. The proposal comes as the agency faces broader scrutiny over its pace in addressing modern automotive safety challenges. Industry observers question whether further postponements will leave drivers without timely, up-to-date safety ratings.
NHTSA is proposing delays to the already laggard New Car Assessment Program, part of a larger pattern of tardiness by the agency.
