The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking to further postpone updates to its long-delayed New Car Assessment Program, adding to a history of sluggishness in implementing key safety regulations. Critics argue the repeated delays undermine efforts to improve vehicle safety standards and leave consumers without timely, critical information on crash performance. The move comes as part of a broader trend of regulatory setbacks at the agency, raising concerns about its ability to keep pace with automotive advancements. Whether the extension will be approved—and how it may impact future safety ratings—remains unclear.
NHTSA is proposing delays to the already laggard New Car Assessment Program, part of a larger pattern of tardiness by the agency.
