NHTSA CONSUMER INFORMATION PART 10: CONSUMER INFORMATION
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NHTSA Consumer Information
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
requires that the following information be included in the
owner’s manual of motor vehicles manufactured after
September 1, 1990:
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Peterbilt
Motors Company.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam
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paign. However, NHTSA cannot get involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, and Peterbilt Motors
Company.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety
Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (366-0123 in Washing
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ton, D.C.) or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also get
other information about auto safety from the Hotline.
Canadian Consumer Information
Canandian customers, who wish to report a safety-related
defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and
Recalls, may telephone the toll free hotline 1-800-333-
0510, or contact Transport Canada by mail at:
Transport Canada, ASFAD
Place de Ville Tower C
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
For additional road safety information, please visit the
Road Safety website at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/menu.htm