In its first audit of the year, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) just opened a probe into rental car companies and how often they do—or do not—repair rental vehicles subject to a safety recalls. The agency plans on looking at some three million General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford vehicles sold to car rental companies,

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Feds to Probe Car Rental Safety

To ensure that rental-car companies, including Avis Budget Group Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc., complete repairs on recalled vehicles, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be publicizing its investigation.

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NHTSA urges rental-car companies to fix cars named in recall

MAN stung with $8000 bill by hire car company after his vehicle was smashed by vandals and towed 300km has the last laugh.

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Tourist in $8000 rental car ‘rip off’