Consumer Auto Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
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Latest action (19 May 2010): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What this bill does
H.R. 5345, the Consumer Auto Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring that motor vehicles of model year 2012 or later be equipped with event data recorders (commonly known as "black boxes") meeting detailed technical specifications, including crash survivability, tamper resistance, specific data elements recorded, and compatibility with a single, universal data retrieval method. For vehicles made before model year 2012 that already have such recorders, manufacturers would be required to ensure their data can be read by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The bill also sets rules on data ownership and privacy, generally treating recorder data as the property of the vehicle's owner or lessee and limiting access without court authorization, owner consent, or use by a government safety agency, and requires NHTSA to maintain a public database of de-identified recorder data.
The bill would affect motor vehicle manufacturers, who would face new equipment, data-retrieval, and reporting requirements; vehicle owners and lessees, who would gain defined ownership and privacy protections over recorder data; and the Department of Transportation/NHTSA, which would be tasked with writing rules, building a data-collection process and database, and reporting to Congress on the feasibility of automatically transmitting crash data.
The bill was introduced in the House on May 19, 2010, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and did not receive a vote before the end of the 111th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
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Official summary
Consumer Auto Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate a rule that: (1) requires each motor vehicle manufacturer to equip each motor vehicle manufactured in model year 2012 or later with an event data recorder (EDR) that meets certain specifications; and (2) establishes a universal data retrieval method by which recorded data in an EDR may be retrieved and put into readable form regardless of manufacturer or model of the motor vehicle.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a process by which an individual or entity may transmit EDR data to the Secretary; and (2) create an EDR database for research and analysis.
Directs the Secretary to promulgate a rule that requires each motor vehicle manufacturer to ensure that the data recorded by an EDR in a motor vehicle manufactured before model year 2012 is capable of being read by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Prohibits the retrieval of data stored in an EDR by any person other than the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which such device is installed, unless: (1) a court authorizes it, the owner or lessee consents, or the data is retrieved by a government motor vehicle safety agency; and (2) neither the personally identifiable information of the vehicle owner, lessee,or occupant nor the vehicle identification number (VIN) is publicly disclosed in connection with the data.
Timeline
19 May 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5345 do?
- H.R. 5345, the Consumer Auto Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring that motor vehicles of model year 2012 or later be equipped with event data recorders (commonly known as "black boxes") meeting detailed technical specifications, including crash survivability, tamper resistance, specific data elements recorded, and compatibility with a single, universal data retrieval method. For vehicles made before model year 2012 that already have such recorders, manufacturers would be required to ensure their data can be read by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The bill also sets rules on data ownership and privacy, generally treating recorder data as the property of the vehicle's owner or lessee and limiting access without court authorization, owner consent, or use by a government safety agency, and requires NHTSA to maintain a public database of de-identified recorder data. The bill would affect motor vehicle manufacturers, who would face new equipment, data-retrieval, and reporting requirements; vehicle owners and lessees, who would gain defined ownership and privacy protections over recorder data; and the Department of Transportation/NHTSA, which would be tasked with writing rules, building a data-collection process and database, and reporting to Congress on the feasibility of automatically transmitting crash data. The bill was introduced in the House on May 19, 2010, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and did not receive a vote before the end of the 111th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 5345 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5345. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5345?
- H.R. 5345 was sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] (D-CA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5345?
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (19 May 2010).
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