# 'A Little-Known Tactic Can Make the U.S. Investigate Your Car-Safety Problem'

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-known-tactic-can-make-the-u-s-investigate-your-car-safety-problem/130340>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-known-tactic-can-make-the-u-s-investigate-your-car-safety-problem/130340 "2018-12-06T21:42:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-known-tactic-can-make-the-u-s-investigate-your-car-safety-problem/130340/1 "2018-12-06T21:42:26Z")

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> **[A Little-Known Tactic Can Make the U.S. Investigate Your Car-Safety Problem](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/business/car-defect-petitions-nhtsa.html)**
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> A defect petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives a consumer unusual clout.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-known-tactic-can-make-the-u-s-investigate-your-car-safety-problem/130340/2 "2018-12-06T21:53:42Z")

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Maybe but if you ever read the Federal Register, just publishing it in the small print phone book sized publication isn’t going to get a lot of outside attention.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-little-known-tactic-can-make-the-u-s-investigate-your-car-safety-problem/130340/3 "2018-12-06T23:12:32Z")

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I just read that article. If the rusted frame in the picture is the actual truck Mr. Weinreich of the story was driving, he is at fault and should be cited for operating an unsafe vehicle on public roads. That’s ridiculous, to have that much rust on your frame and then claim it failed without warning.

![rusty%20frame](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/e/eec74f7c7f2f9dc9382ad1aa23f5315b211177c8.jpeg)