Audit Query · Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls · Opened 2022-12-16 · Open
Investigation
Action number
AQ22003
Type
Audit Query
Open date
2022-12-16
Status
Open
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Affected makes
FORD; NISSAN
Affected components
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Affected model years
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Affected (make, year) variants
6
Summary
NHTSA is opening this audit query to investigate whether The Hertz Corporation (Hertz) has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Safety Act). The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a rental company shall not rent a vehicle subject to a safety recall unless the recall remedy has been performed. 49 U.S.C. § 30120(i).NHTSA is in receipt of information that indicates Hertz rented vehicles to customers without having performed required recall repairs. Accordingly, we are opening this audit query to seek additional information concerning this issue.