# NHTSA Audit Query AQ22003
> **Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls** · Opened 2022-12-16 · Open
## Investigation
- **Action number:** AQ22003
- **Type:** Audit Query
- **Open date:** 2022-12-16
- **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.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=AQ22003)
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