When automakers issue a recall on their vehicles, they immediately notify their dealerships to put a

When automakers issue a recall on their vehicles, around the world cruises they immediately notify their dealerships to put a halt on selling the vehicle until a fix is made. Yet rental car companies can continue to rent out such recalled vehicles.
Such a loophole may have lead to the tragic deaths of sisters Jacqueline and Raechel Houck back in 2004. According to their mother, the two had rented a Chrysler PT Cruiser (pictured) from Enterprise Rent a Car when they lost control and perished in a head-on collision with a truck . The crash had been attributed to a hose defect in the Cruiser, which had a recall out at the time for the very issue. Despite this and pressure from consumer groups like the Center for Auto Safety, and Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, car rental companies have been reluctant to pull such vehicles from their fleet.
Well, their reluctance is no more. The four largest around the world cruises car rental companies Avis, Dollar, Enterprise, and Hertz recently agreed to back federal legislation to take out recalled vehicles from circulation. States Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York), Today we are closing this loophole in the law once and for all.
The legislation is called the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental around the world cruises Car Act of 2012, named after the two young ladies. Schumer hopes the Senate to pass the bill after the November presidential elections.
Automotive.com s take : While the U.S. recession is officially over, many Americans are still reluctant to spend, favoring staycations instead of renting out cars for a holiday trip . The last thing the rental car companies want is a reputation renting lethal around the world cruises vehicles to customers. Dead people really don t make good return customers, you know? Unless they re zombies.
Most Active UAW And Why Honda And Toyota Workers Are Not Interested (62) NHTSA queries Chevy, GMC Pickup Trucks over Brake Line Corrosion around the world cruises (28) UPDATE: Dodge Not Re-Hiding Second Journey, OHP Releases Details (25) Chevrolet Colorado Midsize Diesel Truck Ready for Launch Overseas (19) 2007 Toyota around the world cruises Prius Touring Edition (17) The Best and Worst Fuel Efficient Cars According to Consumer Reports (16) Breaking: Second Dodge Journey Found, Winner around the world cruises Declines around the world cruises Contest Prize (16) 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan pricing now available (14) Dog Law set to Ban Lap Dogs While Driving in California is Vetoed (13) How Convertibles will be the Deaf of You (13)
Acura Alfa Romeo AM General Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bugatti Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler around the world cruises CODA Daewoo Daihatsu Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford GM GMC Honda HUMMER Hyundai Infiniti Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Maybach Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mercury MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Oldsmobile Peugeot Pontiac Porsche Ram Renault Rolls Royce Saab Saturn Scion Shelby Smart SRT Subaru Suzuki Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo