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Do rental car companies take cars off the road that have recall notices on them? I think there are always recall notices going out, but I don't know what the l

Do rental car companies take cars off the road that have recall notices on them? I think there are always recall notices going out, but I don't know what the legal responsibilities are for car rental companies to take cars off the road for every single recall issue, especially in a foreign country like Singapore.

mikeash 9y ago
Interesting question. I poked around a bit and found this: http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/01/news/companies/rental-car-recalls/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/01/news/companies/rental-car-re... To summarize: in the US, rental companies had no particular responsibilities on recalls until about a year ago. Now they are required by law to have recalled cars repaired before continuing to rent them out.
bri3d 9y ago
In the US, it is illegal to rent out cars with active recalls, but only since June 2016 [1]. The bill was named for some of the only people I can find who were injured or killed by a recalled rental car - two sisters who died in 2004 when the PT Cruiser they rented caught fire. (if you want to read an infuriating story about rental car corporations, this really is one). [2] 1: https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/effective-today-new-federal-law-recalled-rental-cars-protects-consumers-vehicle https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/effective-today-new-fed... 2: http://www.carconsumers.org/saferentalcaract.htm http://www.carconsumers.org/saferentalcaract.htm
- FireBeyond 9y ago
  > (if you want to read an infuriating story about rental car corporations, this really is one) Notwithstanding that it shouldn't take legislation to "don't rent out cars under active recall for profit until repaired", even the linked article hardly sounds "infuriating" about rental providers: "In a commendable move, the rental car industry, including Enterprise, Hertz, Avis, Dollar- thrifty, Alamo, National, and the American Car Rental Association, as well as many smaller rental car companies, helped persuade lawmakers to vote for the Act, and worked alongside Cally Houck, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and other supporters for passage of the new law. General Motors and Honda broke ranks with other auto manufacturers and also supported the bill"
  - URSpider94 9y ago
    Sometimes businesses like regulation, because it levels the playing field. It can be hard to do what you know is morally right, if it affects your bottom line and you have to justify the decision to your shareholders. I don't know, but the fact that many automakers didn't support the law implies that the new law might have triggered some contractual terms between automakers and fleet owners around loss of use ...

mikeash 9y ago

Interesting question. I poked around a bit and found this: http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/01/news/companies/rental-car-recalls/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/01/news/companies/rental-car-re... To summarize: in the US, rental companies had no particular responsibilities on recalls until about a year ago. Now they are required by law to have recalled cars repaired before continuing to rent them out.

bri3d 9y ago

In the US, it is illegal to rent out cars with active recalls, but only since June 2016 [1]. The bill was named for some of the only people I can find who were injured or killed by a recalled rental car - two sisters who died in 2004 when the PT Cruiser they rented caught fire. (if you want to read an infuriating story about rental car corporations, this really is one). [2] 1: https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/effective-today-new-federal-law-recalled-rental-cars-protects-consumers-vehicle https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/effective-today-new-fed... 2: http://www.carconsumers.org/saferentalcaract.htm http://www.carconsumers.org/saferentalcaract.htm

FireBeyond 9y ago
> (if you want to read an infuriating story about rental car corporations, this really is one) Notwithstanding that it shouldn't take legislation to "don't rent out cars under active recall for profit until repaired", even the linked article hardly sounds "infuriating" about rental providers: "In a commendable move, the rental car industry, including Enterprise, Hertz, Avis, Dollar- thrifty, Alamo, National, and the American Car Rental Association, as well as many smaller rental car companies, helped persuade lawmakers to vote for the Act, and worked alongside Cally Houck, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and other supporters for passage of the new law. General Motors and Honda broke ranks with other auto manufacturers and also supported the bill"
- URSpider94 9y ago
  Sometimes businesses like regulation, because it levels the playing field. It can be hard to do what you know is morally right, if it affects your bottom line and you have to justify the decision to your shareholders. I don't know, but the fact that many automakers didn't support the law implies that the new law might have triggered some contractual terms between automakers and fleet owners around loss of use ...