Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls
NHTSA is actively investigating this potential safety issue.
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- Opened
- Dec 16, 2022
- Closed
- Still open
- Model years
- 2018–2022
- Type
- Audit Query
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.
Vehicles under investigation (6)
- FORD EXPLORER2018
- NISSAN ALTIMA2018
- NISSAN ALTIMA2019
- NISSAN ALTIMA2020
- NISSAN ALTIMA2021
- NISSAN ALTIMA2022
Source: NHTSA investigation AQ22003. Investigations are NHTSA's review of a potential safety issue and may or may not result in a recall.