The Obama administration’s top highway safety official was grilled about the federal government’s handling of recall notifications after the recent death of a Texas teenager in a car than had been called back for a faulty Takata air bag.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief Mark Rosekind was summoned to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, in a hearing that was promoted as a chance for lawmakers to review federal oversight of the agency.
Upton said “there are not many issues as important as keeping Americans safe on the road” as he cited problems with “low recall completion rates, Takata recalls and cyber-security issues.”
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