The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it has opened an “audit query” into allegations that the Hertz Corporation rented out vehicles that had not yet had important recall repairs performed on them.
The U.S. regulator said it will investigate whether or not the car rental company, which also owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands, complied with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act requiring, among other things, that rental companies with more than 35 vehicles not allow customers to take vehicles subject to a safety recall unless the remedy associated with that recall has been performed.
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