By Christopher JensenCar fires, seat backs that may break, air bags that could shoot metal shards into the occupant compartment and seat belts that may fail are among safety actions during the first two weeks of the month, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Smart car firesFederal safety regulators are upgrading their investigation into fires on almost 43,000 2008 – 09 Smart cars. “I was on my way home from work and looked in the rear view mirror and saw smoke,” one owner wrote the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015. “I pulled over to the side of the road only to find my car was beginning to be engulfed in flames. There was no warning.”The federal regulators are now intensifying its efforts after finding a total of 27 reports of “open flame fires” originating in the engine compartments.

Source: Forbes September 15, 2017 18:22 UTC