WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators have sent letters to automakers asking for information on front-seat collapses and the threat they may cause to passengers in rear-end crashes.
U.S. Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent the letters to 17 automakers, including General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and others, saying seat back strength standards haven’t been substantially updated since the late 1960s. The senators worried that seats are being designed to protect front-seat passengers despite the threat a collapse could cause to rear-seat passengers.
