The New York Senator and Senator Barbara Boxer (California) sponsored legislation
for companies to make a commitment not to rent out or sell any vehicles
under safety recall until the defect has been remedied. The Senators are
asking rental companies to make the pledge within 30 days in order to
protect consumers from
defective vehicles. This legislation is called the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental
Car Act in response to a fiery crash of a Chrysler PT Cruiser which had
been recalled because power steering fluid could leak and ignite under
the hood. The Houcks died and a jury ordered Enterprise to pay $15 million
to their parents having knowledge of the recall.
