The National Safety Council (NSC) and safety technology platform Carma Project have teamed up to reduce the number of open safety recalls on the road.
Carma Project has new technology which utilizes proprietary license plate recognition cameras mounted on specially-designed cars to identify vehicles affected by open safety recalls.
The NSC will deploy the technology as a part of the Check to Protect safety initiative.
The technology is able to scan up to 1,500 vehicles an hour for open safety recalls. Once a vehicle with an open safety recall is identified, a custom notification is placed on the affected vehicle’s windshield to alert the owner about the issue and explain how to get their car fixed.
“The Check To Protect coalition has reached millions of vehicle owners encouraging them to check for recalls and schedule free repairs whenever necessary, and this innovative technology from Carma Project allows us to do even more,” said Nick Smith, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at the National Safety Council.
“Safety is more important than ever, and we want anyone with an unrepaired recall to take action and get it fixed for free.”
This latest innovation by Carma Project is designed to address the Takata airbag recall — the largest and most complex safety recall in US history, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Takata airbag recall affects 19 different automakers.
In the first recall check event conducted in partnership with the NSC, Carma checked over 11,300 vehicles for open safety recalls in Orange County, California, in just one day. As a result, Carma notified 338 vehicle owners about their vehicle’s open Takata airbag recall – many of which had been under dangerous recall for years. The effort also identified an additional 2,000 other open, non-Takata recalls.
