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Transcript for: Ridesharing Vehicles and Open Safety Recalls

Description: As with all passenger vehicles, ridesharing vehicles can
have unrepaired, or open, safety recalls, which could expose customers
in these vehicles unknowingly to safety risks. GAO estimated that
nationally, nearly 1 in 6, or about 16 percent, of ridesharing vehicles
that performed a passenger trip in August 2022 had an open safety recall
as of December 2022. The Department of Transportation is working with
ridesharing companies to raise awareness of open safety recalls among
ridesharing vehicles.

Related GAO Works: GAO-23-105996.  Vehicle Safety: Extent of Open
Recalls among Ridesharing Vehicles

Released: May 2023

[ GAO's Elizabeth Repko, Director, Physical Infrastructure, speaking ]

[ Elizabeth Repko: ]
  Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft use mobile apps to connect
passengers to drivers. Most drivers use their personal vehicles for
these services. Like all passenger cars, ridesharing vehicles could be
subject to safety recalls when automakers notify car owners that certain
repairs are needed for safety. 
  The federal government and most states and localities do not require
drivers to fix recalled vehicles, and most ridesharing passengers do not
know whether their driver has had those repairs. We found that about 16%
of rideshare vehicles nationwide had open safety recalls in August 2022. 
  The Department of Transportation has worked with ridesharing companies
to raise awareness of open safety recalls amongst ridesharing vehicles. 
  For more information, check out our report at GAO.gov.
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For more info, check out our report GAO-23-105996 at: GAO.gov