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(2) COMPLETION DATE.—The term ‘‘completion 
date’’ means the date that the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration has implemented all of 
the recommendations in the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 (ST–2015– 
063). 
SEC. 34203. IMPROVEMENTS IN AVAILABILITY OF RECALL 
INFORMATION. 
(a) VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall implement current information technology, web design 
trends, and best practices that will help ensure that motor 
vehicle safety recall information available to the public on 
the Federal website is readily accessible and easy to use, 
including— 
(1) by improving the organization, availability, 
readability, and functionality of the website; 
(2) by accommodating high-traffic volume; and 
(3) by establishing best practices for scheduling 
routine website maintenance. 
(b) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PUBLIC 
AWARENESS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 
study the current use by consumers, dealers, and 
manufacturers of the safety recall information made
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available to the public, including the usability and 
content of the Federal and manufacturers’ websites 
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration’s efforts to publicize and educate consumers 
about safety recall information. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall issue a report with the findings of the study 
under paragraph (1), including recommending any 
actions the Secretary can take to improve public 
awareness and use of the websites for safety recall in-
formation. 
(c) PROMOTION
OF PUBLIC AWARENESS.—Section 
31301(c) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Cen-
tury Act (49 U.S.C. 30166 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PROMOTION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The Sec-
retary shall improve public awareness of safety recall infor-
mation made publicly available by periodically updating 
the method of conveying that information to consumers, 
dealers, and manufacturers, such as through public service 
announcements.’’. 
(d) CONSUMER GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make available to the public on the Internet detailed guid-
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ance for consumers submitting safety complaints, includ-
ing— 
(1) a detailed explanation of what information 
a consumer should include in a complaint; and 
(2) a detailed explanation of the possible actions 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
can take to address a complaint and respond to the 
consumer, including information on— 
(A) the consumer records, such as photo-
graphs and police reports, that could assist with 
an investigation; and 
(B) the length of time a consumer should re-
tain the records described in subparagraph (A). 
(e) VIN SEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with industry, including manufacturers and 
dealers, shall study— 
(A) the feasibility of searching multiple ve-
hicle identification numbers at a time to retrieve 
motor vehicle safety recall information; and 
(B) the feasibility of making the search 
mechanism described under subparagraph (A) 
publicly available. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the
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potential costs, and potential risks to privacy and se-
curity in implementing such a search mechanism. 
SEC. 34204. RECALL PROCESS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION IMPROVEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prescribe a final rule revising the regulations under 
section 577.7 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to include notification by electronic means in addi-
tion to notification by first class mail. 
(2) DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC MEANS.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘electronic means’’ includes elec-
tronic mail and may include such other means of 
electronic notification, such as social media or tar-
geted online campaigns, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) 
NOTIFICATION
BY
MANUFACTURER.—Section 
30118(c) is amended by inserting ‘‘or electronic mail’’ after 
‘‘certified mail’’. 
(c) RECALL COMPLETION RATES REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an analysis of vehicle safety re-
call completion rates to assess potential actions
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by the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration to improve vehicle safety recall comple-
tion rates; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a report on the results 
of the analysis. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall include— 
(A) the annual recall completion rate by 
manufacturer, model year, component (such as 
brakes, fuel systems, and air bags), and vehicle 
type (passenger car, sport utility vehicle, pas-
senger van, and pick-up truck) for each of the 5 
years before the year the report is submitted; 
(B) the methods by which the Secretary has 
conducted analyses of these recall completion 
rates to determine trends and identify risk fac-
tors associated with lower recall rates; and 
(C) the actions the Secretary has planned to 
improve recall completion rates based on the re-
sults of this data analysis. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF VEHICLE RE-
CALLS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Transpor-
tation Inspector General shall conduct an audit of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 
management of vehicle safety recalls. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The audit shall include a deter-
mination of whether the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration— 
(A) appropriately monitors recalls to ensure 
the appropriateness of scope and adequacy of re-
call completion rates and remedies; 
(B) ensures manufacturers provide safe 
remedies, at no cost to consumers; 
(C) is capable of coordinating recall rem-
edies and processes; and 
(D) can improve its policy on consumer no-
tice to combat effects of recall fatigue. 
SEC. 34205. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE NOTIFICA-
TION TO CONSUMERS OF MOTOR VEHICLE 
RECALL STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2016, the 
Secretary shall implement a 2-year pilot program to evalu-
ate the feasibility and effectiveness of a State process for 
informing consumers of open motor vehicle recalls at the 
time of motor vehicle registration in the State.