PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF RECALL INFORMATION.

SEC. 31301. [49 U.S.C. 30166 note] PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF RECALL INFORMATION. (a) Vehicle Recall Information.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require that motor vehicle safety recall information— (1) be available to the public on the Internet; (2) be searchable by vehicle make and model and vehicle identification number; (3) be in a format that preserves consumer privacy; and (4) includes information about each recall that has not been completed for each vehicle. (b) Rulemaking.—The Secretary may initiate a rulemaking proceeding to require each manufacturer to provide the information described in subsection (a), with respect to that manufacturer’s motor vehicles, on a publicly accessible Internet website. Any rules promulgated under this subsection— (1) shall limit the information that must be made available under this section to include only those recalls issued not more than 15 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act; (2) may require information under paragraph (1) to be provided to a dealer or an owner of a vehicle at no charge; and (3) shall permit a manufacturer a reasonable period of time after receiving information from a dealer with respect to a vehicle to update the information about the vehicle on the publicly accessible Internet website. (c) Promotion of Public Awareness.—The Secretary shall improve public awareness of safety recall information made publicly available by periodically updating the method of conveying that information to consumers, dealers, and manufacturers, such as through public service announcements.