- Zipcar let customers rent Ford Transit vans that were being recalled, the NHTSA said.
- The vans were being recalled over a safety issue that could make them lose power on the road.
- Zipcar has been fined $300,000 over the violation, the NHTSA said.
Car-sharing company Zipcar has been fined $300,000 for renting out vehicles that were being recalled, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, or NHTSA, said on Monday.
The NHTSA said in a consent order that Zipcar had allowed customers to rent 2015-2017 models of the Ford Transit, after a recall had been issued for the vehicles in June 2017 over safety issues.
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