Areas of Expertise

NHTSA Expert Allan Kam’s Areas of Expertise

Expertise including:

  • Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and other NHTSA regulations
  • National Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1996; TREAD Act
  • NHTSA safety-related defect investigations
  • Recalls
  • NHTSA rulemaking proceedings
  • FMVSS noncompliance investigations
  • Preemption
  • Early Warning Regulation
  • NHTSA practices, processes, precedents, and case law
  • Duty of vehicle and equipment manufacturers to conduct recalls.
  • Duty of manufacturers to report alleged defects
  • Timeliness and adequacy of recalls
  • Adequacy of manufacturers’ submissions to NHTSA
  • Civil Penalties
  • Interpretations of NHTSA regulations
  • NHTSA’s occupant restraint requirements

Allan J. Kam

Allan was the Senior enforcement attorney for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. He was the first NHTSA attorney to receive the agency’s Distinguished Career Service Award.
Contact Allan
Allan J. Kam