NHTSA Career

NHTSA Career (1975-2000)

Allan Kam receiving the Administrator's Award for Merit from Joan Claybrook
Allan Kam receiving the Administrator's Award for Merit from Joan Claybrook

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

As counsel to Office of Defects Investigation and Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, Allan had broad experience with complex NHTSA safety defect and standards compliance investigations, including those resulting in the largest recalls in NHTSA’s history.

Allan Kam meeting with DOT Secretary Andrew Card
Allan Kam meeting with DOT Secretary Andrew Card
Allan Kam meeting with DOT Secretary Andrew Card
Allan Kam meeting with DOT Secretary Andrew Card

As counsel to Office of Defects Investigation and Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, Allan had broad experience with complex NHTSA safety defect and standards compliance investigations, including those resulting in the largest recalls in NHTSA’s history.

Allan Kam meeting with Vice President Al Gore
Allan Kam meeting with Vice President Al Gore
As Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Litigation, Allan was the principal official responsible for assessing civil penalties, and for overseeing legal support for the agency’s enforcement programs.

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.
Allan J. Kam