"We now believe federal oversight -- which will codify current practices and operational policies --

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Leading U.S. car rental companies have agreed to back Senate legislation to pull vehicles from the road when recalled for safety defects, lawmakers and the firms said on Thursday.
They lost control of their Enterprise rental car when a hose rubbed against the catalytic converter and leaked steering fluid, their mother, Cally Houck, said on the call. The model, a Chrysler PT Cruiser, had been recalled for the hose defect.
The measure -- the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 -- would bar the rental or sale of vehicles subject to a safety recall, require rental companies to ground vehicles under a recall and let rental companies rely on temporary repairs identified by manufacturers.
"We have always supported federal legislation that would apply this same standard fairly and equally to all industry participants, an Avis spokeswoman said. We are pleased that this compromise bill accomplishes this objective and therefore we support its passage."
In the spring of 2010, following the Toyota's hotels and new orleans highly hotels and new orleans publicized recalls for sticky accelerators, Enterprise changed its policy to not rent out any vehicles with any open recall. Prior to this, they only pulled vehicles hotels and new orleans when it was recommended by the manufacturer.
"Because the major car rental companies had revised their recall hotels and new orleans policies years ago, we initially did not believe that federal oversight of our industry was necessary. But when car rental customers let us know that they would be more comfortable with legislation in place, we quickly changed direction and began working closely with all involved stakeholders," an Enterprise spokeswoman said in an e-mail.
"We now believe federal oversight -- which will codify current practices and operational policies -- will help to strengthen our industry s safety efforts. The bill is a tribute to the courage and determination hotels and new orleans of Ms. Houck in response to the loss of her daughters. We share her goal of preventing anything like that from happening again, and we look forward hotels and new orleans to seeing this legislation become law as soon as possible."
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