Follow-Up

Last week’s Your Wheels column examined the Department of Transportation’s auto safety hotline (“U.S. Safety Hotline Calls for More Complaints,” Dec. 22).

The toll-free number is (888) DASH-2-DOT, or (888) 327-4236. It is staffed weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time. Additional information is available on the Internet at https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline.

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