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Commercial Passenger Vehicles: Safety Inspection of Commercial Buses and Vans Entering the United States From Mexico

RCED-97-194 Published: Aug 08, 1997. Publicly Released: Aug 08, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed whether commercial passenger vehicles entering the United States from Mexico are meeting U.S. safety standards, focusing on: (1) the number and types of commercial passenger vehicles entering U.S. border states from Mexico; and (2) actions taken by the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) and U.S. border states to provide safety inspections for commercial passenger vehicles arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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