Michael Jasny is a policy expert for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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But modifying the car after it has been sold is considered a retrofit, so is not something NHTSA would regulate, Jasny said.

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The second company has to issue a certification that the car meets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety standards for new vehicles, and that all safety equipment is working as required before it can be sold to the public, said Henry Jasny, an attorney with the Washington-based nonprofit Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.

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