an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation established to:
Carry out a congressional mandate to reduce the mounting number of deaths injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the nation’s highways.
Provide motor vehicle damage susceptibility and ease of repair information motor vehicle inspection demonstrations and protection of purchasers of motor vehicles having altered odometers.
Provide average standards for greater vehicle mileage per gallon of fuel for vehicles under 10,000 pounds (gross vehicle weight) (15).