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Samantha Fitzgerald of bumper.com tells Senate Transportation committee vehicle-history accuracy hinges on state data

Senate Transportation · April 22, 2026
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A representative of bumper.com told the Senate Transportation committee on April 22 that vehicle-history reports rely on data from state and private sources, that errors typically originate in source records, and offered to review proposed amendment language; CARFAX will submit written testimony.

Samantha Fitzgerald, a representative of bumper.com, told the Senate Transportation committee on April 22 that vehicle-history reports depend on data gathered from state and private sources and that the companies' accuracy is limited by the quality and timeliness of those records.

"Vehicle history companies are only as good as the data that they get," Fitzgerald said, adding that her firm "combines data from all 50 states from public and private sources" and that "no personal information goes into these reports." She offered the company's help to the committee in reviewing recently added amendment…

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