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The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) maintains a list of crash test results as well as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (NHTSA). They can be found at: www.iihs.org and www.safercar.gov
For a great discussion on crash tests and car safety, listen to the Traffic Safety Guy's interview with Joseph Nolan, Vice President for Vehicle Research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on the Highway to Safety Podcast.
Click here: Highway to Safety - Episode 2
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration maintains the list of all recalls. You can also register your car seat so the manufacturer can automatically contact you if there is a recall.