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Agency Request for Information; State Property Damage Only (PDO) Data Collection Practices
Document Number: 2024-23099
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice requests information from interested parties to assist the agency in researching property damage only (PDO) crash data collection practices across the United States. State statutes dictate that law enforcement should complete a crash report for PDO crashes meeting a set of criteria including when damage is above a certain dollar threshold that varies by State. When a crash is below the reportable threshold, States may allow civilians to complete a crash report designed specifically for them. In some cases, jurisdictions within States have stopped collecting PDO crashes in an effort to save officer time and/or money. Other jurisdictions have stopped sending sworn officers to respond to PDO crashes. However, the impacts of these changes on crash data collection are not well documented or understood. NHTSA is seeking to identify States and jurisdictions that have modified their PDO crash reporting threshold or are using citizen or non-sworn officers to report PDO crashes, and to determine the impacts of these practices on crash data analyses and agencies' budgets and time. NHTSA seeks comments from all interested parties, including State crash data owners, highway safety offices, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to help inform NHTSA's research into State PDO crash data collection practices.
Blue Bird Body Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-23460
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-10
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019-2024 Blue Bird Vision and MY 2020-2024 Blue Bird All American school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. Blue Bird filed two noncompliance reports, both dated August 9, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on September 13, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the denial of Blue Bird's petition.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 213, “Child Restraint Systems,” FMVSS No. 213a, “Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection,” and FMVSS No. 213b, “Child Restraint Systems”-Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
Document Number: 2024-22448
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-10-09
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule responds to petitions for reconsideration of the June 2022 final rule establishing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213a and the December 2023 final rule establishing FMVSS No. 213b. This final rule grants petitions to incorporate a dummy positioning procedure for shield-type child restraint systems (CRSs), clarify test procedure for CRSs with certain types of side impact technologies, remove testing CRSs installed with lap belt only in frontal sled tests, and correct inconsistencies in the regulatory text and figures in FMVSS Nos. 213a and 213b. This final rule also partially grants the petition to align compliance dates between the standards. All other requests are denied.
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications
Document Number: 2024-23081
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-07
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA is soliciting applications for appointment to the DOT's NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's advice is provided to the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Limousine Crashworthiness Safety Research
Document Number: 2024-23135
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-07
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on a new information collection to research limousine crash safety.
Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
Document Number: 2024-23171
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-07
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On October 2, 2024, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Supplemental Initial Decision published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2024. The prior written submission deadline was October 4, 2024. NHTSA is extending the deadline to October 11, 2024.
Michelin North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-23016
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-04
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Michelin North America, LLC (MNA), has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. MNA filed a noncompliance report dated September 14, 2021. MNA subsequently petitioned NHTSA on September 30, 2021, and later supplemented the petition on September 30, 2022, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the grant of MNA's petition.
Comoto Holdings, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-23011
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-04
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Comoto Holdings, Inc., (Comoto), has determined that certain Street & Steel Oakland motorcycle helmets do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 218, Motorcycle Helmets. On July 6, 2022, Comoto filed a noncompliance report and submitted a petition, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Comoto's petition.
Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-22181
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-27
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Tesla, Inc. ("Tesla") has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012-2023 Model S, MY 2016-2024 Model X, MY 2017-2023 Model 3, MY 2019-2024 Model Y, and MY 2024 Cybertruck Tesla vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. Tesla filed a noncompliance report dated January 30, 2024, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on February 23, 2024, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Tesla's petition.
Winnebago Industries, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-21707
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-23
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Winnebago Industries, Inc., (Winnebago or petitioner), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2013-2023 Winnebago motorhomes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. Winnebago filed a noncompliance report dated November 11, 2022, and amended the report on December 2, 2022, and May 17, 2023. Winnebago petitioned NHTSA on December 2, 2022, and amended the petition on May 17, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the denial of Winnebago's petition.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects
Document Number: 2024-21509
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-20
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension without change of a currently approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the reporting of information and documents about potential safety defects.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Pedestrian Head Protection, Global Technical Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by Reference
Document Number: 2024-20653
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-19
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA proposes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) that would ensure passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds (lb)) or less are designed to mitigate the risk of serious to fatal injury in child and adult pedestrian crashes. The proposed standard would establish test procedures simulating a head-to-hood impact and performance requirements to minimize the risk of head injury. This NPRM is based on a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on pedestrian protection, with focused enhancements to address safety problems and a regulatory framework unique to the United States.
Make Inoperative Exemptions; Retrofit Air Bag On-Off Switches and Air Bag Deactivations
Document Number: 2024-20651
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes amendments to the requirements and processes for individuals to request that the agency permit them to have an air bag on-off switch installed in their vehicle. The proposed amendments would eliminate the sunset date, and would also narrow the population of people eligible to have an on-off switch installed. Furthermore, the agency also proposes amendments to several appendices, and proposes the addition of a new appendix. Lastly, this NPRM proposes that NHTSA codify its process for reviewing requests for air bag deactivations, which are currently granted or denied through the agency's enforcement discretion. In this document, NHTSA solicits feedback from the public to better inform the agency's decision-making on the proposed amendments.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-21065
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2018-2019 Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/ Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 Pounds). Harley-Davidson filed a noncompliance report dated June 20, 2019. Harley-Davidson subsequently petitioned NHTSA, on July 17, 2019, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces and explains the denial of Harley-Davidson's petition.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-21066
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019-2024 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. Volkswagen filed a noncompliance report dated April 10, 2024, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on May 3, 2024, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Volkswagen's petition.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Incorporation by Reference
Document Number: 2024-19727
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document amends the procedures for testing the strength of seat belt anchorages in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." The amendments clarify the positioning of the test device currently specified in the standard and add an optional test device (and corresponding test procedures) as a certification alternative. These amendments respond to an earlier court decision which found that the regulatory test procedures do not provide manufacturers adequate notice of how NHTSA would conduct the test.
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-003
Document Number: 2024-20971
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a defect petition (DP22-003) jointly submitted by a consulting firm and four automotive associations requesting that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into the loss of motive power incidents attributed to oil drain pan assembly failures on certain Hyundai Motor America, Inc. and Kia America, Inc. vehicles spanning Model Years (MY) 2005- 2021. After conducting a technical review of the petition and other information, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation has concluded that the issues raised by the petition do not warrant a defect investigation at this time. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition.
Damon Motors Inc.; Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From a Rear Wheel Brake Requirement of FMVSS No. 123
Document Number: 2024-20195
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-09
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Damon Motors Inc. (Damon) has petitioned the agency for a temporary exemption from a rear wheel brake control requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 123, Motorcycle controls and displays. The petitioner seeks to install the rear brake control on the left handlebar instead of the right foot control required by FMVSS No. 123. NHTSA is publishing this document in accordance with statutory and administrative provisions and requests comment on the merits of Damon's exemption petition. NHTSA has made no judgment at this time on the merits of the petition.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response
Document Number: 2024-19625
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled "Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response".
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network Data Collection
Document Number: 2024-19437
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-30
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes an information collection request for which NHTSA intends to seek a new OMB approval for NHTSA's Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) investigation-based crash data study. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published. Two comments were received, and burden estimates were adjusted based on the input.
Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
Document Number: 2024-19232
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-27
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On August 7, 2024, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Supplemental Initial Decision published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2024. The original written submission deadline was September 4, 2024. NHTSA is extending the deadline to October 4, 2024.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-19019
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) has determined that certain Goodyear 265/70R17 116T XL Wrangler Duratrac RT passenger tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. Goodyear filed a noncompliance report dated April 2, 2024, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on April 2, 2024, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Goodyear's petition.
Polaris Industries Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-19018
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Polaris Industries Inc. (Polaris) and Indian Motorcycle Company have determined that windscreens installed on certain model year (MY) 2015-2021 Slingshot three-wheeled motorcycles and MY 2019- 2022 Indian motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing Materials and ANSI/SAE Z26.1- 1996. On September 29, 2021, Polaris and Indian Motorcycle Company each filed a noncompliance report. Polaris subsequently amended its noncompliance report on October 27, 2021, and on August 23, 2022. On October 29, 2021, Polaris (the parent company of Indian Motorcycle) petitioned NHTSA, on behalf of both companies, regarding the two noncompliance reports for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Polaris' two petitions.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-19017
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2014-2024 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems. Volkswagen filed a noncompliance report dated August 2, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on August 24, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Volkswagen's petition.
NHTSA Safety Research Portfolio Public Meeting: Fall 2024
Document Number: 2024-18994
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-23
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public meeting from October 28 to October 30, 2024, as a joint effort between the Agency's Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices to share information on activities within the Agency's research programs. The meeting will be held in a virtual format with representatives from across the two research offices presenting the information in panels. Questions from the audience will be addressed following presentations. Each presentation will include visual slides that will be available in a public docket after the public meeting. A recording of the panels will also be available on the NHTSA website.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Document Number: 2024-18114
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-22
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," updating the child restraint systems (CRSs) listed in the standard. NHTSA uses the CRSs to test the performance of advanced air bag suppression and low risk deployment systems in either suppressing or deploying the air bag in a low-risk manner in the presence of a CRS. The amendments will ensure that the CRSs used by NHTSA to test advanced air bags are representative of the current CRS market and will make it easier for vehicle manufacturers and test laboratories to acquire CRSs for testing purposes.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: 2024-18714
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-22
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document denies a February 12, 2019 petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Stevan Panin ("petitioner") requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 104 or create a new FMVSS to require the year-round use of a standardized winter specification windshield washer fluid to prevent accidents allegedly caused by obstructed visibility from frozen windshield washer fluid. NHTSA is denying this petition for rulemaking because the agency does not believe the petitioner has demonstrated there is an unmet safety need related to windshield washer fluid, or that a mandated standardized winter-specification windshield washer fluid would effectively decrease or prevent crashes and injuries or fatalities.
Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Document Number: 2024-18713
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-21
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document grants in full the American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s (Honda) petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard (theft prevention standard) for its Acura (confidential) vehicle line beginning in model year (MY) 2025. The petition is granted because the agency has determined that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the theft prevention standard. Honda also requested confidential treatment for specific information in its petition. Therefore, no confidential information provided for purposes of this notice has been disclosed.
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-18578
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-20
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc. (Toyo Tire) has determined that certain Proxes ST III passenger tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. Toyo Tire filed a noncompliance report dated July 19, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on August 17, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Toyo Tire's petition.
Record Retention Requirement
Document Number: 2024-18112
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This rule is being issued pursuant to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to extend the period of time manufacturers of motor vehicles, child restraint systems, and tires must retain records concerning malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Safety Act). Section 24403 of the FAST Act directs the Secretary to issue a rule increasing the record retention period to not less than 10 years, instead of 5 years, as presently required under the regulatory provisions. Pursuant to its delegated authority, NHTSA is updating its regulations in accordance with this mandate to extend the time that manufacturers are required to retain certain records that may be related to motor vehicle safety to 10 years.
Grant of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-17818
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-12
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Ricon Corporation (Ricon), determined that certain Mirage, S- Series, and K-Series wheelchair lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. Because of Ricon's determination, various vehicle manufacturers who installed the S-Series, and K-Series wheelchair lifts in their motor vehicles determined that their motor vehicles do not comply with FMVSS No. 404, Platform Lift Installation in Motor Vehicles. Ricon and the various vehicle manufacturers, collectively referred to as the "the petitioners," filed the appropriate noncompliance reports and subsequently petitioned NHTSA for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the grant of the petitioners' petitions.
Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
Document Number: 2024-17251
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-05
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA is confirming its initial decision that certain frontal driver and passenger air bag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and vehicles in which those inflators were installed, contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety. NHTSA is issuing this supplemental initial decision to address in greater detail the basis for the agency's initial decision and to ensure that all vehicles and manufacturers that would be impacted by any recall order are included within the scope of the initial decision.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; National Traffic Safety Survey
Document Number: 2024-16633
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-29
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes to conduct a new information collection, the National Traffic Safety Survey, a national probability sample of approximately 6,001 adults aged 18 and older per survey administration. This information will be used to better understand the public's behavior and attitudes regarding traffic safety issues including seat belts, distracted driving, new and emerging vehicle technologies, and traffic safety and enforcement. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on May 17, 2024. NHTSA received one comment in support of the proposed information collection.
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035; Correction
Document Number: 2024-16240
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-07-29
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 24, 2024, entitled "Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035." That document finalized new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks to be manufactured in model years (MYs) 2027-2031, and new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans (HDPUVs) to be manufactured in MYs 2030-2035.
Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-16484
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, (Hercules), has determined that certain Ironman iMove PT radial tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. Hercules filed an original noncompliance report on October 26, 2022, and amended the report on November 28, 2022. Hercules subsequently petitioned NHTSA on October 27, 2022, and amended its petition on December 1, 2022, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Hercules' petition.
Ineos Automotive Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-16483
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Ineos Automotive Americas, LLC, (IAA) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2024 Ineos Automotive Grenadier light vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 Pounds) or Less. IAA filed a noncompliance report dated December 4, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on December 8, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of IAA's petition.
AROW Global Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-16482
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
AROW Global Corp. (AROW) has determined that certain glass panes for use as original equipment and replacement service parts of side window assemblies on transit buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing Materials. AROW filed a noncompliance report dated September 19, 2022, and later amended the report on September 20, 2022. AROW subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on October 12, 2022, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of AROW's petition.
Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-16481
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2017-2023 Tesla Model and Tesla Model Y motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, And Associated Equipment. Tesla filed a noncompliance report dated March 15, 2024, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on April 8, 2024, and amended its petition on May 3, 2024, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of Tesla's petition.
FCA US LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-16480
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FCA US LLC (FCA) has determined that the pedestrian alert rear speakers and service parts ("Quiet Vehicle Protection Module" or "QVPM") for certain MY 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. FCA filed two noncompliance reports dated October 26, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on November 16, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of FCA's petition.
Minimum Performance Measures for the State Highway Safety Grant Program
Document Number: 2024-15963
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-19
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA is initiating a process to update minimum performance measures for the State Highway Safety Grant Program. In order to ensure that the broadest possible cross-section of stakeholders is engaged from the onset of this process, NHTSA is publishing this RFC and announcing a public meeting to be held prior to issuing the updated highway safety performance measurement framework.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2024-15903
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-19
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019-2022 Thomas Built Bus school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. DTNA filed an original noncompliance report dated February 9, 2022, and amended the report on April 13, 2022. DTNA petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on March 1, 2022, and later amended the petition on April 13, 2022, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the denial of DTNA's petition.
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP24-002
Document Number: 2024-15642
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a defect petition, DP24-002, submitted by Ms. Elizabeth Margulies (the Petitioner) to NHTSA (the Agency) by a letter dated February 15, 2024. The petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power incidents attributed to vehicles manufactured by Kia America, Inc. (Kia) equipped with 3.3 L Lambda-II engines. After conducting a technical review of the petition and other information, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has concluded that that the issues raised by the petition do not warrant a new defect investigation. Peer vehicles equipped with the 3.3 L Lambda-II engine are already being considered in an open investigation into allegations of loss of motive power for Model Year (MY) 2016-2017 Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with the same 3.3 L Lambda-II engine. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition as moot.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems
Document Number: 2024-15390
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-07-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, "Seating systems." NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and Safety Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the safety of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing adults regarding which rear seating position to place children.
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2024-15513
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2024-15517
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) Post-crash Care Summit.
Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs
Document Number: 2024-15289
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-07-15
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule amends the definition of "equipment" to conform with OMB's government-wide Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance affecting Federal grants.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: 2024-13956
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-07-15
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document denies a petition for rulemaking from Jerry and Marianne Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso-Hawkins, requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 223, "Rear impact guards," and FMVSS No. 224, "Rear impact protection," to include additional requirements. The agency is denying the petition because it does not provide new or different information that would warrant initiation of a rulemaking at this time. This document also discusses NHTSA's consideration of a similar petition from the same petitioners submitted to the docket of the July 15, 2022 final rule amending FMVSS Nos. 223 and 224.
Anthropomorphic Test Devices; THOR 50th Percentile Adult Male Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference
Document Number: 2024-14546
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-07-09
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document announces the availability of documents supplementing NHTSA's September 2023 notice of proposed rulemaking to amend NHTSA's regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy, the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th percentile adult male.
Receipt of Petitions for Renewal of Temporary Exemptions From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches
Document Number: 2024-14550
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-02
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA has received almost identical petitions from 13 final- stage manufacturers of "entertainer-type motorcoaches," seeking renewal of temporary exemptions from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," for side-facing seats on motorcoaches. The petitioners seek to renew their exemptions that allow them to install Type 1 seat belts (lap belt only) at side-facing seating positions, instead of Type 2 seat belts (lap and shoulder belts) required by FMVSS No. 208. Each petitioner states that, absent the requested exemption, it will otherwise be unable to sell a vehicle whose overall level of safety or impact protection is at least equal to that of a nonexempted vehicle. NHTSA is publishing this document to notify the public of the receipt of the petitions and to request comment on them, in accordance with statutory and administrative provisions.
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-002
Document Number: 2024-14570
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-02
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition, DP21-002, submitted by Mr. Gerald James to the Administrator of NHTSA by a letter dated September 30, 2021. The petition requests that NHTSA initiate an investigation into "severe oil leaks" from the oil pressure switch that could lead to engine failures experienced by operators of Model Year (MY) 2015-2017 Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with 3.3L V6 engines. After conducting a technical review of: customer complaints submitted by the petitioner; an inspection of petitioner's vehicle; consumer complaint information in NHTSA's database; information provided by Kia North America (Kia) in response to our requests regarding vehicle design and complaints/claims received by Kia; and component testing performed by NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation has concluded that it is unlikely that any investigation opened by granting this petition would result in an order concerning the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect. Therefore, upon full consideration of the information presented in the petition and the potential risks to safety, the petition is denied.
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