{"abstract":"This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1996-2002 Mercedes Benz E Class (W210) passenger cars not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substantially similar to vehicles originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States and certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards (the U.S. certified version of the 1996-2002 Mercedes Benz E Class (W210)), and they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.","action":"Notice of decision by NHTSA that nonconforming 1996-2002 Mercedes Benz E Class (W210) passenger cars are eligible for importation.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/03/12/03-5887.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 11900","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This decision is effective as of the date of its publication in the Federal Register.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. NHTSA-2002-13933","Notice 2"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-5887","effective_on":null,"end_page":11901,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/03/12/03-5887.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/03/12/03-5887/decision-that-nonconforming-1996-2002-mercedes-benz-e-class-w210-passenger-cars-are-eligible-for","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-5887?publication_date=2003-03-12","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-03-12/03-5887/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":721,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 06:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-12/pdf/03-5887.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-03-12","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/03/12/03-5887.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":11900,"subtype":null,"title":"Decision That Nonconforming 1996-2002 Mercedes Benz E Class (W210) Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation","toc_doc":"Importation eligibility; determinations","toc_subject":"Motor vehicle safety standards:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}