{"abstract":"This document amends the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on rear impact guards (underride guards). Under the current requirement, rear impact guards must be permanently labeled with the guard manufacturer's name and address, the month and year in which the guard was manufactured, and the letters \"DOT.\" In response to petitions for rulemaking, the agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to allow manufacturers to place the label on the rear impact guard where it may be less exposed to damage, provided that the label does not interfere with the required retroreflective sheeting and is readily accessible for visual inspection. No comments were received. Thus, in this document, the agency is adopting the proposal as set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking.","action":"Final rule.","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/2004/11/19/04-25704.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":571,"title":49}],"citation":"69 FR 67660","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective January 18, 2005.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11875","Notice 2"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"04-25704","effective_on":"2005-01-18","end_page":67663,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2004/11/19/04-25704.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/11/19/04-25704/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-rear-impact-guard-labels","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/04-25704?publication_date=2004-11-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2004-11-19/04-25704/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":654,"last_updated":"2026-09-23 00:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-19/pdf/04-25704.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2004-11-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2004/11/19/04-25704.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2127-AI04":{"issue":"200404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2127-AI04/label-placement-on-rear-impact-guards","title":"Label Placement on Rear Impact Guards","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200404&RIN=2127-AI04&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2127-AI04"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T14:07:55Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":67660,"subtype":null,"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guard Labels","toc_doc":"Rear impact guard labels","toc_subject":"Motor vehicle safety standards:","topics":["Motor vehicle safety","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Tires"],"type":"Rule","volume":69}