Ford Motor Company; Denial of Petition for Inconsequentiality

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/25/2021.

On July 10, 2017, Takata Corporation (``Takata'') filed a defect information report (``DIR'') in which it determined that a safety-related defect exists in phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (``PSAN'') driver-side air bag inflators that it manufactured with a calcium sulfate desiccant and supplied to Ford Motor Company (``Ford''), Mazda North...

Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/19/2021.

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) has determined that certain Model Year (MY) 2012-2020 Tesla motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101, Controls and Displays. Tesla filed a noncompliance report dated September 24, 2020. Tesla subsequently petitioned NHTSA on September 25, 2020, and later provided...

Civil Penalties

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/14/2021.

On October 2, 2020, NHTSA received a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation regarding when to apply an increase to the civil penalty rate applicable to automobile manufacturers that fail to meet applicable corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and are unable to offset such a deficit with compliance credits....

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/13/2021.

This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted on December 19, 2019, by Mr. Brian Sparks to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). The petition requests that the Agency recall Tesla vehicles for an unidentified defect that allegedly causes sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). NHTSA opened Defect Petition...

Notice Regarding the Applicability of NHTSA FMVSS Test Procedures to Certifying Manufacturers

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/13/2021.

Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/12/2021.

NHTSA invites public comment on the Agency's updated draft cybersecurity best practices document titled Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles. In 2016, NHTSA issued its first edition, Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles, which described NHTSA's nonbinding guidance to the automotive industry for improving...

Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts

by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/11/2021.

In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2020 inflation adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In additional, this final rule makes conforming revisions to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems; Motorcycle Controls and Displays

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/08/2021.

This document amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) Nos. 122 and 123 to allow the use of an internationally recognized symbol. It also relocates the telltale specifications for anti-lock braking system (ABS) malfunction from FMVSS No. 101 to the appropriate table in FMVSS No. 123 since the latter applies to motorcycles. In...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Reducing the Illegal Passing of School Buses

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/08/2021.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being 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 new information...

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/08/2021.

This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/08/2021.

This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/08/2021.

This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Incorporation by Reference

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/04/2021.

NHTSA has received petitions asking the Agency to extend the comment period for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, ``Child restraint systems.'' The NPRM proposed to incorporate a new test sled assembly to conduct compliance tests of child restraints and update a number of the...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/04/2021.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) has determined that certain Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 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 December 10, 2019, and petitioned NHTSA on December 10, 2019, for a decision...

Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 1997 Jeep Wrangler Multi-Purpose Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/04/2021.

This document announces the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) receipt of a petition for a decision that model year (MY) 1997 Jeep Wrangler multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS), are eligible for importation into the...

Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/04/2021.

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2008-2019 Porsche Cayenne and Macan motor vehicles do not comply with Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 12/31/2020.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is for a reinstatement with...

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection, Ejection Mitigation; Technical Corrections

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 12/29/2020.

This final rule corrects errors in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 214, ``Side impact protection,'' and in FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection mitigation.'' The error occurred in FMVSS No. 214 when an amendment to FMVSS No. 214 was transcribed into the Code of Federal Regulations. The error to FMVSS No. 226 arose as a result of a...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 12/29/2020.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a reinstatement with modification of a currently approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval...

Collins Bus Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 12/28/2020.

Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012-2020 Ford and Chevrolet school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. Collins filed a noncompliance report dated April 15, 2020. Collins subsequently petitioned...