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Safety Category: Subject Description: Information on general automobile and road safety. Information on trucking safety is in the Trucking subject, information on bus safety is in the Buses subject, and so on. Page Sections: Bibliography · Documents · Article Index Notes: This is a newer Index and does not yet include all of the information on safety in The Crittenden Automotive Library. |
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Safety for Twenty Million Automobile Drivers Avoid Accidents and Escape the Traffic Court | Year & Type: 1924 Nonfiction Publisher: The Safety First League Content: 238 pages w/black & white photos Subject: Safety Availability: Complete Book Online (PDF) |
Cobalt Cover-Up The Inside Story of a Deadly Conspiracy at the Largest Car Manufacturer in the World | Year & Type: 2020 Nonfiction Authors: Lance A. Cooper with Mark Tabb Publisher: Zondervan Books Dimensions: 6.25" x 9.25" hardcover w/jacket Content: 239 pages w/black & white photos ISBN: 978-0-310-35626-4 Subject: Safety Topic: Chevrolet Cobalt Availability: Reference Desk |
See also: NHTSA Special Crash Investigations
| Date | Article | Details |
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| 18 November 1917 | HEADLIGHT UNIFORMITY. In an effort to obtain uniform State laws regulating automobile headlights, representatives from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania met with a committee from the Society of Automotive Engineers. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: Society of Automotive Engineers |
| 18 December 1924 | THE MOTOR VEHICLE SLAUGHTER. The National Conference on Street and Highway Safety, called to meet in Washington by Secretary Hoover, will have failed of its purpose unless the whole country is aroused to the duty of regulating motor vehicle traffic. | Commentary (text) The New York Times |
| 19 September 1926 | HARNETT SUSPENDS 13 MOTOR LICENSES Automobile drivers' licenses of thirteen persons have been temporarily suspended, a laborer in the State Motor Vehicle Bureau has been discharged and two women clerks suspended by Commissioner Charles A. Harnett as the result of his discovery that inspectors' reports rejecting applicants as drivers had been altered so that persons who failed in their tests received licenses. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: National Automobile School |
| 6 December 1927 | Deaf Automobile Drivers. In revoking the driver's license of Herbert Disalio for impersonating Gustave Ehret, a deaf-mute, in a driving test, Chief Magistrate McAdoo, in a lecture from the bench, is quoted as saying... | Commentary (text) Publication: The New York Times Byline: John N. Funk Dateline: New York, New York  |
| 29 December 1928 | DRUNKEN DRIVERS JAILED. Magistrate Farrell said the only way to stop persons from driving while intoxicated was to make examples of a few. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| 5 May 1966 | Presidential Proclamation 3722: National School Safety Patrol Week Safety on our streets and highways is one of our Nation's most critical problems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 29 March 1968 | Presidential Proclamation 3838: National School Safety Patrol Week, 1968 With the encouragement and assistance of the schools, parent-teacher associations, police and traffic engineers, motor clubs, and others, the School Safety Patrol Program has helped bring about a significant improvement in the traffic death and injury rates of school children. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 30 June 1976 | Presidential Proclamation 4447: National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year, 1976 Millions of Americans-men, women, and children-are planning to see and participate in Bicentennial activities. An expected twenty million visitors from abroad will also participate. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Gerald R. Ford |
| 14 August 1981 | Presidential Proclamation 4852: National School bus Safety Week Our country's greatest resource is its children; their education is our investment in the future. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 5 October 1982 | Presidential Proclamation 4981: National Schoolbus Safety Week of 1982 Schoolbus transportation serves a very special and important segment of this Nation— our children. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 13 December 1982 | Presidential Proclamation 5005: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week Nothing is more devastating to a parent than the call from a police officer that a son or daughter has been injured or killed in an auto accident. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 7 October 1983 | Presidential Proclamation 5115: National Schoolbus Safety Week, 1983 Schoolbus transportation serves a very special and important segment of this Nation—our children. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 13 December 1983 | Presidential Proclamation 5136: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1983 The most serious problem on our Nation's highways is drunk driving. Drunken drivers kill and injure more people on the roads than any other cause. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 3 May 1984 | Presidential Proclamation 5186: Student Awareness of Drunk Driving Month, 1984 As school sessions come to a close, students will have greater opportunities to drive on our streets and highways. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 18 June 1984 | Presidential Proclamation 5210: National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Day, 1984 Now that school sessions have come to a close and many families are preparing for summer vacations, it is especially appropriate to remind all Americans of the importance of child passenger safety. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| July 1984 | The Constitutionality of Drunk Driver Roadblocks Roadblocks do withstand constitutional scrutiny when carefully conceived and implemented as a species of the administrative search authority. | Commentary ( PDF)Publication: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Byline: Jerome O. Campane Jr. |
| 30 October 1984 | Presidential Proclamation 5274: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1984 Driving impaired by alcohol or other drugs is one of our Nation's most serious public health and safety problems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 7 December 1985 | Presidential Proclamation 5419: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1985 Motorists who drive while impaired by alcohol or other drugs are one of our Nation's most serious public health and safety problems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 25 January 1986 | Presidential Proclamation 5433: Truck and Bus Safety Week, 1986 More than 5 million trucks travel more than 135 billion miles each year on our highways transporting raw materials, finished goods, food, and other essential products and services. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 15 December 1986 | Presidential Proclamation 5591: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1986 Driving by people impaired by alcohol or other drugs is one of our Nation's most serious public health and safety problems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 15 October 1987 | Presidential Proclamation 5729: National Safety Belt Use Day, 1987 Studies indicate that 40 to 55 percent of all passenger car occupant fatalities and serious injuries could be eliminated if people would use the safety belts already installed in their vehicles. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 11 December 1987 | Presidential Proclamation 5753: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1987 During the past 5 years, thousands of dedicated citizen volunteers throughout our Nation have taken part in the programs and activities of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 10 February 1988 | Presidential Proclamation 5770: National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, 1988 Motor vehicle crashes are a major cause of death and disabling injury for America's children. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 30 June 1988 | Presidential Proclamation 5837: National Safety Belt Use Week, 1988 Today, 32 States and the District of Columbia have laws requiring the use of safety belts, and all 50 States and the District of Columbia have child safety seat laws requiring the use of safety seats and belt systems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 25 August 1988 | Presidential Proclamation 5849: National Drive for Life Weekend, 1988 Deaths from drunk driving on America's highways occur every hour of every day throughout the year. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 5 December 1988 | Presidential Proclamation 5918: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1988 The holiday season is a most fitting time to reemphasize that driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is dangerous and irresponsible behavior that no one should engage in, tolerate, or permit. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Ronald Reagan |
| 15 August 1989 | Presidential Proclamation 6011: National Drive For Life Weekend, 1989 Although the proportion of traffic deaths related to alcohol has declined during the past few years, alcohol-impaired driving remains our Nation's number one highway safety problem. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George Bush |
| 11 December 1989 | Presidential Proclamation 6083: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 1989 As we prepare to celebrate the holidays and rejoice in the promise of the new year, it is fitting that we pause to remember the perils of drinking and driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George Bush |
| 20 August 1990 | Presidential Proclamation 6171: National Drive for Life Weekend, 1990 The Labor Day weekend is an ideal time to remind ourselves of the grave threat posed toeach of us by alcohol-impared driving -- a tragic and senseless occurrence that remains our Nations's number one highway safety problem. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George Bush |
| 13 November 1991 | Presidential Proclamation 6374: National Red Ribbon Month, 1991 During the month of November, we Americans pause to count our many blessings -- including the love of family and friends, the joy of freedom and security, and, of course, the gift of life itself. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George Bush |
| 3 December 1993 | Presidential Proclamation 6633: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1993 The 1993 holiday season is an ideal time to ask ourselves what more can be done to prevent drunk and drugged driving -- one of our Nation's most serious public health and safety problems. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 3 December 1994 | Presidential Proclamation 6760: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1994 All across the Nation, Americans are coming together in an ever-expanding chorus of voices demanding an end to drunk and drugged driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 30 November 1995 | Presidential Proclamation 6853: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1995 For many young Americans, learning to drive is a significant step along the road to maturity and independence. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 27 November 1996 | Presidential Proclamation 6960: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1996 Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a scourge on our society that we cannot ignore or treat lightly. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 8 February 1997 | Presidential Proclamation 6972: National Child Passenger Safety Week, 1997 Children are our Nation's most precious gift, and one of our most profound responsibilities is protecting their health, well-being, and safety. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 1 December 1997 | Presidential Proclamation 7057: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1997 Driving is a privilege enjoyed by millions of Americans. It offers us freedom, mobility, and the chance to discover what lies over the next hill or around the next bend in the road. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 9 April 1998 | SECRETARY SLATER PROPOSES NEW LABEL WARNING OF ROLLOVER DANGER FOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today proposed a new design for the mandatory utility vehicle rollover warning label, using graphics and brighter colors to replace the current 20-year-old text-only design. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Rodney E. Slater |
| 4 December 1998 | Presidential Proclamation 7155: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1998 For most Americans, driving an automobile has become a practical necessity. Whether in an urban, suburban, or rural setting, the daily routine of modern life requires that we have access to reliable and affordable transportation from our homes to our offices, schools, shopping, and elsewhere. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 30 November 1999 | Presidential Proclamation 7257: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 1999 Drivers who operate motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol or drugs are one of our Nation's greatest public safety risks; those drivers take advantage of the privilege of driving without assuming the corresponding responsibility of driving safely. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 4 December 2000 | Presidential Proclamation 7384: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2000 Driving is an integral part of American culture and daily living; but it is also a privilege that carries great responsibility. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Bill Clinton |
| 29 November 2001 | Presidential Proclamation 7509: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2001 Each December we turn our attention to the problem of drunk driving by observing National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 3 December 2002 | Presidential Proclamation 7632: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2002 Drunk and drugged driving threatens the safety of millions of Americans. Reducing the incidence of impaired driving remains one of our Nation's greatest challenges. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 8 December 2003 | Presidential Proclamation 7743: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2003 Last year, more than 17,000 people were killed and 258,000 more were injured in alcohol-related crashes. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 2 December 2004 | Helping Teens Have a Future In a bid to put a dent in the nation's horrifying teenage driving statistics, Georgia-based Paramedics Against Irresponsible Drivers has launched a program that allows parents to monitor their teen's driving. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: Paramedics Against Irresponsible Drivers via PRWeb Byline: Steven Owen Sr. |
| 2 December 2004 | Presidential Proclamation 7851: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2004 As a Nation, we have made great strides in reducing the deadly cost of impaired driving, but driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs still shatters too many lives and robs too many people of their potential. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 29 January 2005 | Canadian All-Terrain Vehicle Industry Launches “ATV SafetyWatch” Program In 2004, close to 90,000 new ATVs were sold in this country. In the last three years, over 275,000 new ATVs have been purchased, bringing the total number of ATVs in use in Canada to approximately 850,000. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: Canadian All-Terrain Vehicle Distributors Council via PRWeb Byline: Collin Richard |
| 22 November 2005 | Presidential Proclamation 7965: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2005 During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, we renew our efforts to educate all Americans about the tragic consequences of impaired driving and encourage all Americans to drive responsibly. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 1 December 2006 | Presidential Proclamation 8088: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2006 Each year, thousands of Americans lose their lives in accidents involving drunk and drugged driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 30 November 2007 | Presidential Proclamation 8208: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2007 Accidents related to drunk and drugged driving claim the lives of thousands of Americans every year. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 26 November 2008 | Presidential Proclamation 8324: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2008 During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, we underscore our commitment to raising awareness about the tragedies that often result from driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President George W. Bush |
| 2 December 2009 | Presidential Proclamation 8461: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2009 Every day, people put themselves and their fellow Americans in danger on our Nation's roadways when they drive after consuming alcohol or after using legal and illegal drugs. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| December 2010 | New Report Shows Drugged Driving a Growing Problem on Nation’s Highways | Commentary (text) Publication: ONDCP Update |
| December 2010 | A Time for Joy, but Also for Special Caution on the Road | Commentary (text) Publication: ONDCP Update Byline: R. Gil Kerlikowske |
| 1 December 2010 | Presidential Proclamation 8610: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2010 Every day, millions of Americans travel on our Nation's roadways. Thousands of these drivers and passengers tragically lose their lives each year because of drunk, drugged, or distracted driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 30 November 2011 | Presidential Proclamation 8761: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2011 Though we have made progress in the fight to reduce drunk driving, our Nation continues to suffer an unacceptable loss of life from traffic accidents that involve drugs, alcohol, and distracted driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 30 November 2012 | Presidential Proclamation 8911: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2012 As Americans gather with friends and family to share in the holiday season, National Impaired Driving Prevention Month reminds us of the importance of celebrating safely. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 29 November 2013 | Presidential Proclamation 9065: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2013 During the holiday season, Americans join with family, friends, and neighbors to take part in longstanding traditions. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 28 November 2014 | Presidential Proclamation 9215: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2014 All Americans deserve to live long and full lives, and every child should have the chance to seize his or her future. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 7 January 2015 | All Traffic Solutions Announces Trade In Program Old Traffic Safety Equipment Worth up to $2,000. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 30 November 2015 | Presidential Proclamation 9373: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2015 No person should suffer the tragedy of losing someone as a result of drunk, drugged, or distracted driving, but for far too long the danger of impaired driving has robbed people of the comfort of knowing that when they or a loved one leaves home they will return safely. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 8 April 2016 | 1A Smart Start, LLC, Leading Ignition Interlock Provider, Repurchases California and Oregon Franchise Since becoming a franchise operation in 2005, Smart Start of California has grown to become a leading provider of alcohol-monitoring technology, offering exceptional, state-approved service at over 55 locations statewide. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: Smart Start, Inc. via PRWeb |
| 3 May 2016 | New Traffic Software Not Only Saves Time, But Lives Too All Traffic Solutions’ partnership with Houston Radar makes running traffic reports as easy as checking email. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania Topic: Houston Radar |
| 5 May 2016 | New Speed Enforcement Technology Improves Accuracy and Reduces Court Challenges Lidar gun uploads data directly to the TraffiCloud saving officers time and effort. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 8 September 2016 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights the Latest TraffiCloud Web Based Solutions at 2016 ASIS International Conference & Exposition The ASIS expo attracts an audience of 20,000+ decision makers from around the globe and across the public and private sectors, interested in the latest and best security products and services on the market. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 29 September 2016 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights the Latest Web - Based Traffic Calming Solutions at 2016 International Chiefs of Police Conference & Exposition The IACP expo attracts an audience of 14,000+ sworn officers and safety professionals looking for new, innovative technologies to help their departments operate more efficiently and effectively. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: State College, Pennsylvania |
| 30 November 2016 | Presidential Proclamation 9547: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2016 Driving drunk, drugged, or distracted poses a significant threat to drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and all who share our roads. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Barack Obama |
| 12 January 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at new Herndon Virginia Headquarters Herndon Mayor, members of the Town Council and Chamber of Commerce welcomed ATS to the Dulles Technology Corridor | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 28 March 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Releases Smarter Cities Whitepaper Informative Paper Explores Five Key Drivers of “Smart City Success” for Small to Midsize Municipalities | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 March 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Releases Traffic Calming Methods Whitepaper Paper Shares Benefits of Web-Enabled Radar Speed Displays to Make Roads Safer. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 6 April 2017 | New All Traffic Solutions White Paper Details Benefits of Cloud-based Radar Speed Displays for Law Enforcement Includes helpful information for efficient allocation of resources and budgets. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 19 April 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Announces the Launch of TrafficBridge, The Universal Connector to TraffiCloud—ATS’s Patented IoT-enabled Cloud-based Traffic Management Solution TrafficBridge unifies existing traffic infrastructure by turning equipment into ‘smart’ connected devices that work together in TraffiCloud, ATS’s patented traffic management ecosystem. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 2 May 2017 | Latest All Traffic Solutions White Paper Shares Importance of Cloud-based Traffic Data and Analytics for Law Enforcement. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders< Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 May 2017 | All Traffic Solutions White Paper Explores How Public Works and Traffic Professionals Can Use Cloud-Based Traffic Data and Analytics to Achieve Traffic Management Goals The paper suggests that agencies will see measurable results by employing an IoT strategy that includes a centralized web-based traffic management ecosystem and connected web-enabled traffic devices and sensors. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 13 June 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Presents Parking and Traffic Management Webinar Event Shares How Cloud-based Parking Solutions Solve Parking Availability and Safety Challenges. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 13 June 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Presents Traffic Data Webinar for Law Enforcement Live Event Shares How Data and Analytics Helps to Meet Traffic Management Objectives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 14 July 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches First Radar Speed Displays with Audible Alerts for School Zones SmartZone for Schools alerts students and speeding drivers to avoid accidents and save lives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 31 July 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Host Live Webinar on School Year Traffic Safety for Law Enforcement August 15th event will promote proven traffic calming strategies. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 1 August 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Variable Message Signs and Radar Speed Displays are NTCIP Compliant Enables organizations to build integrated cloud-based transportation management systems from legacy devices, sensors and information platforms. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 2 August 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Adds Two Large Format Message Boards and Radar Speed Signs to Product Line InstAlert 48 and InstAlert 68 offer NTCIP compliance and connectivity via the TraffiCloud open extensible platform. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Offers On-Demand Webinar on Increasing School Year Safety Webinar Shares Cost-Effective Strategies to Make Roads Safer and Calm Traffic. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 28 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Offers On-Demand Webinar for Law Enforcement Webinar Explores How Data and Analytics Helps Communities to Meet Traffic Management Objectives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 29 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Spotlights SmartZone for Schools, the Only Radar Speed Display with Audible Alerts, at 2017 International Chiefs of Police Conference & Exposition SmartZone for Schools is fully programmable from any Internet-ready device. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 29 September 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Showcase Their Connected Intelligent Transportation Solutions at ITS World Congress 2017 Visitors to the ATS booth will learn how they can benefit from the latest sensor-driven technologies, IoT and a data-centric approach to smart transportation and traffic management systems. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 12 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches ALPR All-In-One Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) System Option for the ATS 5 Radar Speed Display & Variable Message Sign Trailer Versatile and accurate, the device is ideal for a range of applications. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Showcase Next Generation Traffic Safety Solutions at 2017 International Chiefs of Police Conference Session will spotlight the connected cloud solutions that enable real-time, on-demand actionable data and analytics to improve traffic safety. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions to Present in Microsoft Public Safety Innovation Theater at 2017 IACP Session will spotlight secure, flexible approaches to streamline complaint resolutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 October 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Launches the QueTrak Slow and Stopped Vehicle Counting System The only fixed or portable non-intrusive solution available for automated collection of vehicle counts at speeds under 5mph. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 November 2017 | All Traffic Solutions White Paper Shares Data-Driven Traffic Management Solutions for Law Enforcement Included in this white paper are ways that law enforcement and other agencies can mutually benefit by sharing traffic data using a central, open cloud-based platform. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 November 2017 | All Traffic Solutions Named Second Place Winner of the Transportation and Mobility Hackathon Sponsored by Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation Company donates prize money to DC Rape Crisis Center. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Lori Miles & Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 November 2017 | Presidential Proclamation 9679: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2017 On average, every 50 minutes, a person in the United States dies in a vehicle crash involving alcohol. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Donald J. Trump |
| 11 December 2017 | Latest All Traffic Solutions White Paper for Law Enforcement Details How Next-Generation Traffic Management and Data Can Improve Traffic Safety in Communities Free guide provides proven strategies agencies can implement in 2018 to improve safety and save lives. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders & Inga Broerman Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 November 2018 | Presidential Proclamation 9828: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2018 During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to the fight against impaired driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Donald J. Trump |
| January 2019 | Improving Officer Safety on the Roadways | Commentary ( PDF) Publication: National Institute of Justice Journal Byline: Brian Montgomery |
| 1 August 2019 | All Traffic Solutions Launches FloodAlert Cloud-based Flood Detection and Notification System The proactive FloodAlert system answers the need for an accurate multi-channel warning system to keep the public informed and prevent tragedy. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 November 2019 | Presidential Proclamation 9969: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2019 Every day, lives are shattered and lost on our Nation's roadways as a result of alcohol, drugs, and distracted driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Donald J. Trump |
| 9 January 2020 | Florida DOT adds All Traffic Solutions’ Shield radar speed signs to its Approved Product List Inclusion provides quality endorsement of ATS’ traffic safety solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 23 January 2020 | Make your work zones smarter and safer with simple and effective solutions All Traffic Solutions to focus on SMARTer Work Zones at 2020 ATTSA Conference and Expo | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia Topic: American Traffic Safety Services Association |
| 4 February 2020 | All Traffic Solutions Zeroes in on road safety, joining the National Safety Council Traffic safety leader joins National Safety Council’s campaign to eliminate road casualties. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 14 February 2020 | A billion in the (data) bank — All Traffic Solutions tracks 1.2 billion vehicles in 12 months This impressive figure underscores its position as a leader in the traffic safety and data analytics fields. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 16 March 2020 | The Cloud’s Clear in Arkansas for Traffic Safety and Economic Development Bentonville Street Department chooses web-based data solution from All Traffic Solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Jennifer Saunders Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 August 2020 | NHTSA Launches SaferCar App to Deliver Safety Info to the Public App automatically checks and alerts you to safety issues. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 2 September 2020 | U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Launch of AV TEST Online Tracking Tool The new online tracking tool provides data on the on-road testing of automated driving systems in 17 cities across the country. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Elaine Chao |
| 21 September 2020 | NHTSA Highlights Importance of Car Seats and Child Passenger Safety Many communities now offering virtual child seat checks and inspections. | Press Release (text &  video)Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 22 September 2020 | NHTSA To Host Workshops on Traffic Safety Working with modal partners within the U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as researchers, traffic safety advocates, state and local transportation officials, and law enforcement, NHTSA will host a series of workshops to discuss emerging trends and develop effective countermeasures. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Special Collection: COVID-19 |
| 24 September 2020 | NHTSA Announces Major Improvements to Child Passenger Safety “Every child’s life is precious, and the Department’s work will save young lives,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 September 2020 | U.S. Department of Transportation Designates October as National Pedestrian Safety Month Each week highlights important safety measures to protect pedestrians. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 October 2020 | 2019 Fatality Data Show Continued Annual Decline in Traffic Deaths Trends toward risky driving behaviors during public health crisis are cause for concern. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 6 October 2020 | U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Launches 'Stop. Trains Can’t.' Awareness Campaign to Save Lives at Railroad Grade Crossings $6.6 million nationwide campaign runs through November 8. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Elaine Chao |
| 8 October 2020 | U.S. Department of Transportation Kicks Off Annual U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Campaign “Distracted driving can cause accidents and worse – this educational campaign reminds drivers to focus on the road and drive safely,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 October 2020 | NHTSA Announces MY2021 Vehicles for NCAP Crashworthiness and ADAS Testing One MY2020 vehicle to also be tested. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 19 October 2020 | Consumer Alert: Repair Your Safety Recalls Now Despite recall notices and public warnings, some vehicle and vehicle equipment recalls are never repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 November 2020 | U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization Runs November 9-29 to remind americans to buckle up, obey seat belt laws. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 13 November 2020 | NHTSA Consumer Alert: Important Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chevrolet Bolt |
| 19 November 2020 | U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Public Comment on Automated Driving System Safety Principles Publishes an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on ADS safety framework. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 23 November 2020 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces September 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions has selected Nephi City Police Department and Rome City Marshal’s Office to receive SpeedAlert 18 radar signs from the ATS Gives Back program. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 27 November 2020 | NHTSA Announces Consent Orders with Hyundai and Kia Over Theta II Recall The combined penalties amount to $210 million. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 30 November 2020 | Presidential Proclamation 10122: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2020 In the United States, one person tragically dies every 50 minutes in a drunk driving incident. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Donald J. Trump |
| 7 December 2020 | Consumer Advisory: Are the Senior Citizens in Your Life Safe to Drive? Older Driver Safety Awareness Week runs December 7-11. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 December 2020 | Drive Sober This Holiday Season, or Get Pulled Over USDOT’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign runs through New Year’s Day. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 December 2020 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces November 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions has selected Quarryville Borough Police Department and Little Silver Police Department to receive radar signs from the ATS Gives Back program. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 17 December 2020 | NHTSA Announces 2020 Update on AEB Installation by 20 Automakers This is part of a voluntary effort by automakers in collaboration with NHTSA to equip almost all new passenger vehicles with low-speed AEB, including forward collision warning, by August 31, 2023. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 December 2020 | NHTSA Releases 2019 Crash Fatality Data 2019 showed significant improvements in traffic safety, including the lowest percentage of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities on record. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 December 2020 | All Traffic Solutions Named to 2020 NVTC Tech 100 for Technological Innovation in Traffic Safety and Parking Leading provider of intelligent transportation and smart parking solutions recognized for third consecutive year for its innovative technology and cloud-based solutions. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 22 December 2020 | Consumer Alert: Changes to Odometer Disclosure Requirements Starting January 1, 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 28 December 2020 | U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Rule to Expand Mobility for People With Disabilities Would improve access to rental cars, simplify transportation of wheelchairs and power scooters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 31 December 2020 | NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Daimler Trucks North America Includes a total civil penalty of $30 million. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Daimler AG |
| 7 January 2021 | Massachusetts DOT Adds All Traffic Solutions Shield Radar Speed Signs to its Qualified Traffic Control Equipment List MassDOT has added the Shield 12 and Shield 15 radar speed signs from traffic safety and data analytics leader All Traffic Solutions to its Qualified Traffic Control Equipment list. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 8 January 2021 | NHTSA Seeks Comment on Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles This is an update to the existing best practices document that was published in 2016. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 January 2021 | U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Expansion of AV TEST Initiative NHTSA’s online tracking tool, which provides data on the on-road testing and safety performance of automated driving systems in cities across the country, is now open to all stakeholders. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 January 2021 | NHTSA Announces Three States Awarded DMV Recall Grants To include safety recall information with vehicle registrations and other transactions. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 19 January 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces December 2020 ATS Gives Back Winners Sylva Police Department and Livingston Police Department have been selected as recipients of SpeedAlert 18 and Shield 15 radar feedback signs respectively through All Traffic Solutions’ ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Gisel Zurita Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 8 February 2021 | All Traffic Solutions to Host Panel Discussion: “Putting the Brakes on Speeding Now and After COVID-19” CEO Andy Souders, Lieutenant Mike Sweitzer, Melissa Wandall, and Jay Farias discuss speeding trends in 2020 and what can be done to reverse them at the ATSSA Traffic Convention and Expo. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia Special Collection: COVID-19 |
| 26 February 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces January 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Wolcottville Police Department and Kirtland Police Department to receive Shield 12 and SpeedAlert 18 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 9 March 2021 | Consumer Alert: Important Kia Sportage and Cadenza Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Kia Cadenza, Kia Sportage |
| 29 March 2021 | Consumer Alert: Important Hyundai and Genesis Recalls for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Genesis, Hyundai |
| 31 March 2021 | Consumer Alert: Important 2021 GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana |
| 22 April 2021 | NHTSA Advances Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate & Jobs Goals First step proposes to withdraw rule that sought to preempt States from setting their own greenhouse gas emissions standards or zero-emissions vehicle mandates. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 28 April 2021 | NHTSA Announces Winners of 2021 Public Service Awards “Safety is NHTSA’s top priority, and we depend on our local and state safety partners to help us save lives on our nation’s roads,” said NHTSA Acting Administrator Dr. Steven Cliff. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 April 2021 | NHTSA Reminds Parents to Look Before You Lock National Heatstroke Prevention Day is Saturday, May 1. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 7 May 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces February 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Camden County Sheriff’s Department and Brooklyn Police Department to receive SpeedAlert 18 and Shield 12 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 8 May 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces March 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions selected Village of Golf Police Department and Pea Ridge Police Department to receive Shield 12 and Shield 15 radar feedback signs, respectively, through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 17 May 2021 | NHTSA Launches Influencer Campaign to Educate Drivers on Safety Features Digital partnership with Jason Fenske explains new vehicle technologies. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 26 May 2021 | Consumer Advisory: NHTSA’s Summer Driving Safety Tips Drivers should always avoid risky driving. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 June 2021 | 2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic Risky driving behaviors including failure to wear a seatbelt, speeding, and drinking while driving identified as contributing factors. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 June 2021 | NHTSA Enhances Transparency of Whistleblower Program New webpage will assist whistleblowers in providing information about safety concerns. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 June 2021 | NHTSA Orders Crash Reporting for Vehicles Equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems Agency uses authority to gather additional information necessary to increase transparency and improve safety of new and emerging in-vehicle technologies. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 July 2021 | NHTSA Launches Interactive, Searchable Recall Dashboard Website makes over 50 years of recall data easily available to the public. | Press Release (text &  graphic)Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 6 July 2021 | Consumer Alert: July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month “Finding that your vehicle has been stolen can be a stressful event,” said Dr. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Acting Administrator. | Press Release (text & graphic) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 July 2021 | Consumer Alert: Important Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until further notice. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chevrolet Bolt |
| 23 July 2021 | Consumer Alert: GM Issues New Recall, Safety Instructions for 2017-19 Chevrolet Bolt Vehicles Owners urged to limit charging capacity, park away from structures, charge after every use. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chevrolet Bolt |
| 5 August 2021 | USDOT Proposes Improved Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Proposal advances the President’s commitment to tackle climate change and secure consumer savings. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 August 2021 | U.S. DOT Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Labor Day High- Visibility Enforcement Campaign Joining NHTSA Acting Administrator Dr. Steven Cliff in spreading awareness about the deadly consequences of impaired driving and the steps being taken across the country to save lives and ensure equity in enforcement were representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Governors’ Highway Safety Association, Carolinas Medical Center, and the Tempe, Arizona, Police Department. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 August 2021 | Consumer Alert: GM Expands Recall, All Chevrolet Bolt Vehicles Now Recalled All owners urged to limit charging, park away from structures, and more. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chevrolet Bolt |
| 26 August 2021 | Consumer Alert: Ford Issues Recall for 2021 Ford F-150 Vehicles Do not drive recommended in some cases. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Ford F-150 |
| 1 September 2021 | Consumer Alert: Subaru Issues Do Not Drive, Recall on Select MY21 Impreza Vehicles Affected owners advised not to drive vehicles until recall repair is completed. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Subaru Impreza |
| 2 September 2021 | NHTSA Releases Q1 2021 Fatality Estimates, New Edition of 'Countermeasures That Work' Guide to help local highway safety professionals improve safety. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 September 2021 | NHTSA Launches Spanish-Language Website, NHTSA en Español Agency making its consumer safety information more accessible to Spanish speakers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 23 September 2021 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces June 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded SpeedAlert 18 radar message signs to Boerne Police Department in Texas and Selma Police Department in California through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Herndon, Virginia |
| 30 September 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) The currently approved information collection request for which NHTSA intends to request an extension requires certain manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment and operators of motor vehicles to submit incident reports for certain crashes involving Automated Driving Systems and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 30 September 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts intended for installation in motor vehicles to assist wheelchair users and other persons of limited mobility in entering and exiting a vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 1 October 2021 | Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal The MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 4 October 2021 | NHTSA and FHWA Celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month Launch communications resources for partners and stakeholders. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Highway Administration |
| 5 October 2021 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition by Mr. Edward Chen requesting that the Agency “initiate a Defect Investigation into the recent set of software updates, including software updates 2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2 and all subsequent updates issued by Tesla, Inc. to its Model S and Model X vehicles, which have been alleged to be issued by Tesla in response to the alarming number of car fires that have occurred worldwide.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Tesla |
| 8 October 2021 | Forest River, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Forest River, Inc. (Forest River), has determined that certain model year 2012-2016 Starcraft and 2014-2016 StarTrans buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topics: Starcraft, StarTrans |
| 12 October 2021 | Harbor Freight Tools, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Harbor Freight Tools has determined that certain HaulMaster LED trailer light kits manufactured by Changzhou Nanxiashu Tool Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Topic: Haul-Master |
| 12 October 2021 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Sumitomo Rubber Industries and Sumitomo Rubber North America have determined that certain Sumitomo and Falken truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Topics: Falken, Sumitomo |
| 14 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Medical Qualification Requirements This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor carriers, Medical Examiners, and the States are complying with the physical qualification requirements of commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 14 October 2021 | NHTSA Announces MY 2022 Vehicles for 5-Star Safety Ratings Tests Includes largest number of EV models ever, additional vehicles to be tested to verify performance of advanced driver assistance systems. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 October 2021 | Notice of Grant of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH Trailer Is Eligible for Importation This document announces NHTSA's grant of a petition for a decision that a model year 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH trailer that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards is eligible for importation into the United States because it is capable of being readily altered to conform with all applicable FMVSSs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The FHWA's longstanding policy is that all roadside safety hardware installed on the National Highway System be crashworthy. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Performance management is a critical element in roadway safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries sustained on our Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The timing of yellow change and red clearance intervals are central to the safe transfer of right-of-way at signalized intersections. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From EROAD, Inc. The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of EROAD, Inc. for a limited five-year exemption to allow its Dashcam device to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: EROAD |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Forward Thinking Systems LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of Forward Thinking Systems LLC for a limited five-year exemption to allow its FleetCam system, which is equipped with cameras, to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: <Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: FleetCam |
| 18 October 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Loomis Armored US, LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the request submitted by Loomis Armored US for a limited 5-year exemption to allow Loomis to weld shut the cab doors and add two new doors behind the cab of its armored vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi |
| 20 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; State Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Information In general, a Police Accident Reports includes information about the vehicles and individuals involved in a crash, injuries or fatalities resulting from a crash, roadway information, environmental information, information to reconstruct the crash scenes, etc. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 Ride the Ducks International Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 103, Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 Ride the Ducks International Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 21 October 2021 | Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ride the Ducks International has determined that certain model year 1996-2014 RTDI Stretch Amphibious passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 113, Hood Latch System, and FMVSS No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Joseph Kolly Topic: Ride the Ducks |
| 28 October 2021 | USDOT Releases New Data Showing That Road Fatalities Spiked in First Half of 2021 Secretary Buttigieg calls rising traffic deaths a crisis and calls for cooperation among all levels of government, industry, and advocacy to change course. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 28 October 2021 | USDOT Releases New Data Showing That Road Fatalities Spiked in First Half of 2021 Secretary Buttigieg calls rising traffic deaths a crisis and calls for cooperation among all levels of government, industry, and advocacy to change course. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Department of Transportation Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 October 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects The purpose of part 579 is to enhance motor vehicle safety by specifying information and documents that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must provide to NHTSA with respect to possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturers conduct outside the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen A. Ridella |
| 1 November 2021 | TAP Worldwide, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance TAP Worldwide has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Smittybilt SCOUT Trailer Kits do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or Less. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Smittybilt |
| 2 November 2021 | NHTSA Hosts Virtual Press Event to Focus on Native American Traffic Safety Nationally, Native Americans experience higher death rates from traffic crashes than any other race or ethnic group. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 November 2021 | Consumer Alert: Set Your Clocks Back, Check for Safety Recalls Recall repairs are FREE at your automaker’s local dealership. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 5 November 2021 | Meetings: Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public Meeting MCSAC is composed of up to 25 voting representatives from the motor carrier safety advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and industry sectors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 9 November 2021 | NHTSA Makes Its First Ever Whistleblower Award Over $24M to whistleblower who provided key information on Hyundai/Kia safety concerns. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 9 November 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rear Impact Guards and Rear Impact Protection FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to include rear impact guards on the list of items that must be examined as part of the required annual inspection for each commercial motor vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi |
| 12 November 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Vehicle Information for the General Public The consumer information collected will be used to disseminate vehicle safety information via the agency's www.nhtsa.gov website, in the “Purchasing with Safety in Mind: What to look for when buying a new vehicle” brochure, and in other consumer publications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 15 November 2021 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Encourages You to Report Your Vehicle’s Safety Issues We look closely at every complaint we receive. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 November 2021 | Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Primacy Tour A/S replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 18 November 2021 | Transamerica Tire Co. Ltd., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Transamerica Tire Co. has determined that certain Transeagle ST tires manufactured by Shandong Yinbao Tyre do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Transeagle |
| 19 November 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Verizon Connect, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Verizon Connect to allow its Integrated Video Dashcam to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 19 November 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Government 5-Star Safety Ratings Label Consumer Research This document describes one collection of information for consumer research purposes regarding the Government 5-Star Safety Ratings section of the Monroney label for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 22 November 2021 | Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Q3s 3-Year-Old Child Side Impact Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference This document responds to a petition for reconsideration from Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc. concerning a 2020 final rule that amended NHTSA's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add design and performance specifications for a test dummy representing a 3-year-old child, called the “Q3s” test dummy. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven Cliff |
| 30 November 2021 | Presidential Proclamation 10316: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2021 Every year, thousands of lives are needlessly lost on our Nation's roadways because of alcohol—and drug-impaired driving. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Joe Biden |
| 14 December 2021 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Goodyear Convenience Spare tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109, New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Goodyear |
| 14 December 2021 | U.S. DOT Launches Holiday Impaired Driving High-Visibility Enforcement Campaigns In 2019, one person was killed every 52 minutes in a drunk-driving crash in the United States. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 December 2021 | NHTSA Announces $260 Million in Grants for Highway Safety Programs Made Possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The funds will help address the traffic safety crisis on America’s roads by helping states and territories support a broad array of traffic safety priorities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request; Waiver and Exemption Requirements In 1998, the Federal Highway Administration, the predecessor agency of FMCSA, adopted 49 CFR part 381 as an interim final rule, establishing procedures for applying for waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Topic: Federal Highway Administration |
| 17 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report Title 49, United States Code Section 504(b)(2) provides the Secretary of Transportation with authority to require carriers, lessors, associations, or classes of these entities to file annual, periodic, and special reports containing answers to questions asked by the Secretary. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 December 2021 | NHTSA Announces Penalties Against 5 Registered Importers The five registered importers are Automotive Services Company in Spokane; Diversified Vehicle Services in Indianapolis; Newport International in Texas; Northern Imports in Washington; and VIP Traders in Washington. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 December 2021 | In Removing Major Roadblock to State Action on Emissions Standards, U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate and Jobs Goals NHTSA withdraws rule that sought to preempt States from setting their own greenhouse gas emissions standards and zero-emissions vehicle mandates. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 December 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Rosco Vision, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Rosco Vision to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with the company's Digital Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Rosco |
| 23 December 2021 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated CVSA handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 29 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) NHTSA recently requested emergency review of its request for approval of this information collection and received a six-month approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 29 December 2021 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Rollover Structural Integrity NHTSA is issuing this final rule to establish Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 227, “Bus rollover structural integrity,” to enhance the rollover structural integrity of over-the-road buses, and other buses with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven Cliff |
| 31 January 2022 | Maserati North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Maserati North America has determined that certain model year 2014-2021 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Maserati |
| 31 January 2022 | Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyota Motor North America has determined that certain replacement seat belt assemblies manufactured by Marutaka, Tokai Rika Japan, Autoliv, NSK, Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition, TRQSS, Key Safety Restraint Systems, Tokai Rika Czech, BMW Group Headquarters, Subaru Corporation, and Mazda North America Operations, and sold to Toyota dealerships as replacement equipment do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Toyota |
| 1 February 2022 | NHTSA Data Estimates Indicate Traffic Fatalities Continued to Rise at Record Pace in First Nine Months of 2021 USDOT’s recently announced first-of-its-kind safety strategy provides the blueprint for stakeholders across sectors to act to address rising traffic fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 February 2022 | Weldon, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Weldon, a Division of Akron Brass Company, has determined that certain backup lamps do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Weldon |
| 7 February 2022 | Hankook Tire America Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hankook Tire America has determined that certain Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, and part 574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hankook |
| 7 February 2022 | Michelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin CrossClimate SUV replacement tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 8 February 2022 | Consumer Alert: Kia and Hyundai Issue Park Outside Orders for Select Sportage, K900 and Santa Fe Vehicles Automakers identified a risk of fire even if vehicle is turned off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia K900, Kia Sportage |
| 8 February 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: Updates from Federal Emergency Services Liaisons, Updates on the FICEMS Initiatives, Updates on NHTSA Initiatives, Subcommittee Reports. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 10 February 2022 | Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Automobili Lamborghini has determined that certain model year 2015-2020 Lamborghini Huracan motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Lamborghini Huracán |
| 11 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity This final rule amends the visual inspection labeling requirement in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 304 by modifying the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas fuel containers installed on vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 11 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; CFR Correction This rule is being published by the Office of the Federal Register to correct an editorial or technical error that appeared in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 11 February 2022 | NHTSA: Utah’s .05% Law Shows Promise to Save Lives, Improve Road Safety New study shows lowering impaired driving legal limit reduced fatalities with limited increase in arrests, no economic losses in 2019. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 February 2022 | Consumer Alert: Chrysler Issues Park Outside, Do Not Charge Order for Select Pacifica Minivans Automakers identified a risk of fire even if vehicle is turned off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chrysler Pacifica |
| 15 February 2022 | NHTSA to Allow Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights on New Vehicles, Improving Safety for Drivers, Pedestrians, and Cyclists Issues final rule fulfilling Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mandate ahead of schedule. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 18 February 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Pi Variables, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Pi Variables to allow sequential flashing light emitting diode flare warning devices to be deployed when CMVs are stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Pi-Lit |
| 22 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comments; Consolidated Vehicles' Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment These information collections require or ask manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to provide information in owner's manuals, as specified in the Federal motor vehicle safety standards and other NHTSA regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 22 February 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC and Volkswagen Group of America; Denial of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From FMVSS No. 108 for Vehicles With Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps Both manufacturers requested exemptions on the basis that an exemption would facilitate the development or field evaluation of a new motor vehicle safety feature providing a safety level at least equal to that of the standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 22 February 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps This document amends NHTSA’s lighting standard to permit the certification of adaptive driving beam headlamps. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 23 February 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal Information Collection Request: National Consumer Complaint Database This renewal collection of information is for the National Consumer Complaint Database, which is an online interface allowing consumers, drivers, and others to file complaints against unsafe and unscrupulous companies and/or their employees, including shippers, receivers, and transportation intermediaries, depending on the type of complaint. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 February 2022 | Accident Reporting: Change to Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of the Term Medical Treatment The revised guidance explains that an x-ray examination is a diagnostic procedure and should no longer be considered “medical treatment” in determining whether a crash should be included on a motor carrier's accident register. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 28 February 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Mountain Blade Runner Helicopters, LLC (MBR Helicopters); Application for Exemption MBR Helicopters requested relief from the 14-hour “driving window” rule and the requirement that drivers have 10 consecutive hours off duty at the end of the work shift. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 2 March 2022 | NHTSA Releases 2020 Traffic Crash Data Showing highest number of fatalities and highest fatality rate since 2007. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 final rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 3 March 2022 | NHTSA Proposes Significant Updates to Five-Star Safety Ratings Program Public invited to comment on proposed improvements, including new recommended vehicle safety features, consumer resources. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 March 2022 | General Motors, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors has determined that certain model year 2010-2017 GMC Terrain motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: GMC Terrain |
| 7 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public regarding occupant/passenger seat preference in Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 7 March 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking This document denies the September 2021 petitions for rulemaking submitted by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topics: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Small Business in Transportation Coalition |
| 7 March 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Authorized Windshield Area for the Installation of Vehicle Safety Technology FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to increase the area on the interior of commercial motor vehicle windshields where certain vehicle safety technology devices may be mounted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 9 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs The purpose of the information collection is to collect information necessary for NHTSA to issue grants to States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barbara F. Sauers |
| 9 March 2022 | New Car Assessment Program In addition to star ratings for crash protection and rollover resistance, the NCAP program recommends particular advanced driver assistance systems technologies and identifies the vehicles in the marketplace that offer the systems that pass NCAP performance test criteria for those systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 9 March 2022 | NHTSA Finalizes Rule to Improve Auto Accessibility for People with Disabilities Rule increases access to rental cars, simplifies transportation of wheelchairs and power scooters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 March 2022 | Record of Violations FMCSA amends its regulations to eliminate the requirement that drivers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce prepare and submit a list of their convictions for traffic violations to their employers annually. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 10 March 2022 | NHTSA Finalizes First Occupant Protection Safety Standards for Vehicles Without Driving Controls Historic step assures the same high level of occupant crash protection is maintained for passengers of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 11 March 2022 | Don’t Test Your Luck This St. Patrick’s Day If you drink, plan a sober ride! | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Drivers' Use of Camera-Based Rear Visibility Systems Versus Traditional Mirrors NHTSA has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about drivers' use of passive camera-based rear visibility systems intended to perform the same function as traditional vehicle outside mirrors: Displaying areas surrounding the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 14 March 2022 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Cooper Discoverer AT3 tubeless radial light truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 14 March 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Freightliner Cascadia motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Freightliner Cascadia |
| 14 March 2022 | NHTSA Announces 2022 Public Service Awards at Lifesavers Conference “This year’s honorees are doing vital work to save lives on America’s roadways, and that’s never been more important than right now with traffic deaths on the rise,” said Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who addressed the conference. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Lifesavers |
| 14 March 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2021-2022 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Volkswagen Group |
| 15 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Field Operational Test NHTSA and the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety began research in February 2008 to try to find potential in-vehicle approaches to the problem of alcohol-impaired driving. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topic: Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety |
| 15 March 2022 | Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities; Modifications by Rental Car Companies This final rule amends NHTSA's regulations regarding exemptions to the make inoperative prohibition to accommodate disabilities to include new exemptions relating to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards for roof crush resistance, rear visibility, and air bags. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 17 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Event Data Recorders 49 CFR part 563, Event data recorders, specifies uniform, national requirements for vehicles voluntarily equipped with EDRs concerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 17 March 2022 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Launches New Website Feature for Critical Safety Recalls Helps to identify vehicles with “do not drive” or fire risk recalls. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations The FMCSA established minimum performance and design standards for ELDs and mandated use of these devices by drivers who are subject to the HOS reporting requirements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 22 March 2022 | Consumer Advisory: NHTSA’s New Paid Media Campaign Educates Vehicle Owners About Safety Technologies Drivers of newer cars have access to technologies that can help save lives. | Press Release (text & graphic) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 23 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Management of Recalled Airbags Rule, EPA ICR No. 2589.05, OMB Control No. 2050-0221 The collection of information is necessary in order to ensure that the hazardous waste airbag modules and airbag inflators exempted under this rule are safely disposed of and that defective airbag modules and airbag inflators are not reinserted into vehicles where they would pose an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Carolyn Hoskinson |
| 24 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Fatal Crash Seat Belt Use Reporting and Awareness NHTSA is seeking approval to collect information from 1,500 participants from two seat belt user groups, 750 who are full-time and 750 who are occasional or non-users, for a one-time voluntary experiment to understand whether the inclusion of seat belt status in a fatal crash news report could affect seat belt use. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 24 March 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces October 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to the Altamont Police Department in Illinois and Spotswood Police Department in New Jersey through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 24 March 2022 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP18-002 The petition requests that the Agency investigate alleged “premature and excessive frame corrosion” in model year 2002 through 2006 Toyota 4Runner vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Toyota 4Runner |
| 29 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Evaluation of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Program The MMUCC guideline identifies a minimum set of motor vehicle crash data variables and their attributes that States should consider collecting and including in their State crash data systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 30 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects Should a manufacturer determine or NHTSA decide, through testing, inspection, investigation or research, that a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard, Section 30118 of title 49 of the United States Code requires the manufacturer of motor vehicles or replacement equipment to notify NHTSA, owners, purchasers, and dealers of the safety defect or noncompliance. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 30 March 2022 | Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems This final rule amends the occupant protection Federal motor vehicle safety standards to account for future vehicles that do not have the traditional manual controls associated with a human driver because they are equipped with Automated Driving Systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 31 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The timing of yellow change and red clearance intervals are central to the safe transfer of right-of-way at signalized intersections. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 1 April 2022 | Civil Penalties NHTSA published an interim final rule in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Alliance for Automotive Innovation |
| 1 April 2022 | USDOT Announces New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2024-2026 Standards to require fleet average of 49 mpg by 2026, save consumers money, and advance U.S. energy independence. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to reduce fatalities and the property damage associated with motor vehicle crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 4 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors by web and mail among a national probability sample of 7,500 adults age 18 and older to obtain up-to-date information about bicyclist and pedestrian attitudes and behaviors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 4 April 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting The NEMSAC was established pursuant to Section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 4 April 2022 | NHTSA Kicks Off Eighth Annual U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Campaign April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 5 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Performance management is a critical element in roadway safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries sustained on our Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 5 April 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces November 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to South Buffalo Township Police Department in Pennsylvania and Sumner Police Department in Iowa through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 5 April 2022 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Georgia, State Route 400 Express Lanes, Fulton and Forsyth Counties, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the State Route (SR) 400 Express Lanes beginning from the North Springs Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid TransitAuthority station in Fulton County and ending at 0.9 mile north of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Daniel Thomas Hinton |
| 7 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information Chapter 301 of title 49 of the U.S. Code authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been determined that a safety defect exists in the performance, construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 7 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles NHTSA is seeking approval to collect information from two samples of randomly selected adults who are aged 18 years or older and have driven a motor vehicle at least once in the past three months for a new one-time voluntary survey to report their knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 11 April 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) has determined that certain model year 2020 Nissan Sentra motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, ReflectiveDevices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Nissan Sentra |
| 15 April 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2022 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Freightliner Cascadia, Western Star |
| 15 April 2022 | FCA US LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US has determined that certain model year 2004-2020 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles |
| 18 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work NHTSA proposes to conduct a web-based feedback survey of up to 120 users of Countermeasures That Work and/or Countermeasures At Work representing State Highway Safety Offices and/or local jurisdictions, the Governors Highway Safety Association, State Coordinators from across the United States, and other important stakeholders with the intent to reach regular users of the documents to help improve the documents. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 18 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program The ICR is necessary for FMCSA to conduct a pilot program to determine the safety impacts of allowing 18- to 20-year-old commercial driver's license holders to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 18 April 2022 | Great Dane, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Great Dane has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019 Great Dane Freedom Platform trailers do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, and FMVSS No. 224, Rear Impact Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Great Dane |
| 18 April 2022 | Mack Trucks Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks Inc. has determined that certain model year 2016-2020 Mack heavy duty motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack |
| 18 April 2022 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Sumitomo Rubber has determined that certain Sumitomo and Falken truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topics: Falken, Sumitomo |
| 19 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Investigation-Based Crash Data Studies The Crash Data section of the BIL authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to use funds to enhance the collection of data under CISSS by, among other things, including additional data collection sites. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 19 April 2022 | Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements; Manufacturer Identification; Certification; Replica Motor Vehicles; Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards NHTSA issued regulations implementing the Replica Motor Vehicle program. That document included an incorrectly designated paragraph in the final regulatory text for the section titled “Temporary labels.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 21 April 2022 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs NHTSA is initiating a rulemaking process to implement changes to the Highway Safety Grant Program (the annual formula grants to States) in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barbara Sauers |
| 25 April 2022 | Request for Comments on Barriers and Solutions for Submitting Toxicology Data to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System Pursuant to Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities This notice requests public comments on any barriers that States may encounter that would affect their ability to provide the toxicological data described in the 2021 Update of the Recommendations document to FARS, as well as recommendations to address those barriers identified. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 26 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Federal Highway Administration is committed to a Complete Streets approach that is safe, and feels safe, for everyone using the street. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 26 April 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group FMCSA renews the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group's exemption which allows the securement of metal coils on a flatbed vehicle, in a sided vehicle, or in an intermodal container loaded with eyes crosswise, grouped in rows, in which the coils are loaded to contact each other in the longitudinal direction. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 27 April 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Approval Request The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary and the FHWA are committed to a comprehensive strategy to address the unacceptable number of traffic deaths and serious injuries occurring on our roads and streets. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 27 April 2022 | NHTSA Reminds Parents to “Look Before You Lock” National Heatstroke Prevention Day is Sunday, May 1. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 April 2022 | Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program Specifically, section 24108(d)(2) mandates that NHTSA provide grants to States to upgrade and standardize their State crash data systems to enable electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfers to NHTSA to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data including data relating to fatalities involving vulnerable road users. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 2 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Labeling of Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid Containers Section 5.2.2 of the standard specifies labeling requirements for manufacturers and packagers of brake fluids, as well as packagers of hydraulic system mineral oils. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 3 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Compliance Labeling Warning Devices NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement of a previously approved collection of information on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 4 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Confidential Business Information To facilitate the evaluation process, in their requests for confidential treatment, submitters of information may make reference to certain limited classes of information specified in Appendix B that are presumptively treated as confidential, such as blueprints and engineering drawings, future specific model plans, and future vehicle production or sales figures for specific models. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 4 May 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices The SNPRM will propose that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more that are equipped with an electronic engine control unit capable of governing the maximum speed be required to limit the CMV to a speed to be determined by the rulemaking and to maintain that ECU setting for the service life of the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 10 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems NHTSA is gathering information regarding drivers' naturalistic driving experiences and opinions about crash avoidance systems consisting of Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 10 May 2022 | State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehicles The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs FMCSA to solicit additional comment on the Agency's April 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the potential establishment of requirements for States to implement annual inspection programs for commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 11 May 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for an Exemption From Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, LLC FMCSA announces its decision to grant Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, formerly ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, exemption from the hours of service that allows its employee-drivers who transport scrap metal on two trucks between their production and shipping locations on public roads to work up to 16 hours per day and to return to work with less than the mandatory 10 consecutive hours off duty. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 11 May 2022 | National Hazardous Materials Route Registry The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled quantities of Class 7 radioactive materials and non-radioactive hazardous materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 May 2022 | Consumer Alert: Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Voluntary Do Not Drive Recall for Select 2006-2012 ML, GL and R-Class Vehicles Loss of brake assist could increase risk of crash. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Mercedes-Benz |
| 12 May 2022 | NHTSA Announces 2022 Click It or Ticket Enforcement Mobilization A $10 million paid media campaign will run May 16 through June 5, 2022, featuring radio, TV, and digital ads in both English and Spanish. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 13 May 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces December 2021 ATS Gives Back Winners All Traffic Solutions awarded Shield 12 radar speed signs to Laurel Springs Police Department in New Jersey and Chilkat Indian Village in Alaska through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 17 May 2022 | Agency Request for Information; State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program: Extension of Comment Period NHTSA received one petition to extend the comment period for a request for information notice on the agency's efforts to develop and implement a new discretionary grant program to increase the number of States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes electronically transferring their motor vehicle crash data to NHTSA. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 17 May 2022 | Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021 In response to this crisis, earlier this year USDOT unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy that is now getting resources from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 18 May 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 19 May 2022 | Consumer Alert: Ford Issues Park Outside Warning for 2021 Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators Automaker confirms 16 fires, most in unattended vehicles. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator |
| 19 May 2022 | Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas has determined that certain Open Country R/T light truck tires, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 Pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Toyo Tire |
| 23 May 2022 | Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicle Debris Penetration Hazards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 24 May 2022 | U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding SS4A funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to support infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives that prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including: Pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Office of the Secretary of Transportation Byline: Christopher Coes |
| 27 May 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations; Speed Limiting Devices FMCSA received requests for an extension to the comment period from the American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 1 June 2022 | Grant of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches NHTSA is granting 13 petitions from various final stage manufacturers of motorcoaches for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 7 June 2022 | Consumer Alert: Goodyear Issues Recall for Select Tires Used on RVs The recall specifically applies to G159 tires size 275/70R22.5, commonly found on RVs. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Goodyear |
| 15 June 2022 | NHTSA Releases Initial Data on Safety Performance of Advanced Vehicle Technologies Data provide an important window into the operations of ADAS and ADS and will help inform NHTSA’s efforts to assess and advance safety. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 June 2022 | Federal investigation finds framing contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, state salt storage stockpile The citations relate to the company’s failures to protect workers from falls as they performed carpentry work from elevated surfaces, to expose workers to falling or flying objects by not providing required eye, face and head protection, and for not training workers on scaffold-related hazards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Leni Fortson Dateline: Luzerne, Pennsylvania |
| 22 June 2022 | NHTSA Improves Child Safety Seat Testing Standards with Final Rule on Side Impact Protection Establishes requirement for first-of-its-kind side impact test. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 23 June 2022 | All Traffic Solutions Launches ‘ATS 3’ as Newest Addition to its Line of Speed and Message Trailers The ATS 3 trailer will provide greater flexibility to law enforcement agencies and municipalities when solving traffic calming challenges ahead of summer events and a new school year. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 23 June 2022 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Kelly Armorsteel KDM 1 commercial truck tires do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Kelly |
| 23 June 2022 | Michelin North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 26 June 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces January 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Milford Borough Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 27 June 2022 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Vans USA has determined that certain model year 2016-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris |
| 28 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles The Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles is a one-time voluntary survey regarding motorists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 29 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act notes that 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for criminal liability in circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the Secretary of Transportation regarding safety-related defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death or serious bodily injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 29 June 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work The ICR is for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information to conduct a survey that will inform the development of the 12th edition of Countermeasures That Work and structured interviews to populate and update the 2nd edition of Countermeasures At Work. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayana Srinivasan |
| 30 June 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Comprehensive Actions to Increase Underride Protection on Truck Trailers and Prevent Deadly Crashes NHTSA issues final rule for rear underride protection, announces advisory committee on underride protection, and enacts critical safety mandates in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 30 June 2022 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Child Restraint Systems—Side Impact Protection, Incorporation by Reference This final rule fulfills a statutory mandate set forth in the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP–21) that directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule to improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impacts. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 30 June 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards Inspectors found tilt mold devices, sand core machines, and indexing tables at the plant lacked adequate machine guarding and workers performed service and maintenance tasks on industrial machinery without using energy control procedures. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Conneaut, Ohio Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 5 July 2022 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-004 Marianne and Jerry Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso petitioned NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation into van-type or box semi-trailers for a lack of side underride guards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne Collins |
| 5 July 2022 | Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Committee NHTSA announces that it will form a MMUCC Committee to inform the development and revision of the MMUCC Guideline, sixth edition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 19 July 2022 | NHTSA Launches New Campaign to Remind Drivers Speeding Wrecks Lives Addressing risky driver behavior such as speeding is one of five pillars in the National Roadway Safety Strategy. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 July 2022 | Consumer Alert: Do Not Ride Recall Issued for Can-Am Ryker Motorcycles Bombardier Recreational Products says handlebar stem bolts may break suddenly. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Can-Am Ryker |
| 21 July 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces February 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Wabesboro Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 1 August 2022 | US Department of Labor proposes $480K in additional fines to Ohio vehicle parts manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to multiple hazards General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta plant inspected under Severe Violator Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Wapakoneta, Ohio Topic: General Aluminum Mfg. Company |
| 16 August 2022 | NHTSA Report: Newer Cars Appear to Significantly Reduce Gender Disparities in Crash Outcomes Disparities in fatality rates between men and women fell significantly starting with model year 2000 vehicles, as NHTSA strengthened Federal safety standards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 August 2022 | NHTSA Launches Labor Day 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Campaign In 2020, one person was killed every 45 minutes in an impaired-driving crash in the United States. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 August 2022 | NHTSA Early Estimates Show Record Increase in Fatalities Nationwide NHTSA estimates that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first quarter of 2022. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 26 August 2022 | All Traffic Solutions Now Offering New ‘Integrated Solar’ Power Option for Radar Speed & Message Signs The integrated solar power setup makes radar speed and message signs easier to set up, maintain, and move between locations. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 23 August 2022 | Consumer Alert: Important Hyundai and Kia Recalls for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride |
| 30 August 2022 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Cautions Buyers that Trailers Must Meet Federal Safety Regulations An important notice from NHTSA to consumers, importers and trailer manufacturers. | Press Release (text & photo) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 September 2022 | Hours of Service: Flat Top Transport; Application for Exemption Flat Top Transport requests a four-month exemption for “immediate and emergency delivery of dry and bulk food grade products to locations that supply stores and distribution centers nationally.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Flat Top Transport |
| 6 September 2022 | Ohio auto parts manufacturer cited for 10 federal safety violations after workers battle 13 fires in 2 years in plastic molding plant Hematite faces proposed penalties of $271K for exposing workers to flammable materials. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Clayton, Ohio Topic: Hematite |
| 7 September 2022 | Maserati North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Maserati North America has determined that certain model year 2014-2021 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Maserati |
| 7 September 2022 | NHTSA Updates Cybersecurity Best Practices for New Vehicles Guidance builds upon research, learnings and progress since 2016. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form This Information Collection is voluntary and may be utilized by Medical Examiners responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates to commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 September 2022 | Illinois trucking repair company cited for exposing workers to confined space hazards after worker fatally injured inspecting trailer A B & R Repair of Lemont faces $326K in OSHA penalties 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont to inspect it as part of an annual USDOT requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Dateline: Lemont, Illinois Topic: B&R Repair |
| 10 September 2022 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces March 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Belmont Police Department in New Hampshire through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 12 September 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Truck Renting and Leasing Association, Inc. (TRALA); Application for Exemption Renewal The exemption allows drivers of property carrying commercial motor vehicles rented for 8 days or less, regardless of reason, to not use an ELD in the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Truck Renting and Leasing Association |
| 13 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Exemption for the Make Inoperative Prohibition To Accommodate People With Disabilities; OMB Control No. 2127-0635 NHTSA received one comment on the 60-day notice. The comment generally supported the information collection and further addressed broad issues not discussed in this ICR. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Milton E. Cooper |
| 14 September 2022 | Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook and Medical Advisory Criteria Proposed Regulatory Guidance FMCSA extends the comment period for its August 16 notice of proposed regulatory guidance relating to the draft Medical Examiner's Handbook, which includes updates to the Medical Advisory Criteria published in the United States Code of Federal Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: John Van Steenburg |
| 15 September 2022 | FCA US, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US has determined that certain Mopar branded headlamp assemblies sold as aftermarket equipment and installed as original equipment in certain model year 2017-2018 Dodge Journey motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Dodge Journey |
| 15 September 2022 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs We face a crisis on our roadways. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 16 September 2022 | Electronic Logging Device Revisions The Agency seeks comment in five specific areas in which the Agency is considering changes: applicability to pre-2000 engines; addressing ELD malfunctions; the process for removing ELD products from FMCSA's list of certified devices; technical specifications; and ELD certification. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 16 September 2022 | Enhancing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users at Intersections; Request for Information Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of DOT's National Roadway Safety Strategy, and DOT's vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Deaprtment: U.S. Department of Transportation Byline: Robert C. Hampshire |
| 19 September 2022 | NHTSA Early Estimates Show Overall Increase in Roadway Deaths in First Half of 2022, Second Quarter 2022 Projects First Decline Since 2020 An estimated 20,175 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, an increase of about 0.5% as compared to 20,070 fatalities NHTSA projected for the first half of 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 September 2022 | Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. insta a empleadores, trabajadores centrarse en seguridad tras aumentar muertes, heridos en transporte agrícola California, Oregón, Washington en 2022: 8 trabajadores muertos, más de 30 heridos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish  Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Jose Carnevali & Michael Petersen Dateline: San Francisco, California |
| 20 September 2022 | Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems recertified with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs The Woodridge, Illinois-based company employs about 79 workers in Mitchell and about 3,500 nationwide. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety & Health Administration Byline: Scott Allen & Rhonda Burke Topic: Hendrickson |
| 20 September 2022 | US Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply California, Oregon, Washington saw 8 farmworkers' deaths, more than 30 injuries in FY22. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Michael Petersen & Jose Carnevali Dateline: San Francisco, California |
| 22 September 2022 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 23 September 2022 | Unique Electronic Identification of Commercial Motor Vehicles FMCSA requests public comment on whether the agency should amend the FMCSRs to require every commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with electronic identification technology capable of wirelessly communicating a unique ID number when queried by a Federal or State motor carrier safety enforcement personnel. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 26 September 2022 | General Motors, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors has determined that certain model year 2018-2020 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe |
| 27 September 2022 | Demolition company in fatal Government Center garage collapse in Boston faces nearly $1.2M in fines for willfully exposing workers to hazards An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that Brockton-based contractor JDC Demolition Company. Inc. failed to adequately train its workers on the demolition plan and safety management system to help them recognize and avoid unsafe conditions. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Ted Fitzgerald & James C. Lally Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 28 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) and Special Studies Data Collection 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 30 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration for Defect Notifications and Labeling A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 26. One comment from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies was received supporting this information collection. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 30 September 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Propane Gas Association; Application for Exemption NPGA requests that the exemption apply on a per-driver, per-route basis, and that each company that elects to utilize it must maintain appropriate documentation to demonstrate the presence of peak consumer demand conditions within the scope of the exemption. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 4 October 2022 | Consumer Alert: Chrysler Notifies Pacifica PHEV Minivan Owners of Available Repair for “Park Outside” Recall Automaker recalled vehicles in February for a risk of fire even if vehicle is turned off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Chrysler Pacifica |
| 6 October 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Government 5-Star Safety Ratings Label Consumer Research This document describes a new collection of information for consumer research purposes regarding the Government 5-Star Safety Ratings section of the Monroney label for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 11 October 2022 | NHTSA Launches New School Bus Safety Campaign Deploys new resources from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address illegal passing of school buses. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 26 October 2022 | Consumer Alert: Important Kia Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Kia Sportage |
| 1 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Section 24112 aligns with the Department's safety priority through the creation of the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 1 November 2022 | Consumer Alert: Important Hyundai Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Hyundai Santa Fe |
| 2 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drivers' Knowledge/Correct Use of New Technology Features in Passenger Vehicles This ICR is for a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval for a one-time voluntary experiment on drivers' understanding of and behaviors using vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control and lane centering technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 3 November 2022 | Consumer Alert: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Issues “Do Not Drive” Warning; Automaker Reports More Fatalities and Injuries More people killed by exploding Takata air bags; check and repair for FREE Takata recalls now. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Takata |
| 4 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Record Retention A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 20, 2022. No comments were received. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen A. Ridella |
| 4 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The FMCSA began collecting data as authorized users began registering in the Clearinghouse in September 2019. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 November 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Leland Schmitt, Jr. The applicant states that the mandatory 10 hour off-duty break goes against his natural sleep patterns, as his normal nighttime sleep while in the CMV is between 5 and 7 hours. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Leland Schmitt Jr. |
| 15 November 2022 | Applicability of the Registration, Financial Responsibility, and Safety Regulations to Motor Carriers of Passengers This interpretive rule adds appendices to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to explain existing statutes and regulations FMCSA administers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 15 November 2022 | State Inspection Programs for Passenger-Carrier Vehicles FMCSA confirms its May 2017 decision to withdraw its April 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the establishment of requirements for States to implement annual inspection programs for commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 17 November 2022 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Issues Urgent Warning on Takata Air Bags After Another Fatality Person killed by a ruptured Takata air bag inflator in Ford Ranger under a “do not drive” warning; check and repair Takata recalls now. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Ford Ranger, Takata |
| 22 November 2022 | Sunshine Act Meeting MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 69049 Safety Research Report--Alcohol, Other Drug, and Multiple Drug Use Among Drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: LaSean R. McCray |
| 28 November 2022 | The FTA is issuing Safety Advisory 22-3 to recommend that transit agencies identify Nova Bus models manufactured in 2018 or later that use a Bosch steering gearbox affixed to the vehicle frame through a mounting plate and perform inspections, as recommended by Nova Bus. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Veronica Vanterpool Topic: Nova Bus |
| 29 November 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Cattlemen's Beef Association; Livestock Marketing Association; American Farm Bureau Federation; American Beekeeping Federation; American Honey Producers Association; and National Aquaculture Association; Application for Exemption The applicants requested approval for drivers, after 10 consecutive hours off duty, to drive through the 16th consecutive hour after coming on duty, and to drive a total of 15 hours during that 16-hour period. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 29 November 2022 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Rosco Vision, Inc.; Application for an Exemption The FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to Rosco Vision to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles with the company's CV Digital Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Rosco |
| 30 November 2022 | Presidential Proclamation 10501: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2022 During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we recommit to stopping avoidable traffic deaths and keeping America's roadways safe by driving sober, raising awareness, helping each other get home, and supporting fellow Americans who are struggling with substance use. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Joe Biden |
| 1 December 2022 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr. The applicant states that he would like the ability to split off-duty time into periods that are more conducive to proper rest and sleep without having to comply with the HOS regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Wayne Moore Jr. |
| 2 December 2022 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Cooper CS5 Grant Touring and Cooper Evolution Tour replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 2 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz AG and Mercedes-Benz USA have determined that certain model year 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mercedes-Benz A-Class |
| 7 December 2022 | Navistar, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Navistar has determined that certain model year 2022-2023 IC Bus school and commercial buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: IC Bus |
| 8 December 2022 | Soft Lights Foundation, Denial of Petition for Decision of Non-Compliance Order Soft Lights Foundation has petitioned NHTSA requesting NHTSA to issue an order of non-compliance for certain model year 2021 Tesla Model 3, 2021 Ford Bronco, and 2021 Rivian R1T motor vehicles based on its assertions that these motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins |
| 9 December 2022 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Announces Another Takata Fatality; This Time Honda Don’t wait another day before checking and replacing a recalled Takata air bag. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Honda Accord, Takata |
| 9 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Pirelli Tire, LLC, Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, collectively referred to as DAG-Mercedes-Benz, and Pirelli Tire, have determined that certain Pirelli P7 Cinturato RUN FLAT radial tires that were installed as original equipment in certain model year 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles and also sold as replacement equipment do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topics: Mercedes-Benz, Pirelli |
| 12 December 2022 | Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting Cancellation The matter scheduled to be considered at the Sunshine Act meeting was the Safety Research Report--Alcohol, Other Drug, and Multiple Drug Use Among Drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: Candi R. Bing |
| 13 December 2022 | Consumer Alert: Important Subaru Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside, not leave running unattended until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Subaru Ascent |
| 13 December 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz has determined that certain model year 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Mercedes-Benz AMG GT |
| 13 December 2022 | NHTSA Reminds Holiday Revelers to Drive Sober Releases new data on alcohol, drug-impaired driving. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 December 2022 | ENHANCING SAFETY FOR RIDESHARE PASSENGERS Sami's Law has been named to honor Samantha Josephson, a senior at the University of South Carolina, originally from New Jersey, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man pretending to be her Uber driver. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Byline: Congressman Josh Gottheimer Topic: Uber |
| 16 December 2022 | Federal workplace safety investigation finds Kyle vehicle parts maker ignored workers’ concerns; yields more than a dozen serious citations Simwon NA Corp., Tesla parts supplier, faces $298K in fines. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Juan J. Rodríguez & Chauntra Rideaux Dateline: Austin, Texas Topic: Simwon |
| 16 December 2022 | La investigación federal de seguridad en el lugar de trabajo encuentra que el fabricante de repuestos para vehículos Kyle ignoró las preocupaciones de los trabajadores; produce más de una docena de citas serias Simwon NA Corp., proveedor de piezas de Tesla, se enfrenta a multas de 298.000 dólares. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Juan J. Rodríguez & Chauntra Rideaux Dateline: Austin, Texas Topic: Simwon |
| 19 December 2022 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Confirms Additional Chrysler Takata Fatality Don’t wait another day before checking and replacing a recalled Takata air bag. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Chrysler 300, Takata |
| 19 December 2022 | Diono LLC, Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Diono LLC has determined that certain models of its child restraint systems do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Diono |
| 20 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) and Special Studies Data Collection A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on September 28, 2022. One supporting comment was received. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 22 December 2022 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the April 1, 2022, edition of the CVSA's handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for the inspection of commercial motor vehicles used in the transportation of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 23 December 2022 | Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing: Application for Exemption; The Trucking Alliance The applicant believes that hair testing enhances public safety by providing a longer detection window for controlled substance use and by minimizing the opportunity for fraud in the specimen collection process. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: The Trucking Alliance |
| 27 December 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2022-2023 Freightliner EconicSD do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Freightliner EconicSD |
| 27 December 2022 | Vee Rubber Corporation Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Vee Rubber Corporation and American Honda Motor Co. have determined that certain Vee Rubber VRM133 motorcycle tires sold as replacement equipment and as original equipment for installation on certain model year 2019-2021 Honda Monkey motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic...Tires for Motorcycles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Vee Rubber, Honda Monkey |
| 27 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Child Passenger Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ridesharing and Autonomous Vehicles NHTSA received two sets of comments from three organizations, which we address below. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 27 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Crash Causal Factors Program: Knowledge of Systems and Processes This ICR relates to the planned “Study of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Causation,” mandated by Congress in the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 28 December 2022 | Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Application for Renewal of American Pyrotechnics Association Exemptions From the 14-Hour Rule and the Electronic Logging Device Rule During Independence Day Celebrations FMCSA announces its decision to grant exemptions for 32 member companies of the American Pyrotechnics Association from certain hours of service regulations during designated Independence Day periods. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 29 December 2022 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance; Correction NHTSA published a document in the Federal Register of August 10, 2022, concerning request for comments on a petition for a decision of inconsequential noncompliance submitted by Hercules Tire & Rubber Company. The document contained the incorrect docket number and the incorrect FMVSS in section “III. Noncompliance.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hercules |
| 6 January 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Material Safety Permits The HM Safety Permit regulations require initial or first time HM Safety Permit carriers to file the Unified Registration System, Form MCSA-1. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 January 2023 | NHTSA Estimates for First Nine Months of 2022 Suggest Roadway Fatalities Beginning to Level Off After Two Years of Dramatic Increases NHTSA has released its latest projections for traffic fatalities in 2022, estimating that 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of the year. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 10 January 2023 | NHTSA: Traffic Crashes Cost America $340 Billion in 2019 Agency releases new study examining the cost of motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 12 January 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Older Driver Rearview Video Systems NHTSA is seeking approval to reinstate an information collection to recruit 120 older licensed drivers, 60 between ages 60 and 69 and 60 age 70 and older, for a one-time voluntary research study to assess whether training on the use of Rear Video Systems improves the ability of older drivers to back safely. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: National Ground Water Association; Application for Exemption NGWA sought an exemption from the entry-level driver training regulations “for individuals operating class B ground water well drilling rigs.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 January 2023 | Entry Level Driver Training: Railsback HazMat Safety Professionals, LLC; Application for Exemption The exemption will allow Mr. Railsback to conduct theory (i.e., classroom) training for driver trainees seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement on their commercial driver's license. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 12 January 2023 | NHTSA Announces Model Year 2023 Vehicles To Be Included in 5-Star Safety Ratings Tests These vehicles represent approximately 86% of the new vehicle fleet, a broad cross section that will help consumers make purchasing decisions about the vehicles that best fit their needs. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 January 2023 | Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks has determined that certain model year 2015-2023 Mack GU/GR Class 8 trucks and truck-tractors do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack Granite |
| 17 January 2023 | Nissan North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Nissan North America has determined that certain model year 2022 Nissan Altima motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Nissan Altima/td> |
| 17 January 2023 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Porsche Cars North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Porsche Panamera motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for Light Vehicles, No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems, FMVSS No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Porsche Panamera |
| 19 January 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Ronnie Brown III The applicant states that the HOS regulations create “safety concerns” because they do not always coincide with his natural sleep patterns and are a “one size fits all set of rules.” He further adds that he “can safely drive . . . no matter the amount of sleep [he] get[s] or the length of drive time.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Ronnie Brown III |
| 24 January 2023 | Investigation into 41-year-old driver's death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama In the summer of 2022, onlookers noticed a delivery truck stopped at about 8:15 a.m. one Wednesday morning on the University of Birmingham campus near what would have been the driver's first drop-off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 24 January 2023 | La investigación sobre la muerte del conductor de 41 años encuentra que dos empresas de servicios de entrega no protegieron a los trabajadores que transportaban hielo seco en Alabama En el verano de 2022, los espectadores notaron que un camión de reparto se detuvo alrededor de las 8:15 a. m. un miércoles por la mañana en el campus de la Universidad de Birmingham cerca de lo que habría sido la primera entrega del conductor. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 27 January 2023 | NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Volvo Group North America Includes a total civil penalty of $130 million. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Volvo |
| 27 January 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Encore Building Products The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles, equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop, which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 27 January 2023 | Ricon Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ricon Corporation has determined that certain Ricon Baylift Series wheelchair lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ricon |
| 30 January 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a petition for rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, to remove the certification label requirement in S5.3 of the standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Brent Higgins Trucking, Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From DJS Fundraising, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Gemini Motor Transport The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Gemini Motor Transport, Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From JM Bozeman Enterprises, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Intellistop, JM Bozeman Enterprises |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Meiborg Brothers, Inc. The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from low-level lighting intensity to high-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Intellistop, Meiborg Brothers |
| 1 February 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Polytech Plastic Molding, Inc The exemption would allow the company to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop which pulses the rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a low-level of lighting intensity to a high-level of lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Intellistop |
| 1 February 2023 | Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) FMCSA previously published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on May 28, 2019, seeking comments on FMCSRs that may need to be amended, revised, or eliminated to facilitate the safe introduction of ADS-equipped CMVs onto the Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 2 February 2023 | Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST Food Service Trailers Are Eligible for Importation Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming MY 2020 Henan Webetter WB-400ST food service trailers are eligible for importation into the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Henan |
| 2 February 2023 | Request for Comment; Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition The Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria provides States a guideline for describing crashes involving motor vehicles in-transport to generate the information necessary to improve traffic safety. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 3 February 2023 | Consumer Alert: Honda Upgrades Takata Alpha Recall to “Do Not Drive” Warning, Targeting Older, Most Dangerous Air Bags 8,200 Acura and Honda vehicles remain on the roads with a 50% risk of rupture. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Honda, Acura, Takata |
| 3 February 2023 | Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects Our priority at DOT and FHWA is to make our transportation system safe for all people. Right now, we face a crisis on our roadways. In 2021, an estimated 42,915 people across the Nation--117 people per day--lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Gloria M. Shepherd |
| 6 February 2023 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs We face a crisis on our roadways. NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 7 February 2023 | Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Columbus Trading-Partners USA has determined that certain Cybex child restraint systems distributed by CTP do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Cybex |
| 9 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Awarded Sourcewell Contract #090122-ATS While the contract is in the law enforcement category, other government agencies and educational institutions are also able to utilize the contract. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 10 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Lehigh Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Lehigh Township Police Department in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Kate Molchany Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 10 February 2023 | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Altimax RT 43 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Continental Automotive |
| 14 February 2023 | Hyundai and Kia Launch Service Campaign to Prevent Theft of Millions of Vehicles Targeted by Social Media Challenge Approximately 3.8 million Hyundais and 4.5 million Kias involved. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 17 February 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA have determined that certain model year (MY) 2020-2021 VS20 Metris vans do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mercedes-Benz Metris |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Effectiveness of Third-Party Testing and Minimum Standards for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Knowledge and Skills Tests The CDL program was enacted through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 in response to jurisdiction concerns about avoidable commercial motor vehicle crashes and commercial driver qualifications. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse The Agency's final rule, published December 5, 2016, established the regulatory requirements for the Clearinghouse. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2023 | Motor Coach Industries, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Motor Coach Industries has determined that certain model year 1988-2022 MCI coaches do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Motor Coach Industries |
| 22 February 2023 | Hours of Service: Exemption Application From Flat Top Transport, LLC Flat Top Transport requested a four-month exemption for “immediate and emergency delivery of dry and bulk food grade products to locations that supply stores and distribution centers nationally.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Flat Top Transport |
| 23 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information Pursuant to title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 573 and 577, manufacturers are required to notify NHTSA, as well as motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment owners, dealers, and distributors, that a determination has been made to remedy a defect through the issuance of a safety recall. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Stephen Ridella |
| 23 February 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer FMCSA announces that Matthew Killmer has requested an exemption from the hours-of-service regulations to allow him to split his sleeper-berth time into two 5-hour periods. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Matthew Killmer |
| 23 February 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr. Mr. Moore states that he would like the ability to split off-duty time into periods that are more conducive to proper rest and sleep without having to comply with the HOS regulations. He also states that he has the ability to decide whether he is sufficiently rested to drive. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Wayne Moore Jr. |
| 23 February 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: Pitt Ohio Express, LLC; Application for Exemption Pitt Ohio is requesting to use drivers under the age 21 that have a Commercial Learner's Permit to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to participate in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Pitt Ohio Express |
| 27 February 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Kinsman Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Kinsman Township Police Department in Trumbull County, Ohio through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 27 February 2023 | Baby Trend, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Baby Trend has determined that certain BT Hybrid 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat child restraint systems do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, Child Restraint Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Baby Trend |
| 28 February 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a survey of 1,500 licensed drivers in Washington State age 18 and older regarding speeding. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 28 February 2023 | Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition; Extension of Comment Period The comment period for the RFC notice was scheduled to end on April 3, 2023. NHTSA is extending the comment period for the February 2, 2023 RFC notice by 30 days. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou Lin Chen |
| 28 February 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting NEMSAC is authorized under section 31108 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4 as a Federal Advisory Committee. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 2 March 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 3 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles This ICR relates to Agency requirements for drivers to be certified to operate longer combination vehicles and associated recordkeeping requirements that motor carriers must satisfy before permitting their drivers to operate LCVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 3 March 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption The applicant requests a permanent exemption for himself and believes that his safe driving record and experience demonstrate an equivalent level of safety. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: John Olier |
| 3 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. The exemption sought would allow Waymo and Aurora to operate CMVs operated by a Level 4 automated driving system equipped with warning beacons mounted on the truck cab in lieu of traditional warning devices placed around a stopped autonomous CMV, as required by current regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 7 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Maple Park Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Maple Park Police Department in Kane County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 7 March 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance BMW of North America has determined that certain model year 2018 BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 convertible motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: BMW M4 |
| 7 March 2023 | Check Your VIN During Vehicle Safety Recalls Week New recall information highlights the impact of keeping vehicles safe. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. FMCSA clarifies its March 3, 2023, notice announcing an application from Waymo and Aurora Operations for a 5-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 13 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Donates Radar Speed Sign to Cottage Grove Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Cottage Grove Police Department in Dane County, Wisconsin through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 13 March 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Phoenix Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Phoenix Police Department in Cook County, Illinois through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 14 March 2023 | NHTSA Revokes Registered Importer Status for Two Noncompliant Companies “Registered importers are in positions of public trust,” said Ann Carlson, NHTSA’s Acting Administrator. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Bisbee Importing, Metro Auto Importer |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection Request: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates This ICR applies to new registrants seeking initial operating authority from FMCSA. New registrants seeking operating authority must use online Form MCSA-1, accessible via the Unified Registration System. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study Adults aged 18 and older will participate in an on-road study after giving informed consent. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 22 March 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2020-2021 Freightliner Cascadia motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins Topic: Freightliner Cascadia |
| 23 March 2023 | Consumer Alert: Additional Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Recalled for Fire Risk Vehicle owners should park outside and away from structures until repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 30 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators If approved, this renewal will allow FMCSA to continue to collect information on registered training providers and entry-level driver training certification information until 2026. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 3 April 2023 | NHTSA Announces Winners of International Safety Awards The awards were presented at the 27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles in Yokohama, Japan. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 April 2023 | NHTSA Reminds Drivers to Avoid Distractions, Launches Distracted Driving Campaign Distraction-related fatalities increased 12% from 3,154 in 2020 to 3,522 in 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 April 2023 | Consumer Alert: Important VW Recall for Faulty Front Passenger Detection System Owners should not let anyone sit in the front passenger seat until vehicle is fixed. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Volkswagen Atlas |
| 4 April 2023 | NHTSA Recognizes Traffic Safety Advocates at Annual Lifesavers Conference The conference, held this year in Seattle, is the largest annual gathering of traffic safety professionals in the United States. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Lifesavers |
| 6 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The AV TEST Initiative involves the voluntary collection of information from entities testing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems and from States and local authorities involved in the regulation of ADS testing. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 11 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Older Driver Rearview Video Systems NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved information collection request exploring older drivers' use of rearview video systems (backing cameras). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 12 April 2023 | USDOT Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Funds for the fiscal year 2023 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Transportation Byline: Christopher Coes |
| 13 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection Request: Non-Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus Assessment Form, MCSA-5872 Medical Examiners choosing to use this Information Collection will do so in an effort to communicate with treating healthcare providers who manage the diabetes care of individuals diagnosed with non-insulin-treated diabetes mellitus who operate CMVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 13 April 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Introduces Mobile and Fully-Integrated ALPR Camera-Ready Trailers All Traffic Solutions introduces their first camera-ready trailers, allowing customers to deploy their choice of cameras quickly and remotely. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 13 April 2023 | Crash Preventability Determination Program This program reviews 16 specific crash types and modifies information in the Safety Measurement System to distinguish not preventable crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 13 April 2023 | Hitachi Cable America Inc., Now Known as Proterial Cable America, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hitachi Cable America, now known as Proterial Cable America, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company have determined that certain PVC, Nylon, and “Revised Socket” Nylon brake hose assemblies equipped in certain model year 2008-2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and also sold to Harley-Davidson dealers as replacement parts, do not fully comply with FMVSS No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Harley-Davidson, Hitachi |
| 14 April 2023 | Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of the Vehicle Safety Act Whistleblowers are an important source of information on motor vehicle safety, as Congress recognized in enacting the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 18 April 2023 | USDOT’s NHTSA Takes Steps to Advance Safety in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles and Large Trucks and Trailers NHTSA is announcing 16 members of a new Advisory Committee on Underride Protection as well as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to better protect passengers in crashes into the sides of larger vehicles. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 19 April 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: National Propane Gas Association; Application for Exemption NPGA sought an exemption from various hours-of-service requirements to enable the propane industry to prepare and respond to peak periods of consumer demand among residential, agricultural, and commercial consumers in anticipation of, during, and to recover from emergency conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 19 April 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for TowMate LLC FMCSA announces its decision provisionally to renew the TowMate exemption which allows motor carriers to operate rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn, and tail lighting systems during temporary towing operations that do not meet the vehicle power supply requirements for all required lamps in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: TowMate |
| 20 April 2023 | Entry-Level Driver Training: Alaska's Ice Road Driving School; Application for Exemption The applicant explains that because of the unique road system and challenging terrain in Alaska, it is difficult to adhere to the driver training regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Alaska's Ice Road Driving School |
| 20 April 2023 | NHTSA Estimates for 2022 Show Roadway Fatalities Remain Flat After Two Years of Dramatic Increases More miles driven and lower fatality rates compared to 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 April 2023 | Side Underride Guards This ANPRM responds to Section 23011(c) of the November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which directs the Secretary to conduct research on side underride guards to better understand their overall effectiveness, and assess the feasibility, benefits, costs, and other impacts of installing side underride guards on trailers and semitrailers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 21 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 26 April 2023 | Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting The purpose of the ACUP is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to underride crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 26 April 2023 | Beat the Street Interiors, Inc.--Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches Beat the Street Interiors has petitioned NHTSA for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats on motorcoaches. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond Ryan Posten Topic: Beat the Street |
| 26 April 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2013-2018 Thomas Built Buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Thomas Built |
| 26 April 2023 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hercules Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Hercules Power ST2 radial trailer tires do not fully comply with FMVSS No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Hercules |
| 26 April 2023 | Medical Review Board (MRB); Notice of Closed Meeting The meeting will be closed to the public due to the discussion of specific test questions to be used to certify medical examiners, which are not available for release to the public. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 1 May 2023 | NHTSA Reminds the Public of the Fatal Risk of Hot Cars to Children In recognition of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, and as warmer temperatures set in across the country, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encourages drivers to always check the back seat when walking away from their vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; State Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Information The State Data Transfer program is a voluntary collection of motor vehicle crash data. State agencies collect this information about motor vehicle crashes on Police Accident Reports for their own needs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 4 May 2023 | Consumer Alert: BMW Upgrades Takata Recall to “Do Not Drive” Warning, Targeting Older, Most Dangerous Air Bags Approximately 90,000 unrepaired vehicles remain on the road with an increasing probability of failure. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: BMW, Takata |
| 11 May 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from the GLTPA to allow motor carriers to use fewer tiedowns than required by the regulations for securing shortwood logs transported lengthwise in crib-type vehicles that have been modified or manufactured without front structures, without rear structures, or with a center-mounted crane for loading and unloading. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 12 May 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Madison Township Police Department All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Madison Township Police Department in Michigan through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 12 May 2023 | Commercial Driver's License: Daimler; Application for Exemption; Daimler Truck North America LLC (Daimler) FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the commercial driver's license requirements to Daimler Truck North America LLC for one commercial motor vehicle driver, Dr. Andreas Gorbach, Executive Vice President and Board of Management Member for Daimler. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topics: Dr. Andreas Gorbach, Mercedes-Benz Group |
| 15 May 2023 | All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Haw River Police Department ATS awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to the Haw River Police Department in Wisconsin through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb Byline: Meagan Conley Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia |
| 16 May 2023 | Consumer Alert: Important Jeep “Park Outside” Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Jeep Cherokee |
| 16 May 2023 | Half of All Passenger Vehicle Occupants Who Died in a Crash Were Not Buckled Up NHTSA kicks off 2023 Click It or Ticket campaign to reduce traffic fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of the U.S. Department of Transportation National Roadway Safety Strategy and DOT's vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 18 May 2023 | Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public Meeting MCSAC was established to provide FMCSA with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 19 May 2023 | Rivian Automotive, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Rivian Automotive, LLC has determined that certain model year 2022 Rivian Electric Delivery Van motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Rivian EDV |
| 19 May 2023 | Toyota Motor North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyota Motor North America has determined that certain model year 2023 Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X motor vehicles, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 Pounds or Less. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Subaru Solterra, Toyota bZ4X |
| 19 May 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2021-2022 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Audi, Volkswagen |
| 22 May 2023 | NHTSA Proposes New Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Testing Program Proposal will help improve safety for vulnerable road users. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 23 May 2023 | Premiori LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Premiori has determined that certain Premiorri Solazo replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Premiorri |
| 25 May 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Crash Causal Factors Program: Knowledge of Systems and Processes This ICR relates to the planned “Study of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Causation,” mandated by Congress in the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 31 May 2023 | Czinger Vehicles--Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Certain Requirements of FMVSS No. 205, Glazing Materials NHTSA is granting a request from Czinger for a temporary exemption from FMVSS No. 205's abrasion resistance requirements for windshields for its first vehicle model, the 21C. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Czinger 21C |
| 31 May 2023 | NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles Technology would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 2 June 2023 | Consumer Alert: Important Lincoln “Park Outside” Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside until repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Lincoln MkC |
| 5 June 2023 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs This final rule amends the uniform procedures implementing the State Highway Safety Grant Program to waive, for fiscal year 2024, the requirement that targets for the common performance measures be identical to targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Plan. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: FHWA & NHTSA Byline: Andrew Rogers & Sophie Shulman |
| 6 June 2023 | Consumer Alert: Important Ford and Lincoln Fire Risk Recall Owners should pull over safely and shut down their engine if they hear engine noises, lose power, or see or smell smoke. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Ford Escape, Ford Maverick, Lincoln Corsair |
| 7 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Alcohol-Impaired Driving Segmentation Study NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a nationwide alcohol-impaired driving segmentation study to learn about alcohol-consumption behaviors and how they relate to potential impaired driving. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 8 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits This ICR requires companies holding safety permits to develop communication plans that allow for the periodic tracking of hazardous materials shipments. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 9 June 2023 | Side Underride Guards; Extension of Comment Period On May 9, 2023, NHTSA received a joint request from Eric Hein, Stephen Bingham, Aaron Kiefer, Jerry Karth, and Lois Durso asking NHTSA to extend the comment period for the ANPRM. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 12 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program The purpose of this collection is to provide first responders with a distinct mechanism to report to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation regarding fatalities, injuries, or crashes that may have been caused due to an alleged defect. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jeffrey Lee Quandt |
| 12 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (“TREAD”) Act, notes that 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for criminal liability in circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) regarding safety-related defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death or serious bodily injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: K. John Donaldson |
| 13 June 2023 | AGC Automotive Americas Co., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance AGC Automotive Americas Co. has determined that certain glass backlites and sidelites manufactured as replacement parts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: AGC Automotive |
| 13 June 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 June 2023 | Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future Initiatives; Meeting Program grants totaling $1,600,000 to the International Transportation Learning Center and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority to redesign a transit bus compartment to improve safety for operators. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 21 June 2023 | NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Dropped in the First Three Months of 2023 Fatalities decline as more miles are driven; fatality rate drops compared to 2022. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 22 June 2023 | NHTSA and FMCSA Propose New Safety Standard Requiring Automatic Emergency Braking Systems in Heavy Vehicles Proposed rule could prevent over 19,000 crashes, save 155 lives, and prevent thousands of injuries every year. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| 22 June 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption for Daimler Coaches North America, LLC The FMCSA announces its decision to grant Daimler Coaches North America's application for a limited five-year exemption to allow its driver assistance camera technology device to extend beyond the current mounting location limits in the lower area of the windshield on Tourrider commercial motorcoaches. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Mercedes-Benz Tourrider |
| 22 June 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Pi Variables, Inc Application for an Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to Pi Variables, Inc. to allow Pi-Lit Smart Sequential Road Flares (LED flares) to be deployed when commercial motor vehicles are stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Pi-Lit |
| 23 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 June 2023 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics: Informational sessions, Updates on NHTSA Initiatives, Subcommittee Reports on Advisory Statuses, Strategic Planning. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 30 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The purpose of this collection is to provide information to the public about ADS testing operations in the United States and applicable State and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 3 July 2023 | Polaris Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Polaris Group of America has determined that certain motorcycles manufactured by Indian Motorcycle Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Indian |
| 5 July 2023 | Consumer Alert: July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month More than 1 million motor vehicles were stolen in 2022, with more than 250,000 reported to law enforcement during the fourth quarter alone. | Press Release (text & graphic) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 6 July 2023 | Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking; AEB Test Devices This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agencies: FMCSA & NHTSA Byline: Robin Hutcheson & Raymond R. Posten |
| 7 July 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer In particular, the applicant requests that he, and other drivers who so request, be allowed to shorten the required 7-consecutive-hour sleeper-berth period to 5 hours, paired with another 5-hour sleeper-berth period, to accumulate the required 10 hours of rest. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Earl Stanley Adams Jr. Topic: Matthew Killmer |
| 10 July 2023 | Almost One-Third of Traffic Fatalities Are Speed-Related Crashes NHTSA launches speed prevention campaign; speeding fatalities reach a 14-year high. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 July 2023 | Consumer Alert: FCA Issues Do Not Drive for Recalled 2003 Dodge Ram 1500s First passenger side Takata air bag fatality prompts warning. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Dodge Ram, Takata |
| 14 July 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems To Improve Driver Safety NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public as part of a study to improve NHTSA's understanding of the differences in approaches to driver state detection and the potential safety impacts of driver monitoring systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tim John Johnson |
| 18 July 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption He asserts that his prior military experience, which trained him to work with little or no sleep periods enables him to recognize the warning signs of fatigue and respond appropriately. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Earl Stanley Adams Jr. Topic: John Olier |
| 24 July 2023 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 27 July 2023 | Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 required the CPSC to publish, as a mandatory consumer product safety standard, the American National Standard for Four-Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles Equipment Configuration, and Performance Requirements developed by the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 28 July 2023 | USDOT Proposes Updated Fuel Economy Standards to Strengthen Energy Security, Save Americans Hundreds of Dollars at the Gas Pump Proposal kicks off public comment period and engagement with stakeholders on how to make cars and light trucks more fuel efficient, with the average light-duty vehicle estimated to reach 58 miles per gallon by 2032. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 August 2023 | Winnebago Industries, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Winnebago Industries has determined that certain model year 2013-2023 Winnebago motorhomes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Winnebago |
| 8 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 8 August 2023 | J.S. Held Accident Reconstruction Experts Publish Article Based on Technical Paper Published in SAE International Three experts within the J.S. Held accident reconstruction group, Senior Accident Reconstructionist William Bortles, Senior Technician Chris Leone, and Director Sami Shaker, share insight and expertise in six important topic areas. | Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: J.S. Held via PRWeb Byline: Kristi L. Stathis Dateline: Jericho, New York Topic: SAE International |
| 11 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users is of critical importance to achieving the objectives of the USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy and vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries across our transportation system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell |
| 14 August 2023 | California and Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules; Notice of Waiver Provision FMCSA provides notice that the Agency will consider petitions for waiver of its decisions preempting the State of California's Meal and Rest Break rules for certain drivers of property- and passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles and its decision preempting the State of Washington's MRB rules for certain drivers of property-carrying CMVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 15 August 2023 | NHTSA Launches Labor Day ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign Two-thirds of drunk driving crash fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .15+ in 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program: Extension of Comment Period The FRIAR collection will be a separate method to collect safety and defect related information from the first responder community that will expedite and prioritize ODI's review of such reports. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tanya Topka |
| 21 August 2023 | NHTSA Proposes Seat Belt Warning System Expansion to Encourage Drivers and Passengers to Buckle Up Proposed rule would require enhanced seat belt warnings for rear and front driver and passenger side seats. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 22 August 2023 | Hitachi Cable America Inc., Now Known as Proterial Cable America, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Receipt of Supplemental Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hitachi Cable America, now known as Proterial Cable America, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company have determined that certain PVC, Nylon, and “Revised Socket” Nylon brake hose assemblies equipped in certain model year 2008-2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and also sold to Harley-Davidson dealers as replacement parts, do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106, Brake Hoses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Hitachi, Harley-Davidson |
| 22 August 2023 | Mack Trucks, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mack Trucks has determined that certain model year 2015-2023 Mack GU/GR Class 8 trucks and truck-tractors do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mack Granite |
| 22 August 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2019 and 2021 Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Audi |
| 24 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations This research study will collect data on commercial motor vehicle driver detention time representative of the major segments of the motor carrier industry, analyze that data to determine the frequency and severity of detention time, and assess the utility of existing intelligent transportation systems solutions to measure detention time. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 25 August 2023 | Ricon Corporation and Navistar, Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ricon Corporation has determined that certain Ricon S-Series and K-Series platform lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Ricon, IC Bus |
| 29 August 2023 | Safety Fitness Determinations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is interested in developing a new methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 30 August 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examine Issues With Prosecuting Driving-Under-the-Influence-of-Drugs (DUID) Cases NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct interviews with State and local officials and others involved in prosecution and defense of drugs and driving offenses, to examine the challenges faced within the criminal justice system during the and to identify potential solutions to those challenges. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 1 September 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Truck and Bus Maintenance Requirements and Their Impact on Safety The August 24 notice incorrectly stated that comments must be received on or before September 1, 2023, which needs to be corrected to allow for a 60-day comment period. This notice makes that correction. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 5 September 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; State Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Information The State Data Transfer program is a voluntary collection of motor vehicle crash data. State agencies collect this information about motor vehicle crashes on Police Accident Reports for their own needs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Chou Lin Chen Byline: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| 6 September 2023 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has determined that certain model year 2017-2021 Porsche Panamera, 2019-2021 Porsche Cayenne, and 2020-2021 Porsche Taycan motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Porsche |
| 7 September 2023 | Anthropomorphic Test Devices; THOR 50th Percentile Adult Male Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference This document proposes to amend NHTSA’s regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy, the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th percentile adult male. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 7 September 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 directs NHTSA to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 8 September 2023 | Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; and Scheduling of a Public Meeting These air bag inflators may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 11 September 2023 | DUKW Amphibious Passenger Vessels This statutory mandate was enacted after the sinking of the Stretch Duck 7 on July 19, 2018, which resulted in the loss of 17 lives on Table Rock Lake, Missouri. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: U.S. Coast Guard Byline: Wayne R. Arguin Topic: DUKW |
| 14 September 2023 | Appeal Process for Requests for Data Review FMCSA proposes the development and implementation of a Federal appeals process for Requests for Data Review submitted to the Agency through its DataQs system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 15 September 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary and the Federal Highway Administration are committed to a comprehensive strategy to address the unacceptable number of traffic deaths and serious injuries occurring on our roads and streets. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 15 September 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Each of the over 6 million crashes per year presents a safety danger to motorists and responders while often causing delays on the nation's roads. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 19 September 2023 | Safety Advisory 23-1 Bus-to-Person Collisions This safety advisory provides guidance on identifying specific hazards that may cause or contribute to bus-to-person collisions, completing a safety risk assessment, and developing mitigations to address the assessed safety risks for transit agencies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 20 September 2023 | Work Zone Safety and Mobility and Temporary Traffic Control Devices The FHWA recognizes that increasing road construction activity on our highways can lead to travel disruptions which could potentially result in congestion and crashes, as well as loss in productivity and public frustration with work zones. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| 21 September 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards This document denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Eddie L. Fray on behalf of the Parent Advocacy Group on November 27, 2015. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Milton E. Cooper Byline: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 25 September 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection: Inspection, Repair and Maintenance The Secretary of Transportation is authorized under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 31502 to prescribe requirements for, among other things, safety of operations of equipment of motor carriers that operate CMVs in interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 27 September 2023 | Consumer Alert: Kia and Hyundai Issue Recalls for 3.3M Vehicles, Advise Owners to Park Outside Fires can happen while the vehicle is parked and turned off or while driving. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 28 September 2023 | NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Decline in the First Half of 2023 Traffic fatalities declined for five straight quarters, NHTSA estimates. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 September 2023 | Safety Advisory 2023-05; King Pin Assemblies in Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2023-05 to heighten awareness within the railroad industry of the potential failure of king pin assemblies in highway-rail grade crossing warning systems equipped with breakaway gates. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Railroad Administration Byline: Amitabha Bose |
| 16 October 2023 | Consumer Alert: Talk to Your Teen This National Teen Driver Safety Week Parents are vital to helping teenagers be safe drivers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 October 2023 | NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Zipcar First-ever enforcement action against a rental company for renting vehicles with open, unrepaired recalls. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Zipcar |
| 19 October 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Alcohol-Impaired Driving Segmentation Study The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, under the U.S. Department of Transportation, was established to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the nation's highways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Juliette Marie Vallese |
| 23 October 2023 | Safety Fitness Determinations FMCSA published an ANPRM on August 29, 2023, with a comment deadline of October 30, 2023. That ANPRM discussed current SFD procedure, the 2016 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), relevant legislation, and the status of the Safety Measurement System Program, and it requested answers to twelve specific questions along with other public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 23 October 2023 | Gillig, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Gillig has determined that certain model year 1998-2022 Gillig Low Floor buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Gillig Low Floor |
| 23 October 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz has determined that certain model year 2019-2021 Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays, and FMVSS No. 102, Transmission Shift Position. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Mercedes-Benz |
| 24 October 2023 | Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; Extension of Written Submission Deadline On September 22, 2023, 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 Initial Decision published on September 8, 2023. NHTSA is extending the deadline to December 4, 2023. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 24 October 2023 | Sunshine Act Meeting MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Highway Investigative Report--Multivehicle Crash at Signalized Intersection, North Las Vegas, Nevada, January 29, 2022. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: Candi R. Bing |
| 25 October 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance BMW has determined that certain Model Year 2018-2021 BMW K 1600 motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 123, Motorcycle Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: BMW K1600 |
| 25 October 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz has determined that certain model year 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118, Power-operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topic: Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 |
| 25 October 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz has determined that certain model year 2019-2021 Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topic: Mercedes-Benz |
| 26 October 2023 | Defect and Noncompliance Notification and Reporting This collection covers the information collection requirements found within various statutory provisions of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 that address and require manufacturer notifications to NHTSA of safety-related defects and failures to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 27 October 2023 | Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meeting The purpose of ACUP is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to underride crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 30 October 2023 | Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyota Motor North America has determined that certain model year 2019-2020 Toyota Tundra motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: a href="../t/tundra.php">Toyota Tundra |
| 6 November 2023 | Consumer Alert: Don’t Buy or Use Steering Wheel Decorative Emblem Decals Decals may detach in a crash and cause serious injury. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 November 2023 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permit regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and out-of-service criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 13 November 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Rollover Structural Integrity The standard is intended to enhance rollover structural integrity and reduce the likelihood of ejection from over-the-road buses (motorcoaches) and other buses. This final rule adjusts the definition of “transit bus” and revises the maximum allowable weight of objects intruding into the survival space during the rollover test. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 14 November 2023 | Beat the Street Interiors, Inc.--Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches This grant permits the petitioner to install Type 1 seat belts (lap belt only) at side-facing seating positions instead of the Type 2 seat belts (lap and shoulder belts) required by FMVSS No. 208. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson Topic: Beat the Street |
| 15 November 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for OMB Approval To Renew an Information Collection Request: Truck and Bus Maintenance Requirements and Their Impact on Safety In this study, FMCSA will collect, via two surveys of freight motor carriers and passenger carrier maintenance managers, qualitative and quantitative data to assess the opinions of carrier representatives to develop an operational definition of “systematic maintenance” for trucks and buses, examine maintenance differences between vehicle classes, and identify industry maintenance norms. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 15 November 2023 | Hours of Service: Clym Environmental; Application for Exemption Clym indicates that, due to the nature of its operations, complying with the 11-hour driving time limit in the HOS regulations places a strain on the company's drivers and its overall operating costs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 16 November 2023 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Reiman Corp.; Application for Exemption Reiman Corp. requests that it be allowed to operate under the same hours-of-service exception provided for “specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 16 November 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Safe Fleet Bus and Rail FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption from Safe Fleet Bus and Rail to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with Safe Fleet's “MirrorLESS” camera monitor system installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Safe Fleet |
| 17 November 2023 | General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations The Agency makes minor changes to correct inadvertent errors and omissions, remove or update obsolete references, and improve the clarity and consistency of certain regulatory provisions. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 23 November 2023 | NHTSA Announces Model Year 2024 Vehicles To Be Included In 5-Star Safety Ratings Tests Agency also continues its work on significant safety updates for future ratings tests. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 30 November 2023 | Presidential Proclamation 10679: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023 This holiday season, too many American families will have an empty seat at their table after losing a loved one in a drunk or drug-impaired driving accident. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Joe Biden |
| 5 December 2023 | FCA US, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US LLC has determined that certain model year 2019 Chrysler Pacifica motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Chrysler Pacifica |
| 5 December 2023 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Child Restraint Systems The amendments, mandatory in one year, modernize the standard by, among other things, updating CRS owner registration program requirements, labeling requirements on correctly using child restraints, requirements for add-on school busspecific child restraint systems, and provisions for NHTSA’s use of test dummies in NHTSA compliance tests. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 6 December 2023 | Blue Bird Body Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Blue Bird Body Company has determined that certain model year 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 No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Blue Bird All American |
| 6 December 2023 | NHTSA Releases Latest Edition of Countermeasures That Work Assists states in addressing risky driving behaviors. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 7 December 2023 | Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; Second Extension of Written Submission Deadline NHTSA initially determined that certain air bag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC through January 2018 may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 8 December 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network Data Collection NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public as part of a study to improve NHTSA's understanding of injury causation in motor vehicle crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 8 December 2023 | Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ford Motor Company has determined that certain model year 2018-2020 Ford F-150 motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ford F-150 |
| 12 December 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Human Interaction With Driving Automation Systems NHTSA has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about how humans interact with driving automation systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 12 December 2023 | NHTSA Takes First Step Toward Impaired Driving Prevention Standard to Save Lives, Launches Holiday Drive Sober Campaign The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that NHTSA is announcing today helps fulfill a requirement in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and supports the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 December 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles. Motor carriers are not required to report this data to FMCSA, but must produce it upon inquiry by authorized Federal, State, or local officials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 14 December 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Motor carriers must maintain, or require maintenance of, records documenting the inspection, repair and maintenance activities performed on their owned and leased vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 14 December 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities and of passengers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexico domiciled motor carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). These motor carriers may conduct transportation services in the United States only if they are registered with FMCSA. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 26 December 2023 | California and Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules; Petitions for Waiver of Preemption Determinations Waiver petitions were filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; the Truck Safety Coalition, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways and Parents Against Tired Truckers; William B. Trescott; and the State of California. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 5 January 2024 | Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology In this document, NHTSA presents its various activities related to preventing drunk and impaired driving and discusses the current state of advanced impaired driving technology. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 5 January 2024 | General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Correction The final rule had an incorrect paragraph number in the instruction for an amendment and, in an amendment replacing a term, erroneously failed to replace the possessive form of the term. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 10 January 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection Through the Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary grant program, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, in close collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration, provides financial support for local initiatives to prevent traffic related fatalities and serious injuries on the nation's roads. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 11 January 2024 | Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ford Motor Company has determined that certain model year 2018-2020 Ford F-150 motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ford F-150 |
| 12 January 2024 | Consolidated Glass & Mirror, LLC, Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Consolidated Glass & Mirror, a subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corporation, has determined that certain laminated glass parts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Guardian Industries |
| 12 January 2024 | Safety Fitness Determinations FMCSA published an ANPRM in this proceeding stating the Agency was interested in developing a new methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 17 January 2024 | Advisory Committee on Underride Protection; Notice of Public Meetings The purpose of ACUP is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce underride crashes and fatalities relating to underride crashes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 19 January 2024 | Hours of Service of Drivers: WestRock Application for Renewal of Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew the exemption currently held by WestRock from the hours-of-service regulations that prohibit drivers from operating property-carrying commercial motor vehicles after 14 hours on duty and require 10 hours off duty before resuming driving. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 19 January 2024 | Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Advisory Criteria FMCSA updates the Medical Advisory Criteria published as an appendix in the Code of Federal Regulations. The appendix provides guidance for medical examiners listed on FMCSA's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners on the applicability and interpretation of the physical qualification standards for operators of commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 22 January 2024 | Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook Regulatory Guidance The MEH provides information about regulatory requirements and guidance to medical examiners listed on FMCSA's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners who perform physical qualification examinations of interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 23 January 2024 | Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles The Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, required the Consumer Product Safety Commission to publish, as a mandatory consumer product safety standard, the American National Standard for Four-Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles developed by the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 30 January 2024 | Amendment to Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles On page 4195, in the third column, in the 8th and 9th lines, the heading “Sec. 1420.1 Requirements for four-wheel ATV's” should read “Sec. 1420.3 Requirements for four-wheel ATV's.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| 30 January 2024 | Polaris Group of America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Polaris Group of America has determined that certain motorcycles manufactured by Indian Motorcycle Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Indian |
| 2 February 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Stoneridge, Inc. FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew Stoneridge's exemption, which will allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles with the company's MirrorEye Camera Monitor System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Stoneridge |
| 5 February 2024 | NHTSA Announces $350 Million for States to Upgrade Data Collection Systems New program funded under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 February 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Impact of Driver Detention Time on Safety and Operations “Detention time” refers to the extra time CMV operators wait at shipping and receiving facilities due to delays not associated with the loading and unloading of cargo. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 21 February 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Automobile Carriers Conference and Auto Haulers Association of America FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew an exemption requested jointly by the Automobile Carriers Conference of the American Trucking Associations and the Auto Haulers Association of America to relieve motor carriers operating stinger-steered automobile transporter equipment from the requirement to place warning flags on projecting loads of new and used motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 22 February 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213 Test Procedure (TP-213-11) TPs are not rules, regulations, or agency interpretations regarding the meaning of a Federal motor vehicle safety standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 29 February 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Convoy Technologies, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on an application for exemption submitted by Convoy Technologies to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with Convoy's Electronic Rear View System installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Convoy Technologies |
| 4 March 2024 | NHTSA Urges Everyone to Check for Recalls During Vehicle Safety Recalls Week New online tool allows vehicle owners to look up recalls by license plate number. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 7 March 2024 | Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China Additionally, Mohammed Al-Abadi shipped at least one counterfeit airbag by airplane without proper hazardous material classifications, labeling, or packaging in violation of the Department of Transportation’s hazardous material regulations. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee Byline: Tiffany Thomas-Turner Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8 March 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 22 March 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The FHWA' s longstanding policy is that all roadside safety hardware installed on the National Highway System be crashworthy. To support this policy, the AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement for the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware was adopted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 26 March 2024 | Daimler Coaches North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Coaches North America, a subsidiary of Daimler AG, has determined that certain model year 2012-2019 Setra S407 and MY 2009-2020 Setra S417 buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Setra S407, Setra S417 |
| 26 March 2024 | Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin LTX AT2 tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 28 March 2024 | FCA US LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance FCA US LLC has determined that certain model year 2022-2023 Ram ProMaster vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ram ProMaster |
| 28 March 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues the Highway Safety Improvement Program as a core federal-aid program with the purpose to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis |
| 29 March 2024 | Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin X Works D tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 10,000 pounds. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 1 April 2024 | NHTSA Launches Put the Phone Away or Pay Campaign; Releases 2023 Fatality Early Estimates Projections show a seventh consecutive quarter of decline in fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 April 2024 | NHTSA Recognizes Traffic Safety Advocates at Annual Lifesavers Conference National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman today honored six individuals and five organizations with 2024 NHTSA Public Service Awards during the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Denver, Colorado Topic: Lifesavers |
| 12 April 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program in which first responders may submit information about fatalities, injuries, or crashes that may have been caused due to a motor vehicle or equipment defect. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tanya Topka |
| 15 April 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From K & L Trucking K & L states that its method of securing steel coils is a safe alternative to the method required in the FMCSRs for the short distance that each load is transported. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: K & L Trucking |
| 15 April 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 15 April 2024 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services representatives to provide advice and consult. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 17 April 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference This notice proposes to establish two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 18 April 2024 | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire the Americas has determined that certain Continental VanContact A/S tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Continental |
| 18 April 2024 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Formerly Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, who acquired Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, has determined that certain Cooper Discoverer SRX replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Cooper Tires |
| 29 April 2024 | NHTSA Finalizes Key Safety Rule to Reduce Crashes and Save Lives Starting in 2029, vehicle manufacturers must make automatic emergency braking, which reduces vehicle and pedestrian crashes, standard in cars and light trucks. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 1 May 2024 | NHTSA Urges the Public to Help Prevent Child Heatstroke and “Stop. Look. Lock.” National Heatstroke Prevention Day is today. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 May 2024 | ICYMI: Safety Advocates Voice Support for Biden Administration’s New Car Safety Rule That Will Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year Similar to standardizing seat belts and air bags, making automatic emergency braking standard in new cars is one of the biggest road safety advancements in decades. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 3 May 2024 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA proposes amendments to its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 6 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems To Improve Driver Safety NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public as part of a study to improve NHTSA's understanding of the differences in approaches to driver state detection and the potential safety impacts of driver monitoring systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 6 May 2024 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs This final rule amends the uniform procedures implementing the State Highway Safety Grant Program to waive, for Fiscal Year 2025, the requirement that targets for the common performance measures be identical to targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: Federal Highway Administration & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt & Sophie Shulman |
| 8 May 2024 | Volvo Bus Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volvo Bus Corporation has determined that certain model year 2009-2023 Volvo 9700 buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Volvo 9700 |
| 9 May 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This final rule adopts a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 10 May 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Gemini Motor Transport LP, USDOT# 913300 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant Gemini Motor Transport LP's application for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topics: Gemini Motor Transport, Intellistop |
| 13 May 2024 | Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements The Department of Labor, as part of the continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: James S. Frederick |
| 14 May 2024 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Urges Drivers Not to Use Aftermarket Steering Wheel Decals After Another Injury The driver was involved in a crash in which the air bag deployed and sent two pieces of a metal aftermarket decal with rhinestones into the person’s face and neck. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 May 2024 | NHTSA Kicks Off Click It or Ticket Campaign Targeting Seat Belt Use in Nighttime, Rural Crashes Of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2022, more than half were unbelted in nighttime crashes. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 May 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Traffic Safety Survey NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 24 May 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference This document corrects the DATES and ADDRESSES sections to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2024, regarding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond. R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 29 May 2024 | Consumer Alert: Nissan Issues “Do Not Drive” Warning for Certain 2002-2006 Models with Recalled Takata Air Bags Vehicle owners are advised not to drive affected vehicles until they receive the free repair. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Infiniti QX4, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Sentra, Takata |
| 31 May 2024 | Spartan Motors USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Spartan Motors USA has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star chassis cabs do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metro Star |
| 6 June 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles, Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity, Incorporation by Reference On April 17, 2024, NHTSA published an NPRM proposing to establish two new Federal motor vehicle safety standards that would specify performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The proposed standards are based on Global Technical Regulation No. 13, Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 7 June 2024 | Consumer Alert: Kia Issues 'Park Outside' Recall for Certain 2020-2024 Telluride Vehicles for Fire Risk Owners should park vehicles outside and away from structures until the free repair is complete. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Kia Telluride |
| 7 June 2024 | Forest River Bus, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Forest River Bus has determined that certain model year 2009-2022 Starcraft school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating And Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Starcraft |
| 7 June 2024 | Safety Fitness Determinations; Public Listening Session FMCSA announces that it will host a listening session pertaining to development of an updated methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 11 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Human Interaction With Driving Automation Systems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about how humans interact with driving automation systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 12 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct three voluntary, one-time, information collections that would be part of a survey of motorcycle riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use and availability of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 13 June 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors of Safety Belt Use Among Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Existing data on the usage of safety belts and perceptions related to road safety do not capture the diversity of different types of commercial motor vehicle drivers in a post-coronavirus disease 2019 national emergency landscape. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 13 June 2024 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Standards; Incorporation by Reference of a New State Procedures Manual (SPM) FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to incorporate by reference the most recent edition of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' Commercial Driver's License Information System State Procedures Manual, version c.0. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| 18 June 2024 | FCA US LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has determined that certain MY 2014-2019 Fiat 500 motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Fiat 500 |
| 20 June 2024 | Safety Fitness Determinations; Virtual Public Listening Sessions FMCSA announces that it will host two virtual public listening sessions pertaining to development of an updated methodology to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate commercial motor vehicles in or affecting interstate commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 24 June 2024 | NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Decline in First Quarter of 2024 Projections show an eighth consecutive quarterly decline in traffic fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 26 June 2024 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-004 This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition requesting that the agency commence an investigation of collisions of passenger vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists) with van-type (also known as box) semi-trailers that result in significant injuries or death due to a lack of effective rear impact guards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan |
| 27 June 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection This document denies a petition, submitted by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and Parents Against Tired Truckers, for reconsideration of a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, “Rear impact guards,” and FMVSS No. 224, “Rear impact protection.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 27 June 2024 | USDOT Names Members to New Motorcyclist Advisory Council Group will advise the Secretary, NHTSA and FHWA on motorcycle transportation safety issues. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc., USDOT #717434 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from Brent Higgins Trucking for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: Brent Higgins Trucking, Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption from DJS Fundraising, Inc., USDOT #681063 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from DJS Fundraising for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Groendyke Transport, Inc. FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew Groendyke Transport's exemption to allow the use of an amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the rear of its trailers in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Groendyke Transport |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From JM Bozeman Enterprises, Inc., USDOT #612506 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from JM Bozeman Enterprises for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: JM Bozeman Enterprises, Intellistop |
| 28 June 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Meiborg Brothers, Inc., USDOT #190639 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from Meiborg Brothers for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: Meiborg Brothers, Intellistop |
| 1 July 2024 | Hours of Service: Application for Exemption; Clym Environmental FMCSA denies the application from Clym Environmental Services requesting an exemption from the hours-of-service regulations to allow its drivers up to 14 hours of drive time within the work shift or, in the alternative, up to 12 hours. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White |
| 2 July 2024 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-002 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 2015-2017 Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with 3.3L V6 engines. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Kia Sorento |
| 2 July 2024 | Receipt of Petitions for Renewal of Temporary Exemptions From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches 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 No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” for side-facing seats on motorcoaches. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 8 July 2024 | NHTSA Launches Speeding Prevention Campaign, Reminding Drivers Speeding Has Deadly Consequences Agency urges drivers to slow down and enjoy the ride. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 July 2024 | Anthropomorphic Test Devices; THOR 50th Percentile Adult Male Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference The dummy represents an adult male of roughly average height and weight and is designed for use in frontal crash tests. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 10 July 2024 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Alerts Used Car Owners, Buyers of Dangerous, Substandard Replacement Air Bags Three killed, two injured by faulty, cheap, imported aftermarket air bag inflators. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 10 July 2024 | Hours of Service of Drivers: McKee Foods Transportation, LLC, Application for Exemption The exemption renewal would allow MFT team drivers to continue taking the equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off duty by splitting sleeper berth time into two periods totaling 10 hours, provided neither of the two periods is less than three hours. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 11 July 2024 | NHTSA Takes Important Step Toward Improving Occupant Protection, Seeks Comment on Updating Seatback Safety Standards With this ANPRM, NHTSA is seeking public comment on a variety of topics to determine what upgrades, if any, are needed to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, “Seating systems,” and potentially FMVSS No. 202a, “Head restraints,” with an emphasis on occupant protection in rear impacts. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 15 July 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking 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 No. 223, “Rear impact guards,” and FMVSS No. 224, “Rear impact protection,” to include additional requirements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 15 July 2024 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs In this rule, effective for fiscal year 2025 grants, NHTSA makes a technical amendment to update the monetary threshold for equipment in NHTSA's Uniform Procedures for State highway safety grant programs from $5,000 to $10,000 in 23 CFR 1300.31(d) to conform with the updated OMB rules. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 16 July 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 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.” | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jack Danielson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 July 2024 | National Hazardous Materials Route Registry The NHMRR is a listing, as reported by States and Tribal governments, of all designated and restricted roads and preferred highway routes for transportation of highway route controlled quantities of Class 7 radioactive materials and non-radioactive hazardous materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 17 July 2024 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP24-002 The petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power incidents attributed to vehicles manufactured by Kia America equipped with 3.3 L Lambda-II engines. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Kia Sorento |
| 19 July 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2019-2022 Thomas Built Bus school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Thomas Built |
| 19 July 2024 | Hours of Service of Drivers: Reiman Corp.; Denial of Application for Exemption Reiman's drivers transport latex embedded cement for use at highway construction sites. Reiman requests that it be allowed to operate under the same HOS exemption provided for “specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells.” | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 19 July 2024 | 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barbara Sauers |
| 23 July 2024 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Reminds Drivers to Safeguard Their Vehicles One vehicle is stolen every 31 seconds in the United States. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 25 July 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Safe Fleet Bus and Rail Application for an Exemption FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to Safe Fleet Bus and Rail to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles with the company's “MirrorLESS” camera monitor system installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless Topic: Safe Fleet |
| 26 July 2024 | AROW Global Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance AROW Global Corp. 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 No. 205, Glazing Materials. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: AROW Global |
| 26 July 2024 | FCA US LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has determined that the pedestrian alert rear speakers and service parts (“Quiet Vehicle Protection Module”) for certain MY 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Jeep Grand Cherokee |
| 26 July 2024 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hercules Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Ironman iMove PT radial tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ironman |
| 26 July 2024 | Ineos Automotive Americas, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ineos Automotive Americas has determined that certain model year 2024 Ineos Automotive Grenadier light vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 Pounds or Less. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ineos Grenadier |
| 26 July 2024 | Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Tesla has determined that certain model year 2017-2023 Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, And Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y |
| 29 July 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; National Traffic Safety Survey NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 5 August 2024 | 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 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 9 August 2024 | Battery Safety Post-Incident Stakeholder Meeting Across the federal government, experts are working to assure the safety of operators, occupants, passersby, and emergency response personnel with regard to post-incident lithium-ion battery-powered vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Byline: Scott Goldstein |
| 12 August 2024 | Grant of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ricon Corporation determined that certain Mirage, S-Series, and K-Series wheelchair lifts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ricon |
| 13 August 2024 | Consumer Alert: Ford, Mazda Issue “Do Not Drive” Warnings for More Than 457,000 Vehicles with Recalled Takata Air Bags Vehicle owners are urged not to drive affected vehicles until the free repair is completed. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Ford Motor Company, Mazda, Takata |
| 13 August 2024 | Notice of Review of Guidance FMCSA's primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. In carrying out this safety mandate, FMCSA develops and enforces data-driven regulations and produces guidance documents to clarify regulatory requirements and aid compliance. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Sue Lawless |
| 14 August 2024 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Reminds Everyone to Drive Safely as Children Head Back to School Offers tips for parents, students and drivers as the new school year starts. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 August 2024 | Transit Bus Manufacturer Public Roundtable Transit bus manufacturers will present their research and actions to improve bus operator visibility through vehicle design. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Joseph P. DeLorenzo |
| 15 August 2024 | NHTSA Launches Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign The 13,524 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities represented one-third of all traffic fatalities in 2022. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 15 August 2024 | Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms (Aerial Lifts); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements The Standard requires that when aerial lifts are “field modified” for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer, the manufacturer or other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing laboratory, must certify in writing that the modification is in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969 and the OSHA standard and that the modified aerial lift is at least as safe as the equipment was before modification. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: James S. Frederick |
| 16 August 2024 | Record Retention Requirement This rule is being issued pursuant to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which requires the Secretary of Transportation 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 20 August 2024 | Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas has determined that certain Proxes ST III passenger tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Toyo |
| 21 August 2024 | Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits FMCSA amends its Hazardous Materials Safety Permits regulations to incorporate by reference the updated Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance handbook containing inspection procedures and Out-of-Service Criteria for inspections of shipments of transuranic waste and highway route-controlled quantities of radioactive material. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance |
| 22 August 2024 | Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements; Driver Qualification Requirements: Waste Management Holdings, Inc. Application for Exemption FMCSA announces that it has received an application from Waste Management Holdings for an exemption from certain driver qualification requirements and drug and alcohol clearinghouse regulations when its drivers are transferred among two or more WMH carriers with different USDOT numbers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 22 August 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a February 12, 2019 petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Stevan Panin requesting that NHTSA amend 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 22 August 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant crash protection,” updating the child restraint systems listed in the standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 22 August 2024 | Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way The Department of Transportation is proposing to amend its rules implementing the transportation provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act by adopting as regulatory accessibility standards the Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Transportation Byline: Subash Iyer |
| 23 August 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels Standard The purpose of the requirement is to reduce workers' risk of death or serious injury by ensuring that restraining devices used by them during the servicing of multi-piece rim wheels are in safe operating condition. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Labor Byline: Nicole Bouchet |
| 23 August 2024 | NHTSA Safety Research Portfolio Public Meeting: Fall 2024 The Agency's research portfolio covers a diverse range of program areas pertaining to vehicle safety, including the safety consequences of novel automotive technologies that aim to improve the crash avoidance and/or occupant protection characteristics of motor vehicles; and behavioral safety, which includes safety countermeasures that pertain to the behavior and actions of drivers, occupants, and other road users, including vulnerable populations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 26 August 2024 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Goodyear 265/70R17 116T XL Wrangler Duratrac RT passenger tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Goodyear |
| 26 August 2024 | Polaris Industries Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Polaris Industries and Indian Motorcycle Company have determined that windscreens installed on certain model year 2015-2021 Slingshot three-wheeled motorcycles and MY 2019-2022 Indian motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials and ANSI/SAE Z26.1-1996. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Polaris Slingshot, Indian |
| 26 August 2024 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2014-2024 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Audi, Volkswagen Golf |
| 27 August 2024 | 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 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 30 August 2024 | 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 The Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) is a multidisciplinary, injury-focused crash data collection program using trauma centers under contract to NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Research. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 3 September 2024 | 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 NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct 11 voluntary information collections a part of a one-time research study involving up to 80 licensed drivers of various ages for a research study to examine the effectiveness of lateral control warnings in advanced driver assistance systems for improving driver response. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 5 September 2024 | NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined in the First Half of 2024 The number of traffic fatalities declined by 3.2 percent compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth straight quarter of declines. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 September 2024 | Damon Motors Inc.; Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From a Rear Wheel Brake Requirement of FMVSS No. 123 Damon Motors has petitioned the agency for a temporary exemption from a rear wheel brake control requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 123, Motorcycle controls and displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Damon |
| 9 September 2024 | NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians Would require passenger vehicles to be designed to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 10 September 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption for Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited 5-year exemption to the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association on behalf of motor carriers in Wisconsin to use cargo securement methods that do not comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for securing shortwood logs transported lengthwise in crib-type vehicles... | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White |
| 16 September 2024 | Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-003 The Petitioners requested that NHTSA initiate a safety defect investigation into the oil drain pan assemblies of multiple Hyundai and Kia vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 16 September 2024 | Hours of Service: Denial of Application for Exemption; Arbert Ibraimi FMCSA evaluated the application and public comments and determined that GTLM did not sufficiently demonstrate how its commercial motor vehicle operations would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved in the absence of the exemption. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topics: Arbert Ibraimi, GTLM Transport |
| 16 September 2024 | NHTSA Urges Parents and Caregivers to Make Sure Car Seats Are Installed Correctly Offers safety tips and reminder to get car seats checked on National Seat Check Saturday. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 September 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Incorporation by Reference 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.” | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 17 September 2024 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Harley-Davidson Motor Company has determined that certain model year 2018-2019 Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: Harley-Davidson FXBB, Harley-Davidson FXLR |
| 17 September 2024 | Make Inoperative Exemptions; Retrofit Air Bag On-Off Switches and Air Bag Deactivations The proposed amendments would eliminate the sunset date, and would also narrow the population of people eligible to have an on-off switch installed. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 17 September 2024 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2019-2024 Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Volkswagen ID.4, Audi Q3, Audi Q4 e-tron |
| 19 September 2024 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Pedestrian Head Protection, Global Technical Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by Reference NHTSA proposes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard that would ensure passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less are designed to mitigate the risk of serious to fatal injury in child and adult pedestrian crashes. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman |
| 20 September 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects The purpose of part 579 is to enhance motor vehicle safety by specifying information and documents that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must provide to NHTSA concerning possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturers conduct outside the United States. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan |
| 23 September 2024 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Encore Flooring & Building Products, USDOT #2329419 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announces its decision to grant an application from Encore Flooring & Building Products for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Vincent G. White Topic: Intellistop |
| 23 September 2024 | Winnebago Industries, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Winnebago Industries has determined that certain model year 2013-2023 Winnebago motorhomes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Winnebago |
| 27 September 2024 | Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Tesla has determined that certain model year 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 No. 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Tesla |
| 30 September 2024 | NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Cruise After Company Failed to Fully Report Crash Involving Pedestrian Company faces monetary and non-monetary provisions for failing to comply with the law. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Cruise |
| 1 October 2024 | Consumer Alert: Important Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler PHEVs “Park Outside” Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside and not charge them until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler |
| 4 October 2024 | Comoto Holdings, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Comoto Holdings has determined that certain Street & Steel Oakland motorcycle helmets do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, Motorcycle Helmets. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Street & Steel |
| 4 October 2024 | Michelin North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America has determined that certain Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Michelin |
| 4 October 2024 | Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Data Regarding Debris Penetration Hazards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles Debris penetration through the floorboard or wheel well of an ROV or UTV can impale the occupants of the vehicles, and incidents associated with debris penetration have caused severe injuries and deaths. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission Byline: Alberta E. Mills |
| 7 October 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Limousine Crashworthiness Safety Research In an effort to understand the limousine market and the characteristics of limousine vehicles with respect to crashworthiness and occupant safety, and to comply with a Congressional mandate, NHTSA is seeking approval for a new information collection request. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 7 October 2024 | 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 On October 2, 2024, NHTSA received a request from counsel representing certain unspecified motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers asking NHTSA to extend the period for written submissions by two weeks. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi |
| 23 October 2024 | NHTSA Announces Model Year 2025 Vehicles for 5-Star Safety Ratings Testing Thirty-seven vehicles selected, including eight electric and hybrid models. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 14 November 2024 | Cruise Admits To Submitting A False Report To Influence A Federal Investigation And Agrees To Pay $500,000 Autonomous vehicle company enters into deferred prosecution agreement for conduct surrounding october 2023 pedestrian crash and dragging. | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California Dateline: San Francisco, California Topic: Cruise |
| 14 November 2024 | NHTSA Issues $165 Million Civil Penalty, Second Largest in Agency’s History Announces consent order with Ford Motor Company. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| 18 November 2024 | With Focus on Reducing Roadway Deaths, NHTSA Finalizes Significant Updates to 5-Star Safety Ratings Program Key changes will advance safety for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and help consumers make informed decisions on new vehicle purchases. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 25 November 2024 | NHTSA Releases Early Estimates Showing Nationwide Decreases in Traffic Fatalities in Priority Safety Areas During First Half of 2024, Including Pedestrian and Speeding-Related Crashes Overall, NHTSA estimates show a decline in traffic fatalities for nine straight quarters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 November 2024 | Presidential Proclamation 10866: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2024 Too many families know the pain of losing a loved one to a drunk or drug-impaired driving accident. | Presidential Proclamation (text) Byline: President Joe Biden |
| 2 December 2024 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Encourages Older Drivers and Their Families to Make a Safe Driving Plan Older Driver Safety Awareness Week runs December 2-6. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 10 December 2024 | NHTSA Launches Winter Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Urges drivers “Don’t Pass on a Sober Ride.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 December 2024 | INVESTING IN AMERICA: NHTSA Announces $171 Million in Grants to 19 States and Territories to Upgrade Crash Data Collection Systems Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 12 December 2024 | NHTSA Publishes Whistleblower Program Final Rule Reaffirms the important role whistleblowers play in vehicle safety. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 13 December 2024 | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Formalizes Whistleblower Program The new rules define terms critical to the operation of the whistleblower program, outline procedures for submitting original information to the NHTSA and applying for awards and discuss the NHTSA’s procedures for making decision on applications. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Whistleblowers Center via PressReleasePoint.com Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 16 December 2024 | NHTSA Finalizes Seat Belt Reminder Rule to Increase Seat Belt Use, Improve Occupant Safety Final rule is estimated to save about 50 lives annually by adding a seat belt warning requirement for rear seats and enhancing warnings for driver and front passenger seats. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 17 December 2024 | NHTSA: 50 Years of Vehicle Safety Standards Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Prevented Millions of Injuries Agency releases new studies measuring societal impacts of FMVSSs from 1968-2019. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 20 December 2024 | NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined 4.4% in the First Nine Months of 2024 Marks 10 straight quarters of declines in fatalities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 December 2024 | NHTSA Proposes National Program for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems Proposes voluntary program to improve transparency and insight into the safety and performance of ADS-equipped vehicles. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 23 December 2024 | NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Tire Manufacturer Over Mislabeling PT Elangperdana Tyre Industry violated Uniform Tire Quality Grading standards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Elangperdana Tyre Industry |
| 16 January 2025 | NHTSA Announces $525 Million Civil Penalty Against Hino Motors for Falsifying Fuel Consumption, Other Data Multi-agency investigation results in largest civil penalty settlement involving NHTSA. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Hino |
| 3 March 2025 | NHTSA Urges U.S. Drivers to Check for Recalls During Vehicle Safety Recalls Week More than 35 million vehicles and pieces of equipment were recalled last year. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 March 2025 | NHTSA les Recomienda a Todos los Conductores Revisar los Recalls de Mercado Durante la Semana de Retiros de Seguridad de Vehículos Más de 35 millones de vehículos y equipos fueron retirados del mercado el año pasado. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 March 2025 | NC Department of Transportation Employee Pleads Guilty to the Sale of Dangerous Counterfeit Car Airbags In testing, the counterfeit airbags often malfunctioned, either not fully inflating or inflating late – posing a potentially serious risk of injury to the vehicle driver. | Press Release (text & photos) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 7 April 2025 | NHTSA Launches Put the Phone Away or Pay Campaign The Put the Phone Away or Pay campaign educates drivers about the deadly dangers and legal consequences of distracted driving. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 April 2025 | NHTSA Estima que Hubo 39,345 Muertes por Choques de Tráfico en 2024 La tasa de mortalidad más baja desde 2019 es una noticia positiva y confirma que se puede lograr más avances. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 April 2025 | NHTSA Estimates 39,345 Traffic Fatalities in 2024 The lowest fatality rate since 2019 is positive news, confirms more progress can be achieved. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 8 April 2025 | NHTSA Lanza Su Campaña Celular Guardado o Serás Multado Abril es también el Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Conducción Distraída, un recordatorio para todos, y especialmente los jóvenes, de evitar distracciones de cualquier tipo al volante. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 May 2025 | NHTSA Pide al Público Ayudar a Prevenir la Muerte de Niños por Golpes de Calor Hoy, 1 de mayo, es el Día Nacional de la Prevención del Calor Extremo. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 May 2025 | NHTSA Urges the Public to Help Prevent Child Heatstroke National Heatstroke Prevention Day is today. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 5 May 2025 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Urges Drivers to Share the Road Amid Rising Motorcyclist Fatality Rate The fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2023 was nearly 28 times that of passenger car occupants. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 May 2025 | NHTSA Kicks Off Click It or Ticket Campaign Urging Drivers and Passengers to Always Buckle Up Of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2023, nearly half, 10,500, were unbelted. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 20 May 2025 | NHTSA lanza la campaña Abrochado o Multado pidiendo a conductores y pasajeros usar siempre el cinturón de seguridad Casi la mitad de los ocupantes de vehículos que murieron en accidentes de tráfico en 2023 ―unos 10,500― no llevaban puesto el cinturón de seguridad. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 May 2025 | Alerta Al Consumidor: NHTSA Les Ofrece Consejos de Seguridad Para Sus Viajes por las Carreteras de los Estados Unidos El Secretario de Transporte de los Estados Unidos, Sean Duffy, dio oficialmente por iniciada la temporada de viajes de verano con la Feria de Viajes por las Carreteras de los Estados Unidos, hoy, en la sede del Departamento de Transporte. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 29 May 2025 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Offers Safety Tips for Your Great American Road Trip U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy officially kicked off the summer travel season today with the Great American Road Trip Expo at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s headquarters. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 5 June 2025 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Liquid-Burning Flares; Correction This proposed revision would remove outdated language referring to warning devices that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration believes are no longer used. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 6 June 2025 | Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Key Step Toward Making Cars Affordable in America Again CAFE interpretive rule clarifies NHTSA’s authority to reset illegal regulation. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Sean P. Duffy |
| 19 June 2025 | European road police launch DUI enforcement campaign The campaign, scheduled to run through June 22, aimed to enforce laws against driving under the influence of alcohol or psychoactive substances. | News Article (text) Publisher: Wikinews |
| 13 June 2025 | U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Streamlines Exemption Process for Noncompliant Automated Vehicles Noncompliant AVs will no longer be stuck waiting for years for approval to operate on U.S. roads. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Sean P. Duffy, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 1 July 2025 | Alerta para el consumidor: Si Quiere Que Su Vehículo Esté Protegido Contra Robos, Siga Estas Recomendaciones de NHTSA Julio es el Mes Nacional de Prevención del Robo de Vehículos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 1 July 2025 | Consumer Alert: Is Your Vehicle Safe from Theft? NHTSA Offers Tips You Should Know July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 2 July 2025 | NHTSA Announces Anti-Speeding Campaign Ahead of Holiday Weekend New data details deadly risk of speeding. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 2 July 2025 | NHTSA Anuncia Campaña Contra el Exceso de Velocidad Antes del Fin de Semana Festivo Nuevos datos revelan el riesgo mortal de conducir a exceso de velocidad. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 July 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects There are various sources from which a defect related to motor vehicle safety or noncompliance with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard may be identified, including owner complaints, testing, investigation, and research. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Tanya Topka |
| 10 July 2025 | NHTSA Announces Traffic Fatalities Decreased in the First Quarter of 2025 Estimated crash fatalities down 6.3% in first three months of the year. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 July 2025 | NHTSA Issues Urgent Brake Failure Warning for Select Volvo Vehicles Owners of select hybrid and EV models should download a recall repair immediately to prevent potential brake failure going downhill. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Volvo |
| 28 July 2025 | PACCAR, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance PACCAR has determined that certain model year 2022-2025 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Kenworth, Peterbilt |
| 28 July 2025 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Volkswagen Group of America has determined that certain model year 2018-2024 Audi SQ5, MY 2021-2024 Audi SQ5 Sportback, MY 2018-2024 Audi Q5, and MY2021-2024 Audi Q5 Sportback do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topics: Audi Q5, Audi SQ5 |
| 29 July 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drivers' Use of Camera-Based Rear Visibility Systems Versus Traditional Mirrors This collection is necessary to inform next steps on an ANPRM NHTSA published in response to two petitions requesting revision of FMVSS No. 111 to permit such camera-based systems as an alternative compliance option for certain current requirements specifying rearview mirrors. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 29 July 2025 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz AG and Mercedes-Benz USA have determined that certain model year 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, Rear Visibility. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationEileen Sullivan Topic: Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 |
| 30 July 2025 | Nix Coach Interiors, LLC--Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirements for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches The petitioner seeks an exemption to 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. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Peter Simshauser Topic: Nix Coach Interiors |
| 31 July 2025 | Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Ford Motor Company has determined that certain model year 2018-2024 Ford and Lincoln motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays, FMVSS No. 105, Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| 5 August 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Driver Monitoring System (DMS) in SAE L2 Driver Support Systems This information collection request is to request approval to conduct 14 new voluntary information collections as part of a one-time research study of drivers' interactions with SAE Level 2 systems (i.e., provide longitudinal [adaptive cruise control] and lateral [lane centering] control of the vehicle) equipped with driver monitoring systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 6 August 2025 | NHTSA Issues First-Ever Demonstration Exemption to American-Built Automated Vehicles Exemption made possible by Secretary Duffy’s Innovation Agenda and NHTSA’s expanded Automated Vehicle Exemption Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Zoox |
| 11 August 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; National Driver Register The National Driver Register Act of 1982 requires the Secretary of Transportation to maintain a National Driver Register to assist the State chief driver licensing officials in the exchange of information about the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 12 August 2025 | NHTSA Lanza la Campaña de Cumplimiento de la Ley Maneja Tomado y Serás Arrestado Una persona muere cada 42 minutos en un choque causado por el manejo bajo los efectos del alcohol. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 12 August 2025 | NHTSA Launches Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Enforcement Campaign One person is killed every 42 minutes in an impaired-driving crash. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 21 August 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Factors That Influence the Effectiveness of Hazard Anticipation and Attention Maintenance Training NHTSA is seeking approval for a one-time voluntary information collection from 168 participants ages 18 and 19 who do not yet have driver's licenses for a research study on novice driver training. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jane Terry |
| 25 August 2025 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. FMCSA requests public comment on the application from National Tank Truck Carriers for a renewal of its exemption allowing motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp positioned in the upper center position or in an upper dual outboard position on the rear of the trailers, in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: National Tank Truck Carriers |
| 26 August 2025 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Emergency Safety Solutions' Application for Exemption Specifically, ESS seeks an exemption from certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations related to requirements for placing warning devices around a stopped commercial motor vehicle, requirements that exterior lamps be steady burning, and requirements that specific types of warning devices be used. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 28 August 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Crash Causal Factors Program: Heavy-Duty Truck Study Data Collection This IC supports the data collection phase of the Heavy-Duty Truck Study, which was mandated by Congress in Section 23006 of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Nicole Michel |
| 4 September 2025 | Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Advances AV Framework with Plans to Modernize Safety Standards Changes will prioritize safety while eliminating redundant requirements. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Sean P. Duffy |
| 16 September 2025 | NHTSA Reports Sharp Drop in Traffic Fatalities in First Half of 2025 8.2% decline marks largest first-half reduction since 2008. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 17 September 2025 | Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Pause Their 14-Hour Driving Window FMCSA pParticipation would be limited to approximately 256 commercial driver's license holders who meet the eligibility criteria specified for participation. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Jesse Elison |
| 17 September 2025 | Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time FMCSA proposes a pilot program allowing temporary regulatory relief from the Agency's regulation requiring one rest period of at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth for drivers who elect to split their time in the sleeper berth. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Jesse Elison |
| 18 September 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Prevalence of Road Users: 2025 NHTSA will conduct two studies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jane Terry |
| 18 September 2025 | Motorcyclist Advisory Council The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the Motorcyclist Advisory Council, which is intended to coordinate with and advise the Secretary of Transportation, the NHTSA Administrator, and the Federal Highway Administration Administrator on transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, including motorcycle and motorcyclist safety; barrier and road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jane Terry |
| 18 September 2025 | National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's advice is provided to the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jane Terry |
| 19 September 2025 | NHTSA Safety Research Portfolio Public Meeting: Fall 2025 and Public Workshop on Automated Driving Systems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public meeting jointly organized by the NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 19 September 2025 | Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, NHTSA is also seeking comment on revisions to an existing information collection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Peter Simshauser |
| 22 September 2025 | Alerta al Consumidor: NHTSA Les Recuerda a Padres y Cuidadores la Importancia de Elegir el Car Seat Correcto Para Sus Hijos La Semana de la Seguridad del Niño Pasajero es del 21 al 27 de septiembre. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 22 September 2025 | Consumer Alert: NHTSA Reminds Parents, Caregivers to Find the Right Seat for Their Child Child Passenger Safety Week is September 21-27. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 22 September 2025 | New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Notice--Delay of Program Updates This notice announces that implementation of the changes discussed in the November 2024 and December 2024 notices are postponed for one model year. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Peter Simshauser |
| 23 September 2025 | Inspection, Repair and Maintenance; Inspector Qualifications; Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Application for Renewal of Exemption FMCSA announces its final decision to renew an exemption requested by the Intermodal Association of North America to allow an individual who completes a training program consistent with IANA's Intermodal Recommended Practices to be considered a qualified inspector for purposes of the periodic inspection of intermodal equipment, or a qualified brake inspector, for purposes of the brake system inspection, repair, and maintenance requirements of IME. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Jesse Elison Topic: Intermodal Association of North America |
| 24 September 2025 | Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Hercules Tire & Rubber Company has determined that certain Ironman iMove PT radial tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Ironman |
| 25 September 2025 | Zoox, Inc.--Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle NHTSA is reviewing Zoox's application and will publish a subsequent notice seeking public comment on the merits of the application after the agency conducts its initial review. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: David M. Hines Topic: Zoox |
| 26 September 2025 | Alerta Al Consumidor: BMW Anuncia Retiro del Mercado y Recomienda Estacionar Afuera por Riesgo de Incendio Los propietarios de casi 200.000 vehículos deberán estacionarse al aire libre hasta que sean reparados. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: BMW |
| 26 September 2025 | Consumer Alert: Important BMW Park Outside Recall for Fire Risk Owners of nearly 200,000 vehicles should park outside until repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: BMW |
| 29 September 2025 | HOLON--Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Reopening of Comment Period Following the close of the initial comment period, NHTSA requested and received additional information from HOLON necessary to continue evaluating the application. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: David M. Hines Topic: Holon |
| 29 September 2025 | NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer Grants will fund vital traffic safety programs and enforcement in all 50 states, territories and tribal lands. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 30 October 2025 | Alerta al Consumidor: Ajuste su Reloj y Revise los Retiros del Mercado Las reparaciones de vehículos y equipos retirados del mercado son GRATIS. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 30 October 2025 | Consumer Alert: Change Your Clocks, Check for Safety Recalls As Americans change their clocks this weekend, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reminds everyone to check for open safety recalls on their vehicles and equipment. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 November 2025 | Alerta al Consumidor: Extensión del Recall de Jeep Grand Cherokee y Jeep Wrangler PHEV "Estacionar Afuera" por Riesgo de Incendio Los propietarios de los vehículos deberán estacionarlos al aire libre y no cargarlos hasta que sean reparados. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler |
| 4 November 2025 | Consumer Alert: Important Expanded Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler PHEVs “Park Outside” Recall for Fire Risk Owners should park their vehicles outside and not charge them until they are repaired. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler |
| 17 November 2025 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Crash Risks by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Schedules FMCSA needs additional data to answer important questions related to driver schedules and how these factors impact overall driver performance and fatigue. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Nicole Michel |
| 17 November 2025 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Grote Industries, LLC FMCSA announces its final decision to renew an exemption requested by Grote Industries to allow motor carriers to use Grote's amber brake-activated auxiliary pulsating lamp on the rear of their commercial motor vehicles in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs Topic: Grote Industries |
| 17 November 2025 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. FMCSA announces its final decision to renew an exemption requested by National Tank Truck Carriers to allow motor carriers operating tank trailers to install or continue to use a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp positioned in the upper center position or in an upper dual outboard position on the rear of the trailers, in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs Topic: National Tank Truck Carriers |
| 17 November 2025 | PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana has determined that certain Achilles, Corsa, Radar, and Milestar brand tires in various sizes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, and Part 574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topic: Multistrada Arah Sarana |
| 1 December 2025 | Results of OHS Thanksgiving DUI Checkpoint and Sober Rides Initiative Enforcement efforts focused on high-risk areas with a history of impaired-driving crashes. | Press Release (text & photo) Publisher: Delaware Office of Highway Safety via PressReleasePoint.com Byline: Caitlin Reed Dateline: Dover, Delaware |
| 9 December 2025 | NHTSA Lanza Campaña de Temporada Navideña Maneja Tomado y Serás Arrestado La campaña impulsa los esfuerzos para reducir las muertes en las carreteras de los Estados Unidos, que se encuentran en su nivel más bajo en años. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 9 December 2025 | NHTSA Launches Annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Enforcement Campaign for Holiday Season Campaign boosts efforts to reduce U.S. road fatalities, which are at the lowest level in years. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 11 December 2025 | NHTSA Releases Multi-Year Research Project on Modernizing Safety Standards for Automated Vehicles Issues a new Request for Comment. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 8 January 2026 | NHTSA Study Affirms Need for Female Crash Test Dummy Approved by the Trump Administration Report reiterates that women are at higher risk of injury during vehicular crashes. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 13 January 2026 | ADVERTENCIA URGENTE DE NHTSA: Infladores de Bolsas de Aire Peligrosos de Baja Calidad Causan Dos Muertes Más Los vehículos usados, en los que se han previamente desplegado las bolsas de aire, deben ser inspeccionados para detectar si tienen estas peligrosas piezas. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 13 January 2026 | Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act Mr. President, my Republican colleagues and I spent a great deal of time this Congress focused on securing justice for victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens. | Speech (transcript) Publication: Congressional Record Speaker: Senator John Cornyn |
| 13 January 2026 | Urgent Warning: Two More Deaths from Substandard, Dangerous Chinese Air Bag Inflators Used vehicles with previous air bag deployments should be inspected for these dangerous replacement parts. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: DTN |
| 14 January 2026 | The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks NHTSA is also extending the comment period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that accompanies the proposed rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison |
| 15 January 2026 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals; Mandatory Applicability Beginning October 30, 2027 The standard intends to drive installation of advanced glazing in over-the-road buses (motorcoaches) and other large buses to reduce occupant ejections. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 January 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption Renewal From Charles Machine Works, Inc. The exemption would allow CMW's CMVs equipped with certain auxiliary equipment to use gravity-fed or siphon-fed fuel systems when the auxiliary equipment is operated only while the CMV is stationary. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor |
| 20 January 2026 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 575--Consumer Information Regulations (Sections 103 and 105) Part 575.103, “Truck-camper loading,” requires manufacturers of light trucks that are capable of accommodating slide-in campers to provide information on the cargo weight rating and the longitudinal limits within which the center of gravity for the cargo weight rating should be located. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jane Doherty |
| 22 January 2026 | Medical Review Board; Membership In this notice, the Department is soliciting nominations for membership to MRB. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek D. Barrs |
| 22 January 2026 | Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; Membership In this notice, the Department is soliciting nominations for membership to MCSAC. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek D. Barrs |
| 23 January 2026 | Notice and Request for Comment; Proposal for a New United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems (ADS) NHTSA is seeking public comment on the draft GTR to help inform the U.S. government's position, including how that position could relate to any future domestic actions regarding the safety and performance of Automated Driving Systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison |
| 23 January 2026 | Request for Comment on Vestigial Vehicle Safety Regulations In alignment with the Department's ongoing commitment to regulatory reform and the promotion of automotive innovation, NHTSA is seeking public comment to identify requirements and test procedures within the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and regulations that no longer serve a functional safety purpose but continue to impose costs, stifle design creativity, or act as barriers to the deployment of new technologies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 5 February 2026 | Alerta al Consumidor: Sea un Conductor Responsable este Domingo del Super Bowl NHTSA le recuerda que Los Fans no Permiten que Otros Fans Manejen Borrachos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Special Collection: Sports |
| 5 February 2026 | Consumer Alert: Be a Sober Driving MVP This Super Bowl Sunday NHTSA reminds Americans that Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Special Collection: Sports |
| 11 February 2026 | ALERTA AL CONSUMIDOR: FCA Emite una Advertencia de "No Conducir" para Todos los Vehículos con Recalls de Takata sin Reparar Se aconseja a los propietarios no conducir los vehículos afectados hasta que se hayan reemplazado las bolsas de aire defectuosas. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles |
| 11 February 2026 | Consumer Alert: FCA Issues Do Not Drive Warning for All Vehicles with Unrepaired Takata Recalls If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air bag is replaced. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Takata |
| 19 February 2026 | Electronic Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports FMCSA clarifies the requirement to complete a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report based upon a public comment filed by the National Tank Truck Carriers. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs Topic: National Tank Truck Carriers |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Auxiliary Fuel Tanks FMCSA amends its fuel tank requirements to add an exception to the prohibition on gravity and syphon feeds for auxiliary pumps with a nominal fuel tank capacity of not more than five gallons mounted on the trailer chassis frame or trailer bed, for purposes other than operation of the motor vehicle, that are operated only when the motor vehicle is not in motion. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Brakes on Portable Conveyors FMCSA adds an exception for portable conveyors used in aggregate industry operations, and manufactured before 2010, from the requirement that each commercial motor vehicle be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels, provided certain conditions are satisfied. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Certification and Labeling Requirements for Rear Impact Protection Guards The certification label or marking provides motor carriers purchasing new trailers or new impact guards to replace damaged devices with a means to determine whether the equipment is certified as meeting the FMVSS. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Fuel Tank Overfill Restriction FMCSA removes the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that a liquid fuel tank manufactured on or after January 1, 1973, be designed and constructed so that it cannot be filled, in a normal filling operation, with a quantity of fuel that exceeds 95 percent of the tank's liquid capacity. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to add an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Liquid-Burning Flares FMCSA amends the rules for emergency equipment on commercial motor vehicles to remove the references to liquid-burning flares from the warning device requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Spare Fuses FMCSA amends the emergency equipment rules to remove the requirement for commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with at least one spare fuse for each type and size of fuse needed for the operation of the CMV. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Tire Load Markings FMCSA amends the requirements for commercial motor vehicle tires to clarify that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations do not require tire load restriction markings on the sidewalls of the tires. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 19 February 2026 | Qualifications of Drivers; Vision Standards Grandfathering Provision FMCSA's current rules permit individuals who do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the existing distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both, to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce under specified conditions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Derek Barrs |
| 24 February 2026 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Goodyear has determined that certain Dean Back Country A/T2 light truck tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Dean |
| 26 February 2026 | Notice and Request for Comment; Proposal for a New United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems (ADS) The United Nations Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, under the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, has proposed a draft Global Technical Regulation for Automated Driving System. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison |
| 3 March 2026 | Alerta al Consumidor: Es Hora de Revisar los Recalls de Seguridad de Vehículos El año pasado se retiraron del mercado más de 29 millones de vehículos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 3 March 2026 | Consumer Alert: Time to Check for Vehicle Safety Recalls As Americans change their clocks this weekend, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges everyone to also check for open vehicle safety recalls. | Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. |
| 4 March 2026 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) The currently approved information collection request for which NHTSA intends to request an extension requires certain manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment and operators of motor vehicles to submit incident reports for certain crashes involving ADS and Level 2 ADAS. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Peter Simshauser |
| 4 March 2026 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Grote Industries, LLC The exemption would allow motor carriers to operate CMVs equipped with auxiliary rear or side lamps that flash or strobe when controlled by Grote's Rear-End Collision Warning system. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topic: Grote Industries |
| 6 March 2026 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Distraction: Personal Electronic Devices Participants must have experience using either Android Auto or Apple CarPlay with in-vehicle infotainment systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 11 March 2026 | Sunshine Act Meeting 75057 Investigation Report--Fatal Crashes Involving Vehicles Operated in Hands-Free Partial Automation Mode and Stationary Vehicles in San Antonio, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: LaSean R. McCray |
| 11 March 2026 | Zoox--Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Request for Comment Specifically, Zoox seeks exemption from portions of FMVSS No. 103, Windshield defrosting and defogging systems; FMVSS No. 104, Windshield wiping and washing systems; FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment; FMVSS No. 111, Rear visibility; FMVSS No. 135, Light vehicle brake systems; FMVSS No. 201, Occupant protection in interior impact; FMVSS No. 205, Glazing materials; and FMVSS No. 208, Occupant crash protection. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Zoox |
| 16 March 2026 | Daimler Coaches North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Daimler Coaches North America has determined that certain model year 2012-2019 Setra S407 and MY 2009-2020 Setra S417 buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, Controls and Displays. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Eileen Sullivan Topics: Setra S407, Setra S417 |
| 16 March 2026 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 102 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles The proposed modification would except vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems that do not have manually operated driving controls from the requirement for a transmission shift position display. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
| 16 March 2026 | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 103 and FMVSS No. 104 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Incorporation by Reference The proposed modifications would except vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems that do not have manually operated driving controls from these standards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
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