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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Stars on Cars: New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Safety Labeling

49 CFR Part 575 A provision of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires new passenger vehicles to be labeled with safety rating information published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under its New Car Assessment Program. NHTSA is required to issue regulations to ensure that the labeling requirements “are implemented by September 1, 2007.” This final rule is issued to fulfill that mandate.

Final Rule: New Car Assessment Program (NCAP); Safety Labeling 265.56 KB