Information about the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (E-FOIA)
Requests
A FOIA request should include all the information specified in the FOIA Reference Guide as well as a valid return email address and physical mail address.
Electronically
You can submit a FOIA request electronically.
You can mail a FOIA request to:
NHTSA
Executive Secretariat
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
West Building, 43-415
Washington, DC 20590
Fax
You can fax a FOIA requests to 202-493-2929.
Appeals
You may submit an appeal of an initial determination via email. Your appeal must meet the Department’s requirements for submitting an appeal which is located in the Department’s FOIA Reference Guide and found in the link above.
Contacts
Please direct all questions to the NHTSA FOIA Office at: nhtsa.foia@dot.gov.
For further assistance, you may contact the NHTSA Public Liaison at: NHTSAFOIAPublicLiaison@dot.gov.