Regulations
NHTSA issues Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to implement laws from Congress. These regulations allow us to fulfill our mission to prevent and reduce vehicle crashes.
FMVSS Number Sort ascending | Part | Subject | Actions |
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49 CFR Part 567, 571, 574, 575, 597 |
Tire Safety Information | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Tire Safety InformationFinal Rule | |
49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 534, 536, 537 | Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015 Proposes substantial increases in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks that would enhance energy security by improving fuel economy. Since the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the tailpipes of new motor vehicles is the natural by-product of the combustion of fuel, the increased standards would also address climate change by reducing tailpipe emissions of CO2. Those emissions represent 97 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. Implementation of the new standards would dramatically add to the billions of barrels of fuel already saved since the beginning of the CAFE program in 1975. |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix C Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix B - Air Quality and Climate Modeling Data Request for Product Plan Information: Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020 and Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020 Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix A: Sources Identified in Scoping Comments Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015 Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy for MY 2011-2015 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks |
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49 CFR Part 575 |
Consumer Information; New Car Assessment Program; Rollover Resistance | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover ResistanceFinal Policy Statement Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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49 CFR Part 571 |
Definition of Multifunction School Activity Bus | Final Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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49 CFR Part 213, 225 |
Child Restraint Systems Child restraint systems are the most effective way to protect young children involved in motor vehicle crashes. |
Final Economic Assessment | |
Rear Visibility NCAP Request for Comment This document requests public comment on the agency’s planned update to the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This update would enhance the program’s ability to recommend to motor vehicle consumers various vehicle models that contain rearview video systems that would substantially enhance the driver’s ability to avoid backover crashes. |
Request for Comment: New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) |