As a Federal agency, NHTSA regulates the safety of motor vehicles and related equipment.
POLICY & GUIDANCE
Guidance DocumentsLETTER OF INTERPRETATION
Letters from NHTSA's Chief CounselREPORTS TO CONGRESS
Evaluation & UpdatesStanding General Order
Crash Reporting for Levels of Driving Automation 2-5Part 583 AALA Reports
American Automobile Labeling Act ReportsSettlement Amounts since FY-1999
Civil Penalty Settlement AmountsRegulations
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.
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49 CFR Part 139 |
New Pneumatic Tires for Light Vehicles | Preliminary Economic Assessment | |
49 CFR Part 533 |
Reforming the Automobile Fuel Economy Standards Program This document seeks comment on various issues relating to the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program. In particular, this document seeks comments relating to possible enhancements to the program that will assist in furthering fuel conservation while protecting motor vehicle safety and the economic vitality of the auto industry. The agency is particularly interested in improvements to the structure of the CAFE program authorized under current statutory authority. The focus of this document is to solicit comments on the structure of the CAFE program, not the stringency level for a future CAFE standard. |
Request for Comments Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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49 CFR Part 571 |
Fuel System Integrity | Notice of proposed rulemaking Final Rule |
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49 CFR Part 571 |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Low Speed Vehicles | Final Rule | |
49 CFR Part 213 |
Child Restraint Anchorage Systems | Final Economic Assessment Proposed Amendment, Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation Preliminary Economic Assessment Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation |
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49 CFR Part 301 |
Fuel System Integrity | Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation | |
49 CFR Parts 571 |
Tire Reserve Load Notice | Denial of petition for rulemaking U.S. DOT/NHTSA – Copy of January 2003 Special Order on Tire Reserve Pressure (t… U.S. DOT/NHTSA – Copy of January 2003 Special Order on Tire Reserve Pressure (t… Electronic version of data submitted in response to the Special Order on the Ti… |
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49 CFR Part 538 |
Automobile Fuel Economy Manufacturing Incentives for Alternative Fueled Vehicles This final rule extends the incentive created by the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 (AMFA) to encourage the continued production of motor vehicles capable of operating on alternative fuels for four additional model years covering model years (MY) 2005 to MY 2008. Under the special procedures for calculating the fuel economy of those vehicles contained in AMFA, alternative and dual fueled vehicles are assigned a higher fuel economy value for CAFE purposes, which can result in manufacturers earning credits for their fleets. The final rule limits the maximum amount of credit that may be applied to any manufacturers' fleet to 0.9 mpg per fleet during MY 2005 - MY 2008. |
Final Rule | |
49 CFR Part 563 | Event Data Recorders (EDRs)
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Final Regulatory Evaluation: Event Data Recorders (EDRs) Final rule: Event Data Recorders Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information about Event Data Recorders (EDRs) |
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49 CFR Part 571, 572, 589 |
Head Impact Protection | Final Rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration. | |
49 CFR Part 571 |
Head Restraints | Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head RestraintsNotice of proposed rulemaking | |
Consumer Information; Program for Child Restraint Systems
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Request for comments: Consumer Information; Program for Child Restraint Systems | ||
49 CFR Part 571 |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tires | Final Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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49 CFR Part 538 |
Under 49 CFR Part 538, Automotive Fuel Economy Manufacturing Incentives for Alternative Fuel Vehicles To provide an incentive for the production of vehicles that can operate on certain alternative fuels as well as on regular petroleum fuels, Congress established a special procedure for calculating the fuel economy of those vehicles for determining compliance with the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. |
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) | |
49 CFR Part 571, 598 |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection; Side Impact Phase-In Reporting Requirements | Notice of proposed rulemaking |
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