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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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FMVSS Number	Part Sort ascending	Subject	Actions

	49 CFR Part 571	School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices
	49 CFR Part 571	Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention	Extension of Comment Period on NPRM: Theft Prevention and Rollaway Prevention
	49 CFR Part 571	Occupant Crash Protection	Final Rule Final Rule Notice of proposed rulemaking Request for comments
108	49 CFR Part 571	Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Issues related to glare produced by lamps mounted on the fronts of vehicles	Final Rule (Notice 3) - delay of effective date: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Request for Comments
	49 CFR Part 571	Child Restraint Systems	Final Rule
108	49 CFR Part 571	Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Issues related to glare produced by lamps mounted on the fronts of vehicles	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment - Delay of Effective Date.Request for Comments
136	49 CFR Part 571	Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles This proposes to establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 136 to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on truck tractors and certain buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds). ESC systems in truck tractors and large buses are designed to reduce untripped rollovers and mitigate severe understeer or oversteer conditions that lead to loss of control by using automatic computer-controlled braking and reducing engine torque output. In 2012, we expect that about 26 percent of new truck tractors and 80 percent of new buses affected by this proposed rule will be equipped with ESC systems. We believe that ESC systems could prevent 40 to 56 percent of untripped rollover crashes and 14 percent of loss-of-control crashes. By requiring that ESC systems be installed on truck tractors and large buses, this proposal would prevent 1,807 to 2,329 crashes, 649 to 858 injuries, and 49 to 60 fatalities at less than $3 million per equivalent life saved, while generating positive net benefits.	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis: Electronic Stability Control Systems On Heavy Vehicles
	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rearview Mirrors In response to a petition for rulemaking, this document proposes to require straight trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of between 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds) to be equipped with a rear object detection system.	Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
222	49 CFR Part 571	School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection	Final Rule: Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection
	49 CFR Part 571	Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems	Final rule, response to petitions for reconsideration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Final Rule Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
208	49 CFR Part 571	Seat Belts on Motorcoaches In accordance with NHTSA’s 2007 Motorcoach Safety Plan and DOT’s 2009 Departmental Motorcoach Safety Action Plan, NHTSA is issuing this NPRM to propose to amend the Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) on occupant crash protection (FMVSS No. 208) to require lap/shoulder seat belts for each passenger seating position in new motorcoaches.This NPRM also proposes to require a lap/shoulder belt for the motorcoach and large school bus driver’s seating positions, which currently are required to have either a lap or a lap/shoulder belt.	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Motorcoach Definition; Occupant Crash Protection
	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Low Speed Vehicles	Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 571	Fuel System Integrity	Notice of proposed rulemaking Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 571	Head Impact Protection	Final Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Interim final rule, request for comments.
222	49 CFR Part 571	School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection	Final Rule: Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems, Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection

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