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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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Part | Subject | Actions |
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208 | 49 CFR Part 595 |
Exemption from the Make Inoperative Prohibition
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Final Rule: Exemption From the Make Inoperative Prohibition 171.91 KB Notice of proposed rulemaking |
208 | 49 CFR Part 595 |
Air Bag Deactivation
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Notice of proposed rulemaking |
208 | 49 CFR Part 552, 571, 585, 595 |
Occupant Crash Protection The agency is proposing to upgrade the agency's occupant protection standard to require advanced air bags. |
Final rule; Interim Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection 884.68 KB Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking |
208 | 49 CFR Part 595 |
Retro Fit On-Off Switches for Air Bags To facilitate further the modification of vehicles to accommodate individuals with disabilities, the agency is proposing to expand the existing exemption from a statutory provision that prohibits specified types of commercial entities from either removing safety equipment or features installed on motor vehicles |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: RETRO FIT ON-OFF SWITCHES FOR AIR BAGS; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities 126.85 KB |
208 | 49 CFR Part 552, 571, 585, 595 |
Occupant Crash Protection The agency is proposing to upgrade the agency's occupant protection standard to require advanced air bags. |
Final Rule; Interim Final Rule - Occupant Crash Protection 884.68 KB Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking |
214 | 49 CFR Parts 571 and 585 |
Side Impact Protection This final rule incorporates a dynamic pole test into Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 214, “Side impact protection.” To meet the test, vehicle manufacturers will need to assure head and improved chest protection in side crashes. It will lead to the installation of new technologies, such as side curtain air bags and torso side air bags, which are capable of improving head and thorax protection to occupants of vehicles that crash into poles and trees and vehicles that are laterally struck by a higher-riding vehicle. |
Final Rule: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact; Side Impact Protection; Fuel System Integrity; Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection; Side Impact Phase-In Reporting Requirements 1001.16 KB |
214 | 595 |
Make Inoperative Exemptions
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Final Rule: Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities, Side Impact Protection 189.06 KB |
214 | 595 |
Exemption From the Make Inoperative
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Exemption From the Make Inoperative Prohibition; Final Rule 2.38 MB |
216 | 49 CFR Parts 571 and 585 |
Roof Crush Resistance As part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes, this final rule upgrades the agency’s safety standard on roof crush resistance in several ways. |
Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM): Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance 222.13 KB Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance; Phase-In Reporting Requirements 681.14 KB Extension of comment period: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance 33.79 KB Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis |
216 | 49 CFR Parts 571 and 585 |
Roof Crush Resistance; Phase-In Reporting Requirements As part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes, this final rule upgrades the agency’s safety standard on roof crush resistance in several ways. |
Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance; Phase-In Reporting Requirements 681.14 KB |
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