🚗Executive Order Adjusts Tariffs Impacting Automotive Industry
Executive Order 14232 aims to amend duties related to automotive production to mitigate disruption in the U.S. automotive industry, particularly in regard to trade with Mexico. The Order addresses tariff adjustments for automotive parts and reduces the duty on potash, effective March 7, 2025, while emphasizing the significance of the automotive sector to national security and economic stability.
Learn More🚗NHTSA Seeks Comment on 5-Star Safety Ratings Information Collection
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new collection of information. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on consumer market research regarding the 5-Star Safety Ratings section of the Monroney label.
Learn More🚗Mercedes-Benz Petition for Noncompliance Withdrawn by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is withdrawing a notice granting Mercedes-Benz's petition concerning inconsequential noncompliance. This follows an erroneous publication, and NHTSA plans to issue a new decision regarding the petition shortly. This action emphasizes the agency's role in maintaining vehicle safety compliance.
Learn More🚗NHTSA Grants Mercedes-Benz Petition for Inconsequential Noncompliance
Mercedes-Benz AG (MBAG) and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) (collectively, "Mercedes-Benz") has determined that certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, A-Class, GLA-Class, and GLB-Class motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. Mercedes- Benz filed a noncompliance report dated January 27, 2020, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA on February 10, 2020, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This notice announces the grant of Mercedes-Benz's petition.
Learn More🛞Michelin Files Petition for Tire Noncompliance with NHTSA
Michelin North America, Inc. (MNA) has determined that certain Uniroyal Laredo AT and Laredo HT replacement tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. MNA filed a noncompliance report dated November 3, 2023, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on November 28, 2023, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces receipt of MNA's petition.
Learn More🚗Delay in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Child Restraints
This document delays until March 20, 2025, the effective date of the January 7, 2025, final rule that amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225; Child restraint systems, and FMVSS No. 213b; Child restraint systems.
Learn More🚗Delay of Hybrid III Test Dummy Regulation Effective Date to 2025
This document delays until March 20, 2025, the effective date of the January 3, 2025, final rule that revised the chest jacket and spine box specifications for the Hybrid III 5th Percentile Female Test Dummy (HIII-5F) to address issues with fit and availability of the jacket and a noise artifact from the spine box.
Learn More🚗Delay of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for AEB Systems
This document delays the effective date of the November 26, 2024 final rule partially granting petitions for reconsideration of a May 9, 2024 final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 127, "Automatic Emergency Braking for Light Vehicles," which requires automatic emergency braking (AEB), pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB), and forward collision warning (FCW) systems on all new light vehicles.
Learn More📜Compliance and Trade Implications for USMCA Textile and Automotive Industries
This interim final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to add implementing regulations for the preferential tariff treatment and related customs provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) with respect to general definitions, drawback and duty-deferral programs, textile and apparel goods, and automotive goods. This document also amends the regulations to implement the temporary admission of goods, to delineate recordkeeping and protest requirements, to clarify the fee provisions, and to make conforming amendments, including technical corrections to other laws as required by statute.
Learn More🚗NHTSA Denies Defect Petition for 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a defect petition, DP23-003, submitted on July 2, 2023, by Aldelberto A. Cordova (the "Petitioner") to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). The petition requests that NHTSA (the "Agency") investigate an alleged defect in the "ISG 48-volt on-board electrical system," which resulted in a warning light illumination and an inability to start the Petitioner's 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300. The Petitioner further requested a recall for 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 vehicles based on this issue. After conducting a technical review of the Petitioner's submissions, reviewing complaints related to MY 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 warning light illumination as well as the inability to start a vehicle, and reviewing information provided by Mercedes-Benz regarding the ISG 48-volt system, NHTSA has concluded that the issues raised by the petition do not warrant a defect investigation at this time. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition.
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