Notice 22 Sep 2025 automotive safety, ncap, regulation, transportation, nhtsa

🚗Delay of NCAP Updates

On November 25, 2024, and December 3, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published in the Federal Register two final decision notices announcing changes to the Agency's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and stated that these changes would be implemented beginning with model year 2026 vehicles. This notice announces that implementation of the changes discussed in the November 2024 and December 2024 notices are postponed for one model year.

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Notice 5 Aug 2025 automotive safety, driver monitoring systems, regulation, federal agency, research study

🚗NHTSA Notice on Driver Monitoring System Information Collection

NHTSA invites public comments about the Agency's intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection request. 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 request titled "Driver Monitoring System (DMS) in SAE L2 Driver Support Systems," for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval to allow NHTSA to conduct a one-time study.

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Rule 2 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, nhtsa, transportation, fmvss, child restraint systems, automotive safety

🚗NHTSA Announces Temporary Enforcement Discretion for CRS Standards

This notice announces that NHTSA will not take enforcement action against regulated entities for failing to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213a, Child restraint systems--side impact protection until the publication of any final rule finalizing NHTSA's May 30, 2025 proposal.

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