🚗Updates on Antidumping Duties for Chinese Passenger Tires
On November 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court) issued a partial judgment in YC Rubber Co. (North America) LLC., et al. v. United States, Consol., Court no. 19-00069, sustaining, in part, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s first remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on passenger vehicle and light truck tire (passenger tires) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. Commerce is notifying the public that the Court's partial judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd. (Kenda).
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🛞Amended Countervailing Duty Results for OTR Tires from India
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from India to correct ministerial errors. Based on the amended final results, we find that ATC Tires Private Limited (ATC) sold OTR tires in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
Learn More🚗New Compliance Requirements for Hydrogen Vehicle Safety Standards
This final rule establishes two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The final rule is based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles. FMVSS No. 307, "Fuel system integrity of hydrogen vehicles," specifies requirements for the integrity of the fuel system in hydrogen vehicles during normal vehicle operations and after crashes. FMVSS No. 308, "Compressed hydrogen storage system integrity," specifies requirements for the compressed hydrogen storage system to ensure the safe storage of hydrogen onboard vehicles. These two standards will reduce deaths and injuries from fires due to hydrogen fuel leakages and/or explosion of the hydrogen storage system.
Learn More🚗New Federal Standards for Child Restraint Systems by 2025
This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225; Child restraint systems, and FMVSS No. 213b; Child restraint systems, to improve ease-of-use of the lower and tether anchorages, improve correct use of child restraint systems in vehicles, and maintain or improve the correct use and effectiveness of child restraint systems (CRSs) in motor vehicles. This final rule fulfills a mandate of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP- 21) requiring that NHTSA improve the ease-of-use for lower anchorages and tethers in all rear seat positions.
Learn More🛡️NHTSA Grants Exemption for Transamerica Tire Noncompliance Issues
Transamerica Tire Co. Ltd. (Transamerica) has determined that certain Transeagle ST tires manufactured by Shandong Yinbao Tyre (Yinbao) do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and Motorcycles. Transamerica, on behalf of Yinbao, filed a noncompliance report dated November 21, 2019. Transamerica petitioned NHTSA on November 25, 2019, and amended its petition on April 22, 2021, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the grant of Transamerica's petition.
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