Archive
Dec 2012
Proposal for Adding FMVSS 226 Exemption to Part 595
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 49CFR Part 595 - Make Inoperative Exemptions. The proposal includes a new exemption relating to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 226 - Ejection Mitigation. This proposal will facilitate the mobility of physically disabled drivers and passengers.
Nov 2012
NHTSA Proposal to Address Early Warning Reporting (EWR), Foreign Defect Reporting, and Motor Vehicle and Equipment Recall Regulations
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise a currently approved information collection. Affected would be 49 CFR Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports, Part 577 Defect and Noncompliance Notification and Part 579 Reporting of Information and Communications about Potential Defects.
Oct 2012
NHTSA Issues Final Rule Amending FMVSS 122 - Motorcycle Brake Systems
On August 24, 2012, NHTSA published a Final Rule (Vol. 77, Number 165; Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0123) amending requirements for FMVSS No. 122 - Motorcycle Brake Systems. These revisions were driven by Global Technical Regulation No. 3 which reflects the capabilities of current in-use motorcycle braking technologies.
Sep 2012
NHTSA has issued a Final Rule in response to Petitions for Reconsideration for Part 563 Event Data Recorders
NHTSA has published a Final Rule amending requirements for voluntarily installed event data recorders. This action responds to three Petitions for Reconsiderations addressing the August 2011 Part 563 Final Rule. The Agency has granted some aspects of the petitions and denied others.
Aug 2012
EU Proposals on "Long Term" CO2 Emissions Limits Published
On 11th July 2012, the European Commission published two proposed Regulations confirming the "long term" CO2 emissions targets for passenger cars and for light commercial vehicles and specifying the modalities for their implementation.
Jul 2012
NHTSA Proposes a New FMVSS for Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles
NHTSA has published a NPRM which proposes to add 49CFR Part 571 FMVSS 136 - Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles. This proposal aims 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).
Jun 2012
New EU Regulations on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems and Lane Departure Warning Systems Published
After many months of discussion and negotiation, the Implementing Regulations covering the detailed technical requirements for advanced emergency braking systems (AEBS), EU Regulation No. 347/2012, and for lane departure warning systems (LDWS), EU Regulation No. 351/2012, were both recently published in the Official Journal.
May 2012
NHTSA Proposes to Amend 49CFR Part 571 FMVSS 124 on Accelerator Control Systems
NHTSA is proposing to revise 49CFR Part 571 FMVSS 124 on accelerator control systems by amending the Standard to more fully address the failure modes of electronic throttle control systems and to include test procedures for hybrid vehicles and certain other vehicles. This NPRM also adds a new provision for a brake-throttle override (BTO) system, which would require that input to the brake pedal in a vehicle must have the capability of overriding input to the accelerator pedal.
Apr 2012
UN ECE Regulation on EMC Updated to Cover Electric Vehicle Charging
The 04 series of amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 10, which were published on 13th March 2012, introduce new requirements to specifically cover vehicles with an external electrical charging capability when they are recharging via an electrical connection to the mains electrical supply.
Mar 2012
New EU Regulation on Gear Shift Indicators Published
After many months of consultation and negotiation, the new EU Implementing Regulation for (EC) No. 661/2009 containing the technical requirements for gear shift indicators was published in the Official Journal on 31st January 2012. This new Regulation, EU Regulation No. 65/2012, contains both the design requirements for gear shift indicators and the detailed test procedures for assessing their performance.