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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Organization

A series of United States regulations regarding vehicle safety. Often referred to by the acronym FMVSS. Administered by NHTSA (the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration).

Book Indexing Note: here are 7,783 pages of Test Procedures Manuals on this page.

Page Sections
Unclassified Item Index
FMVSS 103: Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems
FMVSS 104: Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems
FMVSS 104: Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems
FMVSS 105: Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems
FMVSS 106: Brake Hoses
FMVSS 107: Reflecting Surfaces
FMVSS 108: Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
FMVSS 109: New Pneumatic Bias Ply and Certain Specialty Tires
FMVSS 110: Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms or Less
FMVSS 111: Reaview Mirrors
FMVSS 114: Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention
FMVSS 116: Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids
FMVSS 118: Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems
FMVSS 119: New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars
FMVSS 120: Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars
FMVSS 121: Air Brake Systems
FMVSS 122: Motorcycle Brake Systems
FMVSS 123: Motorcycle Controls and Displays
FMVSS 124: Accelerator Control Systems
FMVSS 125: Warning Devices
FMVSS 126: Electronic Stability Control Systems
FMVSS 127: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles
FMVSS 131: School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices
FMVSS 135: Light Vehicle Brake Systems
FMVSS 135: Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles
FMVSS 138: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
FMVSS 139: New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles
FMVSS 141: Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
FMVSS 201: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact
FMVSS 202: Head Restraints
FMVSS 203: Impact Protection for the Driver
FMVSS 204: Steering Control Rearward Displacement
FMVSS 205: Motor Vehicle Glazing Materials
FMVSS 206: Door Locks and Door Retention Components
FMVSS 207: Seating Systems
FMVSS 208: Occupant Crash Protection
FMVSS 209: Seat Belt Assemblies
FMVSS 210: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages
FMVSS 212: Windshield Mounting
FMVSS 213: Child Restraint Systems
FMVSS 214: Side Impact Protection
FMVSS 216: Roof Crush Resistance
FMVSS 217: Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release
FMVSS 217a: Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals
FMVSS 218: Motorcycle Helmets
FMVSS 219: Windshield Zone Intrusion
FMVSS 220: School Bus Rollover Protection
FMVSS 221: School Bus Body Joint Strength
FMVSS 222: School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection
FMVSS 223: Rear Impact Guards
FMVSS 224: Rear Impact Protection
FMVSS 225: Child Restraint Anchorage Systems
FMVSS 226: Ejection Mitigation
FMVSS 301: Fuel System Integrity
FMVSS 302: Flammability of Interior Materials
FMVSS 303: Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
FMVSS 304: Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Containers
FMVSS 305: Electric-powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection
FMVSS 401: Internal Trunk Release
FMVSS 403: Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles
FMVSS 404: Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles
FMVSS 500: Low-Speed Vehicles
FMVSS 537: Automotive Fuel Economy Attribute Measurements
FMVSS 575.103: Truck-Camper Loading
FMVSS 575.104: Uniform Tire Quality Grading
FMVSS 581: Bumper Standard

Unclassified Item Index

This section is of articles and manuals not tied into a specific FMVSS.

Date	Document	Details
March & April 1961 hearing dates	Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce U.S. House of Representatives	PDF - 68.2MB - 388 pages
March 1978 publication date	Evaluation Methodologies for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards FMVSS 105, 108, 122, 202, 207, 213, 220, 221, 222	Research Report ( PDF) 11.8MB � 206 pages Authors: Gaylord M. Northrop et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Task IX: Side Door Strength, Identification and Cost Evaluation of Design and Manufacturing Changes	Research Report ( PDF) 2.2MB � 58 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey & C.E. Eckel Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
December 1986 publication date	MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY Enforcement of Federal Standards Can Be Enhanced	Research Report ( PDF) 5.3MB � 82 pages Publisher: U.S. General Accounting Office Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 2020 publication date	FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems Volume 1	Research Report ( PDF) 7.7MB � 248 pages Authors: Myra Blanco & Michelle Chaka, et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
January 2021 publication date	FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems Volume 2	Research Report ( PDF) 18.3MB � 630 pages Authors: Michelle Chaka et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
December 2024 publication date	Cost and Weight Added by The FMVSS for Model Years 1968 to 2019 for Passenger Cars and LTVs	Research Report ( PDF) 5.0MB � 501 pages Authors: James F. Simons Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
December 2024 publication date	Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes Prevented by Vehicle Safety Technologies and Associated FMVSS, 1968 to 2019 Passenger Cars and LTVs	Research Report ( PDF) 26.1MB � 1,866 pages Authors: Charles J. Kahane PhD & James F. Simons Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
December 2024 publication date	Historical Analysis of Costs and Benefits of FMVSS for Passenger Cars And LTVs on a Calendar-Year Basis	Research Report ( PDF) 4.9MB � 311 pages Authors: James F. Simons, Lawrence J. Blincoe, Charles J. Kahane PhD Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
July 2025 publication date	FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems Volume 3	Research Report ( PDF) 4.2MB � 434 pages Authors: Michelle Chaka et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
December 2025 publication date	FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems Volume 4	Research Report ( PDF) 10.4MB � 164 pages Authors: Loren Stowe et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Supplemental Laboratory Test Procedure (Determining the Number of Designated Seating Positions (DSPs) in a Row) - February 27, 2009 - 9 pages - 97KB

Date	Article	Author/Source
4 January 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Antilock Brake Systems for Light Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Antilock Brake Systems for Light Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
9 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Electric Vehicles Controls and Displays; Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
10 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
15 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Metric Conversion	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
6 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Over 4536 Kilograms Gross Vehicle Weight Rating	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 June 1994	Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Prevention	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
23 August 1994	Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standards	Donald C. Bischoff
26 August 1994	Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Prevention	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
7 October 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
14 October 1994	Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards; Registered Importers of Vehicles Not Originally Manufactured To Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
5 January 1995	Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standards This notice corrects a grammatical error in the language of the certification label required for a vehicle temporarily exempted from compliance with the Federal motor vehicle safety standards.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
6 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems NHTSA seeks comments on actions that the agency, industry and public can do to improve the proper installation and use of child safety seats.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
14 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Metric Conversion This rulemaking is the first of several that NHTSA will undertake to implement the statutory Federal policy that the metric system is the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
9 December 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Marilena Amoni
3 January 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Engine Control Module Speed Limiter Device	Federal Register: NHTSA (Nathaniel Beuse)
20 November 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Terry Shelton
13 December 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Event Data Recorders	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
14 January 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Draft Environmental Assessment for Rulemaking To Establish Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Proposed Rules	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
29 August 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
9 September 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Ejection Mitigation; Final Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
15 November 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Designated Seating Positions	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
25 November 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection; Final Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
17 December 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Terry Shelton
7 April 2014	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Visibility; Final Rule	David J. Friedman
10 July 2014	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards, Rear Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (David M. Hines)
26 September 2014	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Designated Seating Positions	David J. Friedman
23 January 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Child Restraint Anchorage Systems; Incorporation by Reference; Proposed Rule	R. Ryan Posten
23 January 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Terry Shelton
2 March 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages	Raymond R. Posten
23 June 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles; Final Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA (Mark R. Rosekind)
23 July 2015	Rear Impact Protection, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Single Unit Trucks	Raymond R. Posten
1 October 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Correction	Frank S. Borris II
16 October 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Automatic Emergency Braking	Raymond R. Posten
22 December 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Federal Register: NHTSA (Terry Shelton)
30 December 2015	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Certification for Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by United States-Domiciled Motor Carriers; Withdrawal	Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
12 February 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
6 April 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
7 September 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Speed Limiting Devices; Proposed Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA/FMCSA (T. F. Scott Darling, III & Mark R. Rosekind)
1 December 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
14 December 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Mark R. Rosekind)
25 January 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
6 February 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jack Danielson)
21 March 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jack Danielson)
22 May 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jack Danielson)
7 June 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Terry T. Shelton)
31 May 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety	Federal Register: NHTSA (Terry T. Shelton)
7 April 2020	Denial of Petition for Reconsideration; Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)
10 December 2020	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Test Procedures	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)
21 December 2020	Notice Regarding the Applicability of NHTSA FMVSS Test Procedures to Certifying Manufacturers	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jonathan Charles Morrison)
10 March 2021	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Test Procedures; Reopening of Comment Period	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
11 February 2022	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; CFR Correction This rule is being published by the Office of the Federal Register to correct an editorial or technical error that appeared in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
7 March 2022	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking This document denies the September 2021 petitions for rulemaking submitted by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topics: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Small Business in Transportation Coalition
10 March 2022	NHTSA Finalizes First Occupant Protection Safety Standards for Vehicles Without Driving Controls Historic step assures the same high level of occupant crash protection is maintained for passengers of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
31 May 2023	NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles Technology would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
13 June 2023	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
21 September 2023	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards This document denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Eddie L. Fray on behalf of the Parent Advocacy Group on November 27, 2015.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Milton E. Cooper Byline: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
5 December 2023	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Child Restraint Systems The amendments, mandatory in one year, modernize the standard by, among other things, updating CRS owner registration program requirements, labeling requirements on correctly using child restraints, requirements for add-on school busspecific child restraint systems, and provisions for NHTSA�s use of test dummies in NHTSA compliance tests.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
17 April 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference This notice proposes to establish two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
9 May 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles This final rule adopts a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking, including pedestrian AEB, systems on light vehicles.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
6 June 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles, Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity, Incorporation by Reference On April 17, 2024, NHTSA published an NPRM proposing to establish two new Federal motor vehicle safety standards that would specify performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The proposed standards are based on Global Technical Regulation No. 13, Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 August 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a February 12, 2019 petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Stevan Panin requesting that NHTSA amend FMVSS No. 104 or create a new FMVSS to require the year-round use of a standardized winter specification windshield washer fluid to prevent accidents allegedly caused by obstructed visibility from frozen windshield washer fluid.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
9 September 2024	NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians Would require passenger vehicles to be designed to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
17 December 2024	NHTSA: 50 Years of Vehicle Safety Standards Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Prevented Millions of Injuries Agency releases new studies measuring societal impacts of FMVSSs from 1968-2019.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
13 June 2025	U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Streamlines Exemption Process for Noncompliant Automated Vehicles Noncompliant AVs will no longer be stuck waiting for years for approval to operate on U.S. roads.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Sean P. Duffy, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
11 December 2025	NHTSA Releases Multi-Year Research Project on Modernizing Safety Standards for Automated Vehicles Issues a new Request for Comment.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 March 2026	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 102 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles The proposed modification would except vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems that do not have manually operated driving controls from the requirement for a transmission shift position display.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 103: Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - June 26, 1996 - 32 pages - 286KB

Date	Article	Details
16 March 2026	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 103 and FMVSS No. 104 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Incorporation by Reference The proposed modifications would except vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems that do not have manually operated driving controls from these standards.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 104: Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - June 26, 1996 - 33 pages - 258KB

FMVSS 105: Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 1, 2005 - 128 pages - 3.0MB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume I: FMVSS 105	Research Report ( PDF) 10.4MB � 312 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
5 May 1994	Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 105	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
10 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking In response to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, this final rule amends Standard No. 105, Hydraulic Brake Systems, and Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems, to require medium and heavy vehicles to be equipped with an antilock brake system.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
10 March 1995	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Antilock Brake Systems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule, published elsewhere in today's Federal Register, requiring certain newly manufactured vehicles to be equipped with ABS.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Rodney E. Slater Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
10 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stopping Distance Requirements for Vehicles Equipped With Hydraulic Brake Systems This final rule establishes stopping distance performance requirements in Standard No. 105, Hydraulic Brake Systems, for trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ratings over 10,000 pounds.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 March 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)

FMVSS 106: Brake Hoses

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 10, 2008 - 180 pages - 885KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
3 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Brake Hoses and Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids; Termination of Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
29 September 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards	Federal Register: NHTSA

FMVSS 107: Reflecting Surfaces

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
2 January 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Reflecting Surfaces	Federal Register: NHTSA (L. Robert Shelton)

FMVSS 108: Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment

Laboratory Test Procedure - Draft - December 4, 2007 - 731 pages - 1.9MB

Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
27 December 1967	NHTSA Letter of Interpretation: FMVSS Interpretation From: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: Department of California Highway Patrol	Letter - 1 page
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume II: FMVSS 108	Research Report ( PDF) 3.5MB � 124 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
20 January 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	NHTSA
30 March 1994	Denials of Petitions for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
12 April 1994	Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
12 April 1994	Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
3 August 1994	Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 September 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment This notice reinstates Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c of 49 CFR 571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, which were inadvertently omitted from Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 400-999 as of October 1, 1993.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Christopher A. Hart Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
2 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
2 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
21 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment It proposes an amendment to the Federal motor vehicle standard on lighting that would permit replaceable lenses on integral beam and replaceable bulb headlamps that incorporate on-board headlamp aimers.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topics: Bosch � Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
25 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment Dennis Moore of Livermore, California, has petitioned for rulemaking to amend Standard No. 108 to allow �a `Zonal' approach for Compliance Photometric Testing of 3rd Brake Lights which has already been adopted for Tail Lights, Regular Brake Lights and Turn Signals.�	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
5 January 1995	Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment was amended on December 10, 1992, to add S5.7 Conspicuity Systems, and associated Figure 30, requirements establishing a visibility enhancement scheme for large trailers (57 FR 58406).	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
13 February 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment This notice responds to petitions for reconsideration of the final rule published on January 12, 1993, that added minimum photometric values for headlamps at test points above the horizontal.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 March 1995	Replaceable Light Source Information Part 564, which currently allows light source manufacturers to file information in the part 564 Docket, is amended to allow vehicle and headlamp manufacturers also to file information in the docket.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 March 1995	Replaceable Light Source Information Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment This notice proposes amendments to the Federal motor vehicle standard on lighting to facilitate the transfer by NHTSA of all dimensional and specification information on HB Type replaceable light sources for headlamps to Docket No. 93�11.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
18 February 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
26 April 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
26 April 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
27 April 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 108; Lamp, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
13 July 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
8 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
26 October 2011	Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements, Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review	Nathaniel M. Beuse
4 December 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
4 December 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
3 September 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
17 December 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Mark R. Rosekind)
5 February 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Mark R. Rosekind)
26 January 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108; Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi R. King)
22 March 2018	BMW of North America, LLC--Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From FMVSS No. 108 for Adaptive Driving Beam; BMW of North America, LLC and Volkswagen Group of America--Request for Certain Information To Support Petitions for Adaptive Driving Beams	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
12 October 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)
23 April 2019	Daimler Trucks North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Otto G. Matheke III)
15 February 2022	NHTSA to Allow Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights on New Vehicles, Improving Safety for Drivers, Pedestrians, and Cyclists Issues final rule fulfilling Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mandate ahead of schedule.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 February 2022	BMW of North America, LLC and Volkswagen Group of America; Denial of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From FMVSS No. 108 for Vehicles With Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps Both manufacturers requested exemptions on the basis that an exemption would facilitate the development or field evaluation of a new motor vehicle safety feature providing a safety level at least equal to that of the standard.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 February 2022	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps This document amends NHTSA�s lighting standard to permit the certification of adaptive driving beam headlamps.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 109: New Pneumatic Bias Ply and Certain Specialty Tires

Laboratory Test Procedure - June 1, 2005 - 65 pages - 769KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
5 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS); New Pneumatic Tires	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
1 August 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, New Pneumatic Tires; Consumer Information Regulations Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
13 February 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS); New Pneumatic Tires NHTSA takes this action in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers' Association.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Christopher A. Hart Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
17 January 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; New Pneumatic and Certain Specialty Tires	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
21 August 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Technical Corrections and Clarifications Related to Tires and Rims	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)
19 December 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tires	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)

FMVSS 110: Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms or Less

Laboratory Test Procedure (Passenger Cars) - January 10, 2006 - 45 pages - 392KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Passenger Cars) - August 31, 2007 - 45 pages - 238KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Light Trucks) - December 15, 2005 - 42 pages - 389KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Light Trucks) - August 31, 2007 - 50 pages - 249KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
9 November 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Selection and Rims	Federal Register: NHTSA (Mark R. Rosekind)

FMVSS 111: Reaview Mirrors

Rearview Mirrors - Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses, School Buses and Motorcycles
(Effective January 1, 1968)
This standard specifies requirements for the performance and location of inside and outside rearview mirrors. Its purpose is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries that occur when the driver of a motor vehicle does not have a clear and reasonably unobstructed view to the rear.

School Buses (Effective December 2, 1993)
Revised requirements for driver visibility in front of and along both sides of school buses.

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - February 26, 2009
Laboratory Test Procedure (Other Than School Buses) - October 28, 2009 - 76 pages - 1.1MB
Laboratory Test Procedure (School Bus Rearview Mirrors) - December 30, 2009 - 61 pages - 440KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
11 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Convex Cross View Mirrors on School Buses	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
December 7, 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Low-Speed Vehicles Phase-In Reporting Requirements; Proposed Rule	Joseph S. Carra
2 March 2011	Public Workshop and Hearing for Rear Visibility; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Low-Speed Vehicles; Phase-in Reporting Requirements	Joseph S. Carra
2 March 2011	Rear Visibility; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Low-Speed Vehicles; Phase-in Reporting Requirements	Joseph S. Carra
10 October 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, Rear Visibility	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)

FMVSS 114: Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 28, 2010 - 43 pages - 137KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
14 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Theft Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)

FMVSS 116: Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 22, 2005 - 58 pages - 691KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
13 September 2010	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review	Joseph S. Carra
26 December 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)
2 May 2022	Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Labeling of Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid Containers Section 5.2.2 of the standard specifies labeling requirements for manufacturers and packagers of brake fluids, as well as packagers of hydraulic system mineral oils.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 118: Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 12, 2006 - 47 pages - 707KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
March 2, 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems	Joseph S. Carra

FMVSS 119: New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) and Motorcycles

Formerly "New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars"

Laboratory Procedures for Tire Testing and Data Reporting: FMVSS 119: New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars - May 1988 - 125 pages - 4.0MB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
September 29, 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) and Motorcycles	Joseph Carra
6 September 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards CFR Correction	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
10 January 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles With a GVWR of More Than 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) and Motorcycles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
21 June 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)

FMVSS 120: Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 10, 2000 - 36 pages - 234KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
17 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)

FMVSS 121: Air Brake Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure (121D - Dynamometer) - May 9, 1990 - 39 pages - 295KB
Laboratory Test Procedure - March 12, 2004 - 83 pages - 1.6MB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
19 January 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems--Control Line Pressure Balance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
14 February 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems; Air Applied, Mechanically Held Brake Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Howard M. Smolkin)
18 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems; Automatic Brake Adjusters	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
11 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Over Hydraulic Brake Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems Control Line Pressure Balance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Patricia P. Breslin)
24 August 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems Control Line Pressure Balance It has come to the agency's attention that the section titled �PART 571--[AMENDED]� contains several errors. This notice serves to correct that section.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
12 January 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems; Long-Stroke Brake Chambers The agency believes that the amendments will improve the braking efficiency of such vehicles and reduce the number of brakes found to be out of adjustment during inspections.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topics: American Trucking Associations � Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
10 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking In response to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, this final rule amends Standard No. 105, Hydraulic Brake Systems, and Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems, to require medium and heavy vehicles to be equipped with an antilock brake system.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
10 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stopping Distance Requirements for Vehicles Equipped With Air Brake Systems This notice reinstates stopping distance performance requirements in Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems, for medium and heavy vehicles that are equipped with air brake systems.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez M.D. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
17 February 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
26 March 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Air Brake Systems	L. Robert Shelton
27 July 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems	Ronald L. Medford
9 September 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 121; Air Brake Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
11 February 2013	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)

FMVSS 122: Motorcycle Brake Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - August 1, 2006 - 68 pages - 1.5MB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume III: FMVSS 122	Research Report ( PDF) 1.4MB � 40 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
24 August 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems; Final Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
26 November 2014	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems; Motorcycle Controls and Displays	R. Ryan Posten

FMVSS 123: Motorcycle Controls and Displays

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
8 January 2021	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems; Motorcycle Controls and Displays	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)

FMVSS 124: Accelerator Control Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 20, 2000 - 33 pages - 246KB

FMVSS 125: Warning Devices

Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 1) - May 11, 1992 - 36 pages - 382KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 2) - May 11, 1992 - 29 pages - 440KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
29 September 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Warning Devices	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
3 May 2022	Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Compliance Labeling Warning Devices NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement of a previously approved collection of information on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 126: Electronic Stability Control Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 10, 2008 - 70 pages - 419KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (For vehicles manufactured before September 1, 2011) - November 19, 2008 - 73 pages - 454KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (For vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2011) - September 9, 2011 - 79 pages - 406KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
10 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control; Technical Report on the Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control Systems for Cars and LTVs	James F. Simons
9 September 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
12 June 2019	Saleen Automotive Inc.; Receipt of Petition for a Temporary Exemption From all Requirements of FMVSS No. 126 and the Air Bag Requirements of FMVSS No. 208	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)

FMVSS 127: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles

Date	Article	Details
29 April 2024	NHTSA Finalizes Key Safety Rule to Reduce Crashes and Save Lives Starting in 2029, vehicle manufacturers must make automatic emergency braking, which reduces vehicle and pedestrian crashes, standard in cars and light trucks.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
3 May 2024	ICYMI: Safety Advocates Voice Support for Biden Administration�s New Car Safety Rule That Will Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year Similar to standardizing seat belts and air bags, making automatic emergency braking standard in new cars is one of the biggest road safety advancements in decades.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topics: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 131: School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices

Laboratory Test Procedure (School Bus Test) - June 21, 1999 - 35 pages - 251KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Equipment Test) - June 21, 1999 - 67 pages - 522KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
24 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
27 January 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices The interim final rule, which responded to a petition for rulemaking submitted by Blue Bird Bus Company, removed design restrictive language that had the effect of prohibiting strobe lamps on stop signal arms.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topics: Blue Bird � Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 135: Light Vehicle Brake Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - December 2, 2005 - 139 pages - 1.6MB

Date	Article	Details
2 February 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic Brake Systems; Passenger Car Brake Systems NHTSA�s decision to establish the new standard results from the agency�s efforts to harmonize its standards with international standards.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 136: Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles

Date	Article	Author/Source
30 October 2017	Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi R. King)

FMVSS 138: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 12, 2007 - 50 pages - 232KB

FMVSS 139: New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles

Laboratory Test Procedure - May 26, 2005 - 72 pages - 737KB
Laboratory Test Procedure - January 6, 2006 - 76 pages - 724KB
Laboratory Test Procedure - March 6, 2007 - 76 pages - 711KB

Date	Article	Author/Source
19 December 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tires	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)

FMVSS 141: Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
26 February 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi R. King)
17 September 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)
1 September 2020	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)

FMVSS 201: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact

Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 1) - March 3, 1989 - 29 pages - 321KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 2) - March 3, 1989 - 61 pages - 895KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Rigid Pole Side Impact Test) - August 19, 1999 - 131 pages - 1.1MB
Laboratory Test Procedure (201U: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact Upper Interior Head Impact Protection, Part 1) - April 3, 1998 - 29 pages - 363KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (201U: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact Upper Interior Head Impact Protection, Part 2) - April 3, 1998 - 19 pages - 348KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (201U: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact Upper Interior Head Impact Protection, Part 3) - April 3, 1998 - 68 pages - 979KB

Date	Document	Details
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: I	Research Report ( PDF) 17.1MB � 222 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: II	Research Report ( PDF) 10.0MB � 142 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: III	Research Report ( PDF) 8.5MB � 108 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
2 January 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)

FMVSS 202: Head Restraints

Laboratory Test Procedure - October 12, 1989 - 35 pages - 516KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (202aD: Dynamic Testing) - January 7, 2011 - 61 pages - 608KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (202aS: Dimensional and Static Testing) - January 21, 2011 - 56 pages - 995KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume IV: FMVSS 202 & 207	Research Report ( PDF) 2.7MB � 90 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
2 November 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Restraints	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
11 July 2024	NHTSA Takes Important Step Toward Improving Occupant Protection, Seeks Comment on Updating Seatback Safety Standards With this ANPRM, NHTSA is seeking public comment on a variety of topics to determine what upgrades, if any, are needed to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, �Seating systems,� and potentially FMVSS No. 202a, �Head restraints,� with an emphasis on occupant protection in rear impacts.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

An Evaluation of Head Restraints: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202, February 1982 by Charles J. Kahane, Ph.D.

FMVSS 203: Impact Protection for the Driver

Laboratory Test Procedure (Impact Protection for the Driver from the Steering Control System) - May 4, 1990 - 52 pages - 844KB

An Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Passenger Car Steering Assemblies, January 1981 by Charles J. Kahane, Ph.D.

Date	Document	Details
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: I	Research Report ( PDF) 17.1MB � 222 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: II	Research Report ( PDF) 10.0MB � 142 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: III	Research Report ( PDF) 8.5MB � 108 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 204: Rearward Column Displacement

Laboratory Test Procedure - August 6, 1996 - 50 pages - 366KB

An Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Passenger Car Steering Assemblies, January 1981 by Charles J. Kahane, Ph.D.

Date	Document	Details
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: I	Research Report ( PDF) 17.1MB � 222 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: II	Research Report ( PDF) 10.0MB � 142 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: III	Research Report ( PDF) 8.5MB � 108 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 205: Motor Vehicle Glazing Materials

Date	Article	Author/Source
22 February 1994	Evaluation Report on Glass-Plastic Windshield Glazing, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Motor Vehicle Glazing Materials	Donald C. Bischoff
14 March 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials NHTSA proposes to permit the installation of a new item of motor vehicle glazing, Item 4A--Rigid Plastic for Use in Side Windows Rearward of the �C� Pillar, in hatchbacks and station wagons.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Barry Felrice Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
4 April 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)

FMVSS 206: Door Locks and Door Retention Components

Laboratory Test Procedure - February 19, 2010 - 51 pages - 518KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Inertial Load Sled Test) - February 19, 2010 - 73 pages - 729KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sliding Side Door Transverse Load Test) - February 19, 2010 - 49 pages - 925KB

Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
22 December 1967	NHTSA Letter of Interpretation: FMVSS Interpretation From: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: General Motors Technical Center	Letter - 1 page

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
30 August 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Door Locks and Door Retention Components	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)

FMVSS 207: Seating Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 1) - June 18, 1992 - 46 pages - 680KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 2) - June 18, 1992 - 37 pages - 726KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume IV: FMVSS 202 & 207	Research Report ( PDF) 2.7MB � 90 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
21 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Seating Systems; Pedestal Seats	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
11 July 2024	NHTSA Takes Important Step Toward Improving Occupant Protection, Seeks Comment on Updating Seatback Safety Standards With this ANPRM, NHTSA is seeking public comment on a variety of topics to determine what upgrades, if any, are needed to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, �Seating systems,� and potentially FMVSS No. 202a, �Head restraints,� with an emphasis on occupant protection in rear impacts.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 July 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, �Seating systems.�	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jack Danielson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 208: Occupant Crash Protection

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - July 27, 2005 - 70 pages - 750KB
Section 15 - Data Sheets - July 27, 2005 - 144 pages - 2.0MB
Appendix A - July 27, 2005 - 56 pages - 624KB
Appendix B - July 27, 2005 - 50 pages - 674KB
Appendix D - July 27, 2005 - 43 pages - 738KB
Appendix E - July 27, 2005 - 40 pages - 596KB
Appendix F - July 27, 2005 - 7 pages - 50KB
Appendix G - July 27, 2005 - 11 pages - 73KB
Appendix H - July 27, 2005 - 20 pages - 104KB
Appendix I - July 27, 2005 - 8 pages - 87KB
Appendix J - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 100KB
Appendix K - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 404KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - April 16, 2008 - 238 pages - 1.6MB
Appendix A - April 16, 2008 - 56 pages - 323KB
Appendix B - April 16, 2008 - 50 pages - 413KB
Appendix D - April 16, 2008 - 43 pages - 355KB
Appendix E - April 16, 2008 - 40 pages - 315KB
Appendix F - April 16, 2008 - 9 pages - 38KB
Appendix G - April 16, 2008 - 15 pages - 63KB
Appendix H - April 16, 2008 - 30 pages - 106KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Part 1) - January 15, 1998 - 51 pages - 613KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Part 2) - January 15, 1998 - 11 pages - 194KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Part 3) - January 15, 1998 - 26 pages - 432KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Appendix A: PART 572E Dummy Performance Calibration Test Procedure, Part 1) - January 15, 1998 - 70 pages - 975KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Appendix A: PART 572E Dummy Performance Calibration Test Procedure, Part 1) - January 15, 1998 - 19 pages - 231KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Sled Tests, Appendix A: PART 572E Dummy Performance Calibration Test Procedure, Part 1) - January 15, 1998 - 50 pages - 686KB

Date	Article	Author/Source
29 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
18 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
13 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection; Seat Belt Assemblies	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
13 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages	Federal Register: NHTSA (Patricia P. Breslin)
29 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
3 August 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
28 September 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
29 November 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection NHTSA published a final rule specifying that manufacturers must install driver and front passenger side air bags to satisfy the automatic crash protection requirements.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
26 January 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
2 April 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (L. Robert Shelton)
11 April 2011	Koenigsegg Automotive AB; Morgan Motor Company Limited; Receipt of Applications for Renewals of Temporary Exemptions From the Advanced Air Bag Requirements of FMVSS No. 208	Joseph S. Carra
29 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
6 April 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
12 June 2019	Saleen Automotive Inc.; Receipt of Petition for a Temporary Exemption From all Requirements of FMVSS No. 126 and the Air Bag Requirements of FMVSS No. 208	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)
27 September 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (James Clayton Owens)
29 October 2020	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)
1 June 2022	Grant of Petitions for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches NHTSA is granting 13 petitions from various final stage manufacturers of motorcoaches for a temporary exemption from a shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, �Occupant crash protection,� for side-facing seats.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff
21 August 2023	NHTSA Proposes Seat Belt Warning System Expansion to Encourage Drivers and Passengers to Buckle Up Proposed rule would require enhanced seat belt warnings for rear and front driver and passenger side seats.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
7 September 2023	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 directs NHTSA to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, �Occupant crash protection,� to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 August 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, �Occupant crash protection,� updating the child restraint systems listed in the standard.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 December 2024	NHTSA Finalizes Seat Belt Reminder Rule to Increase Seat Belt Use, Improve Occupant Safety Final rule is estimated to save about 50 lives annually by adding a seat belt warning requirement for rear seats and enhancing warnings for driver and front passenger seats.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 209: Seat Belt Assemblies

Laboratory Test Procedure - December 7, 2007 - 76 pages - 788KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
15 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection; Seat Belt Assemblies	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection; Seat Belt Assemblies	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
29 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assemblies	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)

FMVSS 210: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages

Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 1) - February 7, 1994 - 31 pages - 368KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Part 2) - February 7, 1994 - 27 pages - 630KB

Date	Document	Details
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: I	Research Report ( PDF) 17.1MB � 222 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: II	Research Report ( PDF) 10.0MB � 142 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 1985 publication date	Cost Evaluation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 210 Passenger Cars and Evaluation of Cost and Weight Trends for Standards 201, 203 and 204 - Passenger Cars Volume: III	Research Report ( PDF) 8.5MB � 108 pages Authors: William R. Osen & Norman F. Ludtke Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
13 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages	Federal Register: NHTSA (Patricia P. Breslin)
19 January 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages The sole exception is for passenger seats in buses.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
16 April 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
17 September 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Incorporation by Reference This document amends the procedures for testing the strength of seat belt anchorages in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, �Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.�	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 212: Windshield Mounting

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - July 27, 2005 - 70 pages - 750KB
Section 15 - Data Sheets - July 27, 2005 - 144 pages - 2.0MB
Appendix A - July 27, 2005 - 56 pages - 624KB
Appendix B - July 27, 2005 - 50 pages - 674KB
Appendix D - July 27, 2005 - 43 pages - 738KB
Appendix E - July 27, 2005 - 40 pages - 596KB
Appendix F - July 27, 2005 - 7 pages - 50KB
Appendix G - July 27, 2005 - 11 pages - 73KB
Appendix H - July 27, 2005 - 20 pages - 104KB
Appendix I - July 27, 2005 - 8 pages - 87KB
Appendix J - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 100KB
Appendix K - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 404KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - April 16, 2008 - 238 pages - 1.6MB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/301F (Passenger Cars, MPV�s and Light Trucks with GVWR�s under 4,536 kg) - January 17, 2007 - 75 pages - 463KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/303 - June 30, 1995 - 86 pages - 577KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume V: FMVSS 213	Research Report ( PDF) 2.6MB � 80 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
June 2021 publication date	Development of a Representative Seat Assembly for FMVSS No. 213	Research Report ( PDF) 1.5MB � 44 pages Authors: Kedryn Wietholter, Allison E. Louden, and Cristina Echemendia Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
September 2021 publication date	Evaluation of Foam Specifications For the Proposed FMVSS No. 213 Test Bench	Research Report ( PDF) 5.4MB � 124 pages Authors: Allison E. Louden & Alaine E. Wetli Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
September 2021 publication date	Evaluation of Seat Foams For the FMVSS No. 213 Test Bench	Research Report ( PDF) 5.3MB � 75 pages Authors: Kedryn Wietholter et al. Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
November 2021 publication date	Repeatability and Reproducibility Of the FMVSS No. 213 Side Impact Test	Research Report ( PDF) 1.5MB � 32 pages Authors: Kedryn Wietholter & Allison E. Louden Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
April 2022 publication date	FMVSS No. 213a Side Impact Test Evaluation and Revision	Research Report ( PDF) 3.5MB � 80 pages Authors: Allison E. Louden & Kedryn Wietholter Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
16 February 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
16 March 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
5 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
27 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
21 July 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
8 February 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems The final rule requires each rear-facing infant restraint system to bear a label warning against using the restraint in any vehicle seating position equipped with an air bag.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
8 November 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Booster Seat Effectiveness Estimates Based on CDS and State Data	James F. Simons
24 November 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Child Restraint Systems; Hybrid III 10-Year-Old Child Test Dummy	Federal Register: NHTSA (Nathaniel Beuse)
9 September 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Child Restraint Systems	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
4 June 2014	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems--Side Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Claude H. Harris)
2 November 2020	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Incorporation by Reference	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens
4 January 2021	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Incorporation by Reference	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)
30 June 2022	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems, Child Restraint Systems�Side Impact Protection, Incorporation by Reference This final rule fulfills a statutory mandate set forth in the �Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act� (MAP�21) that directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule to improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impacts.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff
22 February 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213 Test Procedure (TP-213-11) TPs are not rules, regulations, or agency interpretations regarding the meaning of a Federal motor vehicle safety standard.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 June 2022	NHTSA Improves Child Safety Seat Testing Standards with Final Rule on Side Impact Protection Establishes requirement for first-of-its-kind side impact test.	Press Release (text) Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 214: Side Impact Protection

Laboratory Test Procedure ("Dynamic" Part 1) - December 15, 2006 - 47 pages - 715KB
Laboratory Test Procedure ("Dynamic" Part 2) - December 15, 2006 - 52 pages - 611KB
Laboratory Test Procedure ("Dynamic" Appendix A: Laboratory Configuration and Performance Verification Procedure for Side Impact Dummy) - December 15, 2006 - 26 pages - 194KB
Laboratory Test Procedure ("Dynamic" Appendix B: Positioning Procedure for Side Impact Dummy) - December 15, 2006 - 8 pages - 43KB
Laboratory Test Procedure ("Dynamic" Appendix C: Aluminum Honeycomb Crush Strength Verification) - December 15, 2006 - 6 pages - 135KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Rigid Pole Side Impact Test, Draft) - August 2007 - 91 pages - 2.4MB
Laboratory Test Procedure (Static) - April 15, 1992 - 38 pages - 654KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1982	An Evaluation of Side Structure Improvements in Response to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214	Charles J. Kahane, Ph.D./NHTSA	PDF - 14,351KB
September 2022 publication date	Crash Simulation of FMVSS No. 214 Safety Performance	Research Report ( PDF) 14.4MB � 58 pages Authors: Rudolf Reichert, Cing-Dao Kan, and Chung-Kyu Park Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Date	Article	Author/Source
15 June 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection--Light Trucks, Buses and Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
24 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
28 November 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)
29 December 2020	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection, Ejection Mitigation; Technical Corrections	Federal Register: NHTSA (James C. Owens)

FMVSS 216: Roof Crush Resistance

Laboratory Test Procedure - November 16, 2006 - 35 pages - 471KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (216a) - May 6, 2009 - 54 pages - 1.0MB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
27 December 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
22 March 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance	Daniel C. Smith

FMVSS 217: Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release

Laboratory Test Procedure - December 20, 1996 - 68 pages - 575KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (GVWR over 10,000 lb) - June 25, 2002 - 56 pages - 471KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
4 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release	Federal Register: NHTSA (Howard M. Smolkin)
18 April 2018	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; CFR Correction	Federal Register: NHTSA

FMVSS 217a: Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
15 January 2026	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals; Mandatory Applicability Beginning October 30, 2027 The standard intends to drive installation of advanced glazing in over-the-road buses (motorcoaches) and other large buses to reduce occupant ejections.	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Jonathan Morrison Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 218: Motorcycle Helmets

Laboratory Test Procedure - November 30, 2006 - 69 pages - 368KB
Laboratory Test Procedure - May 13, 2011 - 76 pages - 776KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
13 May 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Helmets	NHTSA
13 August 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Helmets	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)

FMVSS 219: Windshield Zone Intrusion

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - July 27, 2005 - 70 pages - 750KB
Section 15 - Data Sheets - July 27, 2005 - 144 pages - 2.0MB
Appendix A - July 27, 2005 - 56 pages - 624KB
Appendix B - July 27, 2005 - 50 pages - 674KB
Appendix D - July 27, 2005 - 43 pages - 738KB
Appendix E - July 27, 2005 - 40 pages - 596KB
Appendix F - July 27, 2005 - 7 pages - 50KB
Appendix G - July 27, 2005 - 11 pages - 73KB
Appendix H - July 27, 2005 - 20 pages - 104KB
Appendix I - July 27, 2005 - 8 pages - 87KB
Appendix J - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 100KB
Appendix K - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 404KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - April 16, 2008 - 238 pages - 1.6MB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/301F (Passenger Cars, MPV�s and Light Trucks with GVWR�s under 4,536 kg) - January 17, 2007 - 75 pages - 463KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/303 - June 30, 1995 - 86 pages - 577KB

Date	Article	Author/Source
29 November 2012	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Windshield Zone Intrusion	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)

FMVSS 220: Motorcycle Helmets

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 16, 1991 - 40 pages - 298KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume VI: FMVSS 220, 221, & 222	Research Report ( PDF) 2.6MB � 62 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
21 May 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Helmets; Proposed Rule	Daniel C. Smith

FMVSS 221: School Bus Body Joint Strength

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 3, 1986 - 64 pages - 412KB
Laboratory Test Procedure - December 3, 2003 - 58 pages - 539KB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume VI: FMVSS 220, 221, & 222	Research Report ( PDF) 2.6MB � 62 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 222: School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 20, 1993 - 107 pages - 1.0MB
Laboratory Test Procedure - October 21, 2008 - 107 pages - 1.1MB
Laboratory Test Procedure - October 21, 2011 - 126 pages - 1.1MB

Date	Document	Details
November 1979 publication date	Cost Evaluation for Nine Federal Motor Vehicle Standards Volume VI: FMVSS 220, 221, & 222	Research Report ( PDF) 2.6MB � 62 pages Authors: M.R. Harvey, J.A. Lesczhik, and R.F. McLean Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Date	Article	Author/Source
25 August 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; School Buses	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher J. Bonanti)

FMVSS 223: Rear Impact Guards

Laboratory Test Procedure - October 20, 1997 - 36 pages - 232KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
26 January 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
8 November 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Technical Report, on the Effectiveness of Underride Guards for Heavy Trailers	James F. Simons
6 October 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Protection, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Single Unit Trucks	Raymond R. Posten
27 June 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection This document denies a petition, submitted by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and Parents Against Tired Truckers, for reconsideration of a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, �Rear impact guards,� and FMVSS No. 224, �Rear impact protection.�	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
15 July 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a petition for rulemaking from Jerry and Marianne Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso-Hawkins, requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 223, �Rear impact guards,� and FMVSS No. 224, �Rear impact protection,� to include additional requirements.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 224: Rear Impact Protection

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
26 January 1998	Dan Hill & Associates, Inc.; Grant of Application for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 224	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
26 January 1998	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
8 November 2010	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Technical Report, on the Effectiveness of Underride Guards for Heavy Trailers	James F. Simons
6 October 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Protection, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Single Unit Trucks	Raymond R. Posten
27 June 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection This document denies a petition, submitted by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and Parents Against Tired Truckers, for reconsideration of a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 223, �Rear impact guards,� and FMVSS No. 224, �Rear impact protection.�	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
15 July 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking This document denies a petition for rulemaking from Jerry and Marianne Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso-Hawkins, requesting that NHTSA amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 223, �Rear impact guards,� and FMVSS No. 224, �Rear impact protection,� to include additional requirements.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 225: Child Restraint Anchorage Systems

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 11, 2005 - 49 pages - 1.2MB

Date	Document	Details
July 2025 publication date	Evaluation of Tether Anchor Zones for FMVSS No. 225 Revised	Research Report ( PDF) 1.9MB � 63 pages Authors: Kedryn Wietholter & Joshua Smith Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 226: Ejection Mitigation

Laboratory Test Procedure - March 1, 2011 - 78 pages - 1.2MB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
19 January 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Ejection Mitigation; Phase-In Reporting Requirements; Incorporation by Reference; Final Rule	Federal Register: NHTSA (David L. Strickland)
25 February 2011	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Ejection Mitigation; Phase-In Reporting Requirements; Incorporation by Reference	NHTSA

FMVSS 301: Fuel System Integrity

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - July 27, 2005 - 70 pages - 750KB
Section 15 - Data Sheets - July 27, 2005 - 144 pages - 2.0MB
Appendix A - July 27, 2005 - 56 pages - 624KB
Appendix B - July 27, 2005 - 50 pages - 674KB
Appendix D - July 27, 2005 - 43 pages - 738KB
Appendix E - July 27, 2005 - 40 pages - 596KB
Appendix F - July 27, 2005 - 7 pages - 50KB
Appendix G - July 27, 2005 - 11 pages - 73KB
Appendix H - July 27, 2005 - 20 pages - 104KB
Appendix I - July 27, 2005 - 8 pages - 87KB
Appendix J - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 100KB
Appendix K - July 27, 2005 - 9 pages - 404KB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 208/212/219/301F (Sections 1-14) - April 16, 2008 - 238 pages - 1.6MB
Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/301F (Passenger Cars, MPV�s and Light Trucks with GVWR�s under 4,536 kg) - January 17, 2007 - 75 pages - 463KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (301R: Rear Impact) - January 17, 2007 - 46 pages - 333KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (301S: School Buses Over 10,000 Pounds GVWR) - December 13, 1996 - 37 pages - 333KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
17 May 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity; Crossover Lines	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 July 2014	Evaluation of FMVSS No. 301, ``Fuel System Integrity,'' as Upgraded in 2005 to 2009	Terry Shelton

FMVSS 302: Flammability of Interior Materials

Laboratory Test Procedure - October 18, 1991 - 32 pages - 505KB

FMVSS 303: Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 212/219/303 - June 30, 1995 - 86 pages - 577KB
Laboratory Test Procedure (CNG Fueled School Buses) - June 30, 1995 - 50 pages - 379KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
25 April 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles	Federal Register: NHTSA (Christopher A. Hart)
19 December 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
10 January 1995	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles The standard limits the amount of allowable CNG leakage after a crash test by limiting the post-crash pressure drop of the fuel system.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ricardo Martinez Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 304: Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Containers

Laboratory Test Procedure for FMVSS 304 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel Container Integrity - December 8, 2003 - 50 pages - 441KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
26 September 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
19 December 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity	Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 December 1994	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity	Federal Register: NHTSA (Ricardo Martinez)
11 February 2022	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity This final rule amends the visual inspection labeling requirement in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 304 by modifying the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas fuel containers installed on vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 305: Electric-powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection

Laboratory Test Procedure - September 11, 2008 - 46 pages - 409KB

Date	Document	Details
July 2025 publication date	Evaluation of FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Water Exposure Safety	Research Report ( PDF) 1.0MB � 31 pages Authors: Tim Coffin & Colleen Bendig Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
17 October 2000	NHTSA	NHTSA Announces New Safety Standard for Electric Vehicles	NHTSA
16 January 2015	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles; Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection	David J. Friedman
10 March 2016	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
27 September 2017	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Jack Danielson)
28 February 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Raymond R. Posten)
23 August 2019	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection	Federal Register: NHTSA (Heidi Renate King)
15 April 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference	Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Sophie Shulman Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
24 May 2024	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference This document corrects the DATES and ADDRESSES sections to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2024, regarding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond. R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 401: Internal Trunk Release

Laboratory Test Procedure - August 8, 2007 - 33 pages - 107KB

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
17 October 2000	NHTSA	U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Standard to Require Internal Trunk Releases on Cars	NHTSA

FMVSS 403: Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles

Laboratory Test Procedure - December 30, 2008 - 165 pages - 1.3MB

Date	Article	Author/Source
30 September 2021	Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts intended for installation in motor vehicles to assist wheelchair users and other persons of limited mobility in entering and exiting a vehicle.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FMVSS 404: Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles

Laboratory Test Procedure - July 15, 2005 - 54 pages - 718KB

FMVSS 500: Low-Speed Vehicles

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 19, 2006 - 31 pages - 354KB

FMVSS 537: Automotive Fuel Economy Attribute Measurements

Laboratory Test Procedure - March 30, 2009 - 47 pages - 522KB

FMVSS 575.103: Truck-Camper Loading

Laboratory Test Procedure - January 6, 1989 - 34 pages - 264KB

FMVSS 575.104: Uniform Tire Quality Grading

Laboratory Procedures for Tire Temperature Resistance Testing - May 25, 1979 - 30 pages - 2.0MB
Procedures for Tire Traction Testing - October 28, 1979 - 57 pages - 1.5MB
Procedures for Tire Treadwear Testing - June 4, 1979 - 36 pages - 1.2MB

FMVSS 581: Bumper Standard

Laboratory Test Procedure - April 25, 1990 - 69 pages - 519KB