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Eileen Sullivan

Category: Person
Description: Associate Administrator for Enforcement for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Article Index

DateArticleDetails
7 December 2023Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Contain a Safety Defect; Second Extension of Written Submission Deadline
NHTSA initially determined that certain air bag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC through January 2018 may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
12 January 2024Consolidated Glass & Mirror, LLC, Denial of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Consolidated Glass & Mirror, a subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corporation, has determined that certain laminated glass parts do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Guardian Industries
30 January 2024Polaris Group of America, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Polaris Group of America has determined that certain motorcycles manufactured by Indian Motorcycle Company do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Indian
31 May 2024Spartan Motors USA, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Spartan Motors USA has determined that certain model year 2017-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star chassis cabs do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: Spartan Gladiator,
Spartan Metro Star
7 June 2024Forest River Bus, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Forest River Bus has determined that certain model year 2009-2022 Starcraft school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, School Bus Passenger Seating And Crash Protection.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Starcraft
18 June 2024FCA US LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has determined that certain MY 2014-2019 Fiat 500 motor vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Fiat 500
26 June 2024Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-004
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition requesting that the agency commence an investigation of collisions of passenger vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists) with van-type (also known as box) semi-trailers that result in significant injuries or death due to a lack of effective rear impact guards.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
2 July 2024Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-002
The petition requests that NHTSA initiate an investigation into “severe oil leaks” from the oil pressure switch that could lead to engine failures experienced by operators of Model Year 2015-2017 Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with 3.3L V6 engines.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Kia Sorento
17 July 2024Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP24-002
The petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power incidents attributed to vehicles manufactured by Kia America equipped with 3.3 L Lambda-II engines.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Kia Sorento
19 July 2024Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Daimler Trucks North America has determined that certain model year 2019-2022 Thomas Built Bus school buses do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Thomas Built
5 August 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
NHTSA is issuing this supplemental initial decision to address in greater detail the basis for the agency's initial decision and to ensure that all vehicles and manufacturers that would be impacted by any recall order are included within the scope of the initial decision.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
27 August 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
On August 7, 2024, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Supplemental Initial Decision published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2024.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi
16 September 2024Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP22-003
The Petitioners requested that NHTSA initiate a safety defect investigation into the oil drain pan assemblies of multiple Hyundai and Kia vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: Hyundai, Kia
17 September 2024Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Harley-Davidson Motor Company has determined that certain model year 2018-2019 Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: Harley-Davidson FXBB, Harley-Davidson FXLR
20 September 2024Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects
The purpose of part 579 is to enhance motor vehicle safety by specifying information and documents that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must provide to NHTSA concerning possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturers conduct outside the United States.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
23 September 2024Winnebago Industries, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Winnebago Industries has determined that certain model year 2013-2023 Winnebago motorhomes do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topic: Winnebago
7 October 2024Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
On October 2, 2024, NHTSA received a request from counsel representing certain unspecified motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers asking NHTSA to extend the period for written submissions by two weeks.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Eileen Sullivan
Topics: ARC Automotive, Delphi




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