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Make Inoperative Exemptions; Retrofit Air Bag On-Off Switches and Air Bag Deactivations
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 17, 2024. Comments closed on November 18, 2024.
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What the agency says
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes amendments to the requirements and processes for individuals to request that the agency permit them to have an air bag on-off switch installed in their vehicle. The proposed amendments would eliminate the sunset date, and would also narrow the population of people eligible to have an on-off switch installed. Furthermore, the agency also proposes amendments to several appendices, and proposes the addition of a new appendix. Lastly, this NPRM proposes that NHTSA codify its process for reviewing requests for air bag deactivations, which are currently granted or denied through the agency's enforcement discretion. In this document, NHTSA solicits feedback from the public to better inform the agency's decision-making on the proposed amendments.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-20651
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
- Agency
- Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Published
- September 17, 2024
- Comments due
- November 18, 2024
- Dates
- You should submit your comments early enough to be received not later than November 18, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0046
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2127-AL64
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 595
- Topics
- Imports; Motor vehicle safety; Motor vehicles
- Pages
- 30
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