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Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026. It took effect on July 31, 2026. Comments closed on August 31, 2026.
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What the agency says
This interim final rule amends NHTSA's general exemption regulations to remove language limiting the application of temporary exemptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the bumper standard to motor vehicles manufactured on and after the effective date of an exemption, and to align the regulations with the Administrator's statutory discretion to determine the vehicle population covered by a temporary exemption. It also removes the requirement that applications for exemption be submitted in three copies and specifies an electronic means for submission. Though these amendments are effective immediately, to benefit from comments interested parties and the public may have, NHTSA requests that any comments be submitted to the docket for this rule. Following the close of the comment period, NHTSA will publish a final rule responding to any comments received and making any appropriate changes to the interim final rule.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15482
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Published
- July 31, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 31, 2026
- Comments due
- August 31, 2026
- Dates
- This interim final rule is effective July 31, 2026. Comments concerning this document are due no later than August 31, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1585
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2127-AM57
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 555
- Topics
- Labeling; Motor vehicle safety; Motor vehicles
- Pages
- 7
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