Updated on : 14-06-2026
| *This final rule also amends FMVSS No. 305a, ''Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity'' (G/TBT/N/USA/2113) and FMVSS No. 307, ''Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles'' (G/TBT/N/USA/2114) to delete reference to sections of FMVSS No. 214 removed by this final rule.On 30 May 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/57/Rev.1) proposing to remove obsolete requirements from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 214, ''Side Impact Protection.'' The agency received two comments that supported the changes to FMVSS No. 214. In addition, one of the commenters suggested amendments to remove additional obsolete regulatory text. NHTSA is adopting the proposed changes with amendments made in response to the comments.Effective Date: 6 July 2026.Petitions for Reconsideration: If you wish to petition for reconsideration of this rule, your petition must be received by 20 July 2026.91 Federal Register (FR) 33111, 3 June 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 571 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/html/2026-11072.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11072.pdfThis final rule is identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2025-0038. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA-2025-0038/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders interested in petitioning for reconsideration of this final rule are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pmEastern Time on 20 July 2026. Comments concerning petitions for reconsideration received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with NHTSA.Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2114 are identified by Docket Numbers NHTSA-2024-0006 and NHTSA-2024-0090 |