The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes amendments to certain provisions of the early warning reporting (EWR) rule published pursuant to the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act.
The NPRM also responds to a petition for rulemaking and proposes amendments to information identifying products involved in a recall under 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports.
This document proposes to modify the threshold for submitting quarterly EWR reports for light vehicle, bus and trailer manufacturers. It further proposes to:
* Require that manufacturers submit product names that are consistent from reporting quarter-to-quarter or advise NHTSA of changes.
* Add a requirement that light vehicle manufacturers specify the vehicle type and the fuel or propulsion system type of each model in their quarterly EWR submissions.
* Add a new component category for light vehicle manufacturers.
* Correct the definition of “other safety campaign.”
This document also proposes to add requirements to Part 573 Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports that tire manufacturers provide tire identification numbers of recalled tires and that manufacturers provide the country of origin of a component involved in a recall. Comments must be received by Feb. 3, 2009.