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United StatesAdopted, according to its latest notice
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Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
The United States issued an addendum on 1 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/1436. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 31 January 2019. The comment period closed on 30 September 2026.
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Motor vehicle bumper standards
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.2, 1 September 2026)
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Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) published on 31 July 2026 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.1) amending 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. The notice also removed the requirement that applications for exemption be submitted in three copies and specified an electronic means for submission. The comment period for the notice was originally scheduled to end on 31 August 2026. It will now end on 30 September 2026. The comment period for the IFR published on 31 July 2026 at 91 FR 48307, is extended. Comments should be received on or before 30 September 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 55793, 31 August 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 555: This extension of comment period and the interim final rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.1 are identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2026-1585. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as…
This document amends NHTSA's regulation on temporary exemption from the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) and bumper standards to expedite the publishing of notices soliciting public comment on exemption petitions. It does so by eliminating the provision calling for the Agency to determine that a petition is complete before the Agency publishes a notice summarizing the petition and soliciting public comments on it. As amended, the regulation continues to provide that the Agency will, as it does now, determine whether a petition contains adequate justification in deciding whether to grant or deny the petition. The intended effect of these changes is to enable the Agency to solicit public comments more quickly.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.2
Comment deadline: Closed on 30 September 2026
Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) published on 31 July 2026 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.1) amending 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. The notice also removed the requirement that applications for exemption be submitted in three copies and specified an electronic means for submission. The comment period for the notice was originally scheduled to end on 31 August 2026. It will now end on 30 September 2026. The comment period for the IFR published on 31 July 2026 at 91 FR 48307, is extended. Comments should be received on or before 30 September 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 55793, 31 August 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 555: This extension of comment period and the interim final rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.1 are identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2026-1585. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as…
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 31 August 2026
Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
This interim final rule amends the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 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. This interim final rule is effective 31 July 2026. Comments concerning this document are due no later than 31 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 48307, 31 July 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 555: This interim final rule is identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2026-1585. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by…
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/1436
Comment deadline: Closed on 11 February 2019
Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
This document amends NHTSA's regulation on temporary exemption from the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) and bumper standards to expedite the publishing of notices soliciting public comment on exemption petitions. It does so by eliminating the provision calling for the Agency to determine that a petition is complete before the Agency publishes a notice summarizing the petition and soliciting public comments on it. As amended, the regulation continues to provide that the Agency will, as it does now, determine whether a petition contains adequate justification in deciding whether to grant or deny the petition. The intended effect of these changes is to enable the Agency to solicit public comments more quickly.
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