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United StatesAdopted, according to its latest notice

Motor cars and other motor vehicles – United States

Official title

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Components

The United States issued an addendum on 5 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/92. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 December 2004. The comment period closed on 29 July 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Vehicle door locks and door retention components; Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702); Other road vehicle systems

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading…
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/92Latest notice: G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 29 July 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1/Add.1⁩, 5 June 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Components

On 30 May 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) notified as G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1) proposing to remove obsolete requirements from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 206, ''Door locks and door retention components.'' The agency received no comment on the proposed changes to FMVSS No. 206 and therefore the agency is adopting the changes in this final rule. 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) 33081, 3 June 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 571: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2025-0035. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 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 4pm Eastern 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.

Notice of proposed rulemaking - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to remove obsolete requirements from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 206, ''Door locks and door retention components.''

Notices on this measure

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  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1/Add.1

    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Components

    On 30 May 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) notified as G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1) proposing to remove obsolete requirements from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 206, ''Door locks and door retention components.'' The agency received no comment on the proposed changes to FMVSS No. 206 and therefore the agency is adopting the changes in this final rule. 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) 33081, 3 June 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 571: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2025-0035. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 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 4pm Eastern 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.

  2. RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/92/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 29 July 2025

    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Components

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to remove obsolete requirements from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 206, ''Door locks and door retention components.''

  3. AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/92/Add.3

    TITLE: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Door Locks and Door Retention Components; AGENCY: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; ACTION: Final Rule; correction; SUMMARY: NHTSA published in the Federal Register of 20 July 2009 (74 FR 35131), a document delaying the compliance date of the sliding door provisions of a 6 February 2007 final rule (FR Doc. E9-17078). In the regulatory text adopted by that document, in S4.2.2.3, a statement erroneously read

  4. AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/92/Add.2

    TITLE: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Door Locks and Door Retention Components; AGENCY: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; ACTION: Final Rule, response to petitions for reconsideration; SUMMARY: This final rule delays the compliance date of the sliding door provisions of a 6 February 2007 final rule, from 1 September 2009 to 1 September 2010. The 6 February 2007 final rule amended the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on door locks and door

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