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Formal Agreement Reached on Brake Transmission System Interlock (BTSI) (2/16/07)
Includes lists of 2007 vehicles with and without BTSI
Registered Importer Procedures and Requirements
Registered Importer Newsletters (Nos 1-15)
Registered Importer Newsletter No. 23 / September 2004
Grant of Petition for Rulemaking
NHTSA grants an August 20, 1996 petition for rulemaking from Consumers Union
How To Become A Registered Importer
 Studies/Reports
Preliminary Results Analyzing the Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Systems
Vehicle Survivability and Travel Mileage Schedules
NHTSA Vehicle Safety Rulemaking and Supporting Research Priorities: Calendar Years 2005-2009
The NHTSA Vehicle Safety Rulemaking Priorities Plan contained herein outlines the agency’s vehicle safety rulemaking actions for the period 2005 to 2009
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111   NPRM to Require a Rear Detection System for Single-Unit Trucks
The agency estimates that approximately 79 fatalities per year (13 on-road and 66 off-road) and 148 injuries per year are attributable to straight trucks backing up. The agency believes that requiring a rear detection system will reduce the number of fatalities, injuries, and property damage crashes by giving truck operators the ability to detect objects behind the truck. In this analysis, we examine two possible counter-measures: a cross-view mirror system and a camera system.
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  49 CFR Part 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rearview Mirrors
In response to a petition for rulemaking, this document proposes to require straight trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of between 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds) to be equipped with a rear object detection system.
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  49 CFR Parts 541, 542, 543 Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
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  49 CFR Part 591 Importation of Commercial Motor Vehicles
This document proposes to add a definition of the term "import" to our regulation on the importation of motor vehicles.
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216 49 CFR Part 571 Roof Crush Resistance
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  49 CFR Part 575 Consumer Information; New Car Assessment Program; Rollover Resistance
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  49 CFR Part 571 Fuel System Integrity
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