Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 31, 2026. Document 2026-15482. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.
- What it does
This interim final rule amends 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. 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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 10 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2127-AM57 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This interim final rule is effective July 31, 2026. Comments concerning this document are due no later than August 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-15482 |
|---|---|
| Action | Interim final rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Published | July 31, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 31, 2026 |
| Comments close | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2127-AM57 |
| Docket | NHTSA-2026-1585 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register