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How many rules and notices did National Highway Traffic Safety Administration publish in 2026?

In 2026 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published 144 Federal Register documents: 28 final rules, 12 proposed rules, 104 notices; 6 marked significant. Busiest month: 2026-06.

DOCUMENTS: 144FINAL RULES: 28PROPOSED: 12

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What stands out

In 2026 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published 144 Federal Register documents: 28 final rules, 12 proposed rules, 104 notices; 6 marked significant. Busiest month: 2026-06.

By month

MonthDocumentsFinal rulesProposedNotices
2026-016114
2026-026006
2026-0311029
2026-0412219
2026-0510208
2026-063216313
2026-07201118
2026-08192116
2026-09183213
2026-1010118

Documents, 2026

All documents of the year, newest first.

PublishedTypeDocumentEvidence
Oct 23, 2026Proposed RulePart 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M); Extension of Crecord →
Oct 19, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Olrecord →
Oct 15, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Inrecord →
Oct 08, 2026NoticeNotice of Intent To Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Vehicle Lighting; Request for Comments and Solicitation of Nomirecord →
Oct 07, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Informationrecord →
Oct 07, 2026NoticeReceipt of Petitions for Renewal of Temporary Exemptions From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoachesrecord →
Oct 07, 2026NoticeNHTSA Safety Research Portfolio Public Meeting: Fall 2026, and Automated Driving Systems Workshoprecord →
Oct 06, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Asrecord →
Oct 06, 2026NoticeRequest for Information: Nationwide Implementation of Prehospital Blood Transfusionrecord →
Oct 06, 2026RuleEliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the 911 Grant Programrecord →
Sep 30, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Corecord →
Sep 30, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Corecord →
Sep 30, 2026RuleThe Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucksrecord →
Sep 30, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agrecord →
Sep 28, 2026NoticeRecalls Next: Technological Innovations and Safety Recallsrecord →
Sep 28, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP26-005record →
Sep 25, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP26-003record →
Sep 23, 2026RuleAmendment to the Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programsrecord →
Sep 22, 2026Proposed RulePart 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M)record →
Sep 21, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of a Petition for Rulemakingrecord →
Sep 21, 2026NoticeFord Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Sep 15, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Crrecord →
Sep 11, 2026NoticeGeneral Motors, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Sep 10, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Unrecord →
Sep 09, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 21record →
Sep 08, 2026NoticeNotice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming Model Year 2016 Porsche 911R Passenger Cars are Eligible for Importationrecord →
Sep 03, 2026NoticeMercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Sep 03, 2026NoticePremiori LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 31, 2026NoticeAV Framework Updates and Request for Comments on Interim Guidance; Extension of Comment Periodrecord →
Aug 31, 2026RuleTemporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards; Extension of Comment Periodrecord →
Aug 31, 2026RuleResetting NHTSA's Fuel Economy Program: Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Trucksrecord →
Aug 28, 2026NoticeMercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 28, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Purecord →
Aug 28, 2026NoticeMichelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 27, 2026NoticeSpartan Fire, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 27, 2026NoticeMichelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 27, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Norecord →
Aug 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Corecord →
Aug 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Title of Collection: Driver Monitoring System (DMS)-Applied Researrecord →
Aug 21, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Direcord →
Aug 20, 2026NoticeAllwin Powersports Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 17, 2026NoticeNew Car Assessment Program (NCAP); Removal of Dynamic Rollover Resistance Test and Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Testing; Updates to NCAP's 1record →
Aug 17, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP26002record →
Aug 13, 2026NoticeToyota Motor North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Aug 07, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Best Practices for Integrating Crash and Injury Surveillance Data record →
Aug 06, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petitionrecord →
Aug 04, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems; Child Restraint Systemsrecord →
Jul 31, 2026NoticeMercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jul 31, 2026RuleTemporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standardsrecord →
Jul 31, 2026NoticeAV Framework Updates and Request for Comments on Interim Guidancerecord →
Jul 31, 2026NoticeUpdating and Expanding Guidance on Safe Development and Deployment of Automated Driving Systemsrecord →
Jul 31, 2026NoticeZoox-Grant of Temporary Exemption From Portions of Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Drivirecord →
Jul 31, 2026NoticeRobomart, Inc.-Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for anrecord →
Jul 30, 2026NoticeNational Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meetingrecord →
Jul 30, 2026NoticeToyota Motor North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jul 28, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Adrecord →
Jul 28, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Extension of Comment Periodrecord →
Jul 27, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision; Reopening of Comment Periorecord →
Jul 24, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petitionrecord →
Jul 23, 2026NoticeNew Car Assessment Program; Extension of Comment Periodrecord →
Jul 23, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Distraction: Modern Voice Command Interfacesrecord →
Jul 21, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 575-Consumer Information Regulations (Sections 103 andrecord →
Jul 21, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; 49record →
Jul 17, 2026NoticeNational Emergency Medical Services Advisory Councilrecord →
Jul 17, 2026NoticeTesla, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jul 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Crrecord →
Jul 06, 2026NoticeRivian Automotive, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jun 26, 2026Proposed RuleResponse to Petition for Reconsideration, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchoragesrecord →
Jun 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comments; Names and Addresses of First Purchasers of Motor Vehicles and Tirrecord →
Jun 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 569, 571.110, 571.120 & 574, Compliance and Labeling orecord →
Jun 26, 2026Proposed RuleADS-Equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program; Withdrawalrecord →
Jun 26, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehiclesrecord →
Jun 25, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; State Data Transferrecord →
Jun 25, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) User Acceptance and Effectivenerecord →
Jun 22, 2026NoticeFord Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jun 18, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-003record →
Jun 18, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Assessment of Contextual Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS); Correctirecord →
Jun 11, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Petitions for Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standardrecord →
Jun 11, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR 583-Automobile Parts Content Labelingrecord →
Jun 11, 2026NoticeHarbor Freight Tools, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jun 11, 2026RuleUniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programsrecord →
Jun 10, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Assessment of Contextual Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)record →
Jun 10, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 210; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Correctionrecord →
Jun 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drrecord →
Jun 05, 2026NoticeEvenflo Company, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 216; Roof Crush Resistance, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 216a; Roof Crush Resistancerecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 303; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehiclesrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 217; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Releaserecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleRemoving Obsolete Directives From Phase-In Reporting Requirementsrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 214; Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 305a; Electric-Powered Vehirecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleRemoving Obsolete Procedures From the Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Act of 2009record →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 304; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrityrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 222; School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protectionrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 301; Fuel System Integrityrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 207; Seating Systemsrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Componentsrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 204; Steering Control Rearward Displacementrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 210; Seat Belt Assembly Anchoragesrecord →
Jun 03, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 205; Glazing Materials; No. 205(a), Glazing Equipment Manufactured Before September 1, 2006, and record →
May 29, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Inrecord →
May 28, 2026NoticeNew Car Assessment Programrecord →
May 27, 2026RuleEvent Data Recordersrecord →
May 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Inrecord →
May 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Pulsating Stop Lamps, Flashing Lights, and Distance Perceptionrecord →
May 26, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Older Novice Driver Studyrecord →
May 18, 2026NoticeMotorcyclist Advisory Council Notice of Public Meetingrecord →
May 18, 2026RuleEvent Data Recordersrecord →
May 08, 2026NoticeKawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
May 04, 2026NoticeVolkswagen Group of America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Apr 27, 2026RuleAdministrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Proceduresrecord →
Apr 24, 2026NoticeNational Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meetingrecord →
Apr 14, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP25-001record →
Apr 10, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drrecord →
Apr 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consolidated Labeling Requirements for Motor Vehicles (Except the record →
Apr 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 575.104; Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standardrecord →
Apr 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 564, Replaceable Light Source Dimensional Information record →
Apr 08, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift Instalrecord →
Apr 06, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systemsrecord →
Apr 06, 2026NoticeInitial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology Co., Ltd. (DTN) Corecord →
Apr 03, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Novel Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Designsrecord →
Apr 01, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 110 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehiclesrecord →
Mar 30, 2026NoticeDenial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petitionrecord →
Mar 24, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Farecord →
Mar 20, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consolidated Labeling Requirements and Procedures for Selecting Lirecord →
Mar 20, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Evrecord →
Mar 19, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTSrecord →
Mar 16, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 103 and FMVSS No. 104 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Incorporationrecord →
Mar 16, 2026Proposed RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 102 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehiclesrecord →
Mar 16, 2026NoticeDaimler Coaches North America, LLC, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Mar 11, 2026NoticeZoox-Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automatedrecord →
Mar 06, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Distraction: Personal Electronic Devicesrecord →
Mar 04, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2record →
Feb 26, 2026NoticeNotice and Request for Comment; Proposal for a New United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems (ADS)record →
Feb 24, 2026NoticeGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →
Feb 17, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Morecord →
Feb 11, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Drive-Mode Design Best Practicesrecord →
Feb 10, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Distraction: Modern Voice Command Interfacesrecord →
Feb 09, 2026NoticeNHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026record →
Jan 23, 2026NoticeRequest for Comment on Vestigial Vehicle Safety Regulationsrecord →
Jan 23, 2026NoticeNotice and Request for Comment; Proposal for a New United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems (ADS)record →
Jan 20, 2026NoticeAgency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 575-Consumer Information Regulations (Sections 103 andrecord →
Jan 15, 2026RuleFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals; Mandatory Applicability Beginning October 30, 2027record →
Jan 14, 2026Proposed RuleThe Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucksrecord →
Jan 02, 2026NoticeGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Formerly Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliancerecord →

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