Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards

Document 2026-15482 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026, with an effective date of July 31, 2026. 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. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15482/temporary-exemption-from-motor-vehicle-safety-and-bumper-standards.

No. Document 2026-15482 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.