FMVSS 141: Minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles

Published in the March 2018 issue of Washington Update

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule (FR) that responds to petitions for reconsideration regarding NHTSA's December 2016 FR which established new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 141, "Minimum sound for hybrid and electric vehicles." The agency received submissions from three petitioners requesting six discrete changes to the FR, and also received technical questions from the petitioners. After consideration of the petitions and all supporting information, NHTSA has decided to grant the petitions for four of the discrete changes, deny one, and request comment in a separate document for the sixth proposed change. Compliance with FMVSS No. 141 and related regulations, as amended in this rule, is required for all hybrid and electric vehicles to which these regulations are applicable beginning on September 1, 2020.  Agency Contact Michael Pyne, 202-366-4171.

PUBLISHED: 2/26/2018; ACTION: Final Rule; REFERENCE: 83 FR 8182; REG: 49 CFR 571.141; EFFECTIVE: April 27, 2018

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