Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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FMVSS 111 mirror requirements

An enduring conversation surrounding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 111: Rear Visibility is rear vision system requirements, such as utilizing rearview cameras, which applies to vehicles with a gross...

December 1, 2025

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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Lighting combinations: Intermediate side marker/turn signal lamp

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108 which contains motor vehicle lighting requirements is one of the more involved standards to navigate.

October 1, 2025

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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FMVSS 125 Warning Devices

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 125 establishes shape, size and performance requirements for nonpowered day and night warning devices that can be erected on or near the roadway to warn approaching traffic...

September 1, 2025

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FMVSS 111 mirror requirements

December 1, 2025

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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Lighting combinations: Intermediate side marker/turn signal lamp

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108 which contains motor vehicle lighting requirements is one of the more involved standards to navigate.

October 1, 2025

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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FMVSS 125 Warning Devices

September 1, 2025

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

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FMVSS 110

For vehicles 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or less, the selection of tires and rims is governed by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 110. This standard also requires specific labeling...

August 1, 2025

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Usage requirements for vehicle placards vs. load carrying capacity modification labels

From an NTEA member Can you explain the difference between the tire and loading information label and the small, yellow load modification label, including when each should be used? The usage requirements for both of...

July 3, 2025

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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards removal of obsolete regulatory text from FMVSS 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 213a, 214, 216, 217, 222, 301, 303 and 304

NHTSA has issued notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to remove unnecessary regulatory text from various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Comments must be received within 60 days of May 30, 2025. Comments are...

June 17, 2025

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Additional NHTSA reporting requirements for final-stage manufacturers or alterers

From an NTEA member We are a truck equipment upfitter and have heard we should be sending routine communications to NHTSA. What are these requirements, and how do we meet them? Many work truck industry professionals...

June 3, 2025

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Lighting combinations under C/FMVSS 108

Each month, NTEA receives questions on a variety of lighting requirements from members building work trucks. Many are seeking the proper location for a specific light on a truck or trailer body. In the past few months...

May 6, 2025

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NTEA’s technical services department is a vital resource for members. Staff engineers with more than 100 years of combined commercial vehicle industry experience provide in-depth solutions to technical questions and...

May 6, 2025

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FMVSS 136: Electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles

This standard applies to truck tractors with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds), and buses with a GVWR greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds). However, it does...

February 26, 2025

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