NHTSA Again Requires Importer Certifications of Parts Marking Requirements

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is amending its regulations to again require registered importers of motor vehicles to certify compliance with parts marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard, in a final rule that takes effect Aug. 5. NHTSA had inadvertently removed the requirement from its regulations when it issued a previous rule. Registered importers of motor vehicles not originally manufactured will now have to certify to NHTSA that (i) an imported vehicle is not required to comply with the parts marking requirements of the Theft Prevention standard or (ii) the vehicle complies with the requirements as manufactured, or as modified prior to importation. Petitions for reconsideration of the rule are due by Sept. 19.