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Who's commenting on NHTSA rules
92 companies and organizations have filed 142 comment letters on 19 proposed rules from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The most frequent commenter is Alliance for Automotive Innovation. 3 rules are open for comment now.
- Comment letters
- 142
- Organizations
- 92
- Rules with letters
- 19
- Open for comment now
- 3
Open for comment now
- Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M) NHTSA-2023-0031 · due November 21, 2026 · 5 letters so far
- Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M); Extension of Comment Period NHTSA_FRDOC_0001 · due November 21, 2026
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles NHTSA-2026-1519 · due November 25, 2026 · 3 letters so far
Who comments most on NHTSA rules
- Alliance for Automotive Innovation · 14 letters on 14 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety · 5 letters on 5 rules · Advocacy & Nonprofits
- AAA · 4 letters on 4 rules · Other
- Ford Motor Company · 4 letters on 3 rules · Other
- MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association · 4 letters on 4 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Tesla, Inc. · 4 letters on 4 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Zoox, Inc. · 4 letters on 4 rules · Technology, Media & Telecom
- Consumer Technology Association (CTA) · 3 letters on 3 rules · Technology, Media & Telecom
- FCA US LLC · 3 letters on 2 rules · Other
- Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association · 3 letters on 3 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Waymo LLC · 3 letters on 3 rules · Technology, Media & Telecom
- American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators · 2 letters on 2 rules · Government & Tribes
- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. · 2 letters on 2 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Consumer Reports · 2 letters on 2 rules · Advocacy & Nonprofits
- Humanetics · 2 letters on 2 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- National Salvage Vehicle Reporting Program (NSVRP) · 2 letters on 1 rule · Other
- Natural Resources Defense Council · 2 letters on 1 rule · Environment & Conservation
- Porsche Cars North America · 2 letters on 2 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Scout Motors Inc. · 2 letters on 2 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Technical Working Group on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology · 2 letters on 1 rule · Technology, Media & Telecom
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · 2 letters on 1 rule · Other
- American Association for Justice · 1 letter on 1 rule · Law, Accounting & Consulting
- American Automobile Association (AAA) · 1 letter on 1 rule · Other
- American Car Rental Association · 1 letter on 1 rule · Retail, Hospitality & Consumer
- American Chemistry Council (ACC) · 1 letter on 1 rule · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- American Civil Liberties Union, and for Electronic Frontier Foundation and Electronic Privacy Information Center · 1 letter on 1 rule · Technology, Media & Telecom
- AmFree and the Illinois, Missouri, and National Corn Growers Associations. · 1 letter on 1 rule · Agriculture & Food
- Anderson Economic Group · 1 letter on 1 rule · Law, Accounting & Consulting
- ARCCA · 1 letter on 1 rule · Other
- Automotive Safety Council · 1 letter on 1 rule · Manufacturing & Chemicals
Letters by industry
Manufacturing & Chemicals 46 Other 34 Technology, Media & Telecom 21 Advocacy & Nonprofits 12 Environment & Conservation 7 Government & Tribes 4 Transportation & Logistics 4 Law, Accounting & Consulting 3 Education 2 Insurance 2 Retail, Hospitality & Consumer 2 Energy, Mining & Utilities 2 Agriculture & Food 1 Labor Unions 1 Investment & Securities 1
Letters by year
Rules and how many letters each drew
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles NHTSA-2026-1519 · 3 letters Open for comment
- Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M) NHTSA-2023-0031 · 5 letters Open for comment
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems; Child Restraint Systems NHTSA-2025-0051 · 2 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period NHTSA-2026-0728 · 12 letters
- Response to Petition for Reconsideration, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages NHTSA-2025-0048 · 2 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 110 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles NHTSA-2026-0630 · 6 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 102 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles NHTSA-2026-0628 · 7 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 103 and FMVSS No. 104 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Incorporation by Reference NHTSA-2026-0629 · 11 letters
- The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks NHTSA-2025-0491 · 27 letters Final rule 2026
- Event Data Recorders NHTSA-2025-0050 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs NHTSA-2025-0061 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems NHTSA-2025-0046 · 7 letters Final rule 2025
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 214, Side Impact Protection NHTSA-2025-0038 · 1 letter Final rule 2026
- Updated Means of Providing Recall Notification NHTSA-2016-0001 · 9 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Pedestrian Head Protection, Global Technical Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by Reference NHTSA-2024-0057 · 18 letters
- Make Inoperative Exemptions; Retrofit Air Bag On-Off Switches and Air Bag Deactivations NHTSA-2024-0046 · 1 letter
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems NHTSA-2024-0001 · 13 letters
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference NHTSA-2024-0012 · 5 letters
- Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology NHTSA-2022-0079 · 7 letters
