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The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

Proposed rule from the Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (docket NHTSA-2025-0491). 27 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Docket: NHTSA-2025-0491
Published: 2026-01-14
Comments due: 2025-12-05
Status: Final rule published September 30, 2026
Total public comments: 38,841
Letters listed here: 27

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗ · Final rule ↗

Who commented, by industry

Manufacturing & Chemicals 10 Environment & Conservation 7 Energy, Mining & Utilities 2 Transportation & Logistics 2 Advocacy & Nonprofits 2 Agriculture & Food 1 Education 1 Retail, Hospitality & Consumer 1 Law, Accounting & Consulting 1

Who commented

Lucid Group, Inc. Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

filed 2026-02-05

The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

Lucid Group, Inc. Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

American Chemistry Council (ACC) Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

General Motors LLC Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

Sierra Club Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Institute for Energy Research Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Environmental Action Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Earthjustice Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Mazda North American Operations Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

Scout Motors Inc. Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

Natural Resources Defense Council Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

CALSTART Nonprofit or advocacy group Transportation & Logistics

Environment America Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

AmFree and the Illinois, Missouri, and National Corn Growers Associations. Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law University or school Education

US Conference of Catholic Bishops Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Union of Concerned Scientists Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

NACS, NATSO, SIGMA, EMA Coalition or joint letter Retail, Hospitality & Consumer

Zero Emission Transportation Association Trade or professional group Transportation & Logistics

Anderson Economic Group Company Law, Accounting & Consulting

Growth Energy Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

Natural Resources Defense Council Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

International Council on Clean Transportation Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation