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RIN: 2127-AK19

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: FMVSS No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Reconsideration
Abstract: This rulemaking would respond to petitions for reconsideration of FMVSS No. 126, which requires that electronic stability control be phased in for vehicles with GVWRs no greater than 10,000 pounds beginning September 1, 2008, with completion by September 1, 2011. The preamble would clarify that the two-part ESC OFF telltale described by Porsche and a multifunction ESC control described by Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers are permitted by the existing standard. The regulatory text would be amended to clarify the malfunction telltale test procedure, to raise the minimum active speed of ESC to 20 km/h, and to change the default ESC mode when certain off-road 4 wheel-drive configurations have been selected. These changes would avoid the loss of carry-forward credits to manufacturers for vehicles currently being manufactured. This rulemaking would also deny the petition by the American Association for Justice to require roll stability control in addition to the current requirement of ESC for yaw stability control.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.126
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30111 49 USC 30115 49 USC 30117 49 USC 30166 49 USC 322 Delegation of Authority at 49 CFR 1.50

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	09/22/2008	73 FR 54526
Final Action Effective	10/22/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 2127-AJ77
Agency Contact: Patrick Boyd Division Chief, NVS-123 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Crash Avoidance NVS-123, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-6346 Fax:202 366-7002 Email: pat.boyd@dot.gov