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OMB Control No: 2127-0004	ICR Reference No: 202508-2127-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201611-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Defect and Noncompliance Reporting and Notification
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/25/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	6,796	0
Time Burden (Hours)	68,879	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	85,633,770	0

Abstract: This collection covers the information collection requirements found in various sections in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Act), 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., that require manufacturers to notify NHTSA of safety defects and noncompliances with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in motor vehicles and equipment, as well as the provision of information relating to the ensuing owner and dealer notifications and free remedy campaigns that follow those notifications. Other collection requirements include submission of certain information related to tire recalls and the proper disposal of tires, and the reporting of sales and leases of defective or noncomplaint tires.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30101,30118,30119,30120,30166 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety
PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 126 Stat 405 Name of Law: MAP-21 Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 Section 31301 Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP 21) Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 73636	10/11/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 52487	11/21/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Defect and Noncompliance Notification and Reporting

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,796	-25	6,821
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	68,879	32,809	36,070
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	85,633,770	-10,996,230	96,630,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to a congressionally-mandated increase in the required number of quarterly reports for each recall, the number of quarterly reports that track the completion of safety recalls has also increased. Our previous estimate of 4,498 quarterly reports received annually is now revised upwards to 5,875 quarter reports received annually. We continue to estimate it takes manufacturers 1 hour to gather the pertinent information for each quarterly report, and 10 additional hours for the 17 major passenger vehicle manufacturers to submit electronic reports. We therefore now estimate that the quarterly reporting burden pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. § 30118 totals 6,045 hours ((5,875 quarterly reports × 1 hour/report) + (17 MFRs × 10 hours for electronic submission)). Additionally, per the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Public Law 117-58, Title IV, Subtitle B, Section 24202), manufacturers are now required to submit three (3) annual recall completion rate reports. NHTSA estimates that it will receive and average of 316 reports yearly from manufacturers. We estimate it takes manufacturers 2 hours to complete annual reports, including 1.5 hours to gather pertinent information for each report, and .5 hours for the 17 major passenger vehicle manufacturers to submit the electronic reports. We therefore estimate that the annual reporting burden pursuant to 49 USC 30118 totals 632 hours ((316 annual reports x 1.5 hours) + (17 MFRs x .5 hours for electronic submission)).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $856,332,770

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: alexander ansley 202 493-0481

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