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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AM97 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Modernize FMVSS No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would remove obsolete and outdated regulatory text from FMVSS No. 208 to provide stakeholders clarifications on requirements and a more streamlined and simplified standard.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.208   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322    49 U.S.C. 30111, 30115, 30117, 30166   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Carla Rush
Office of Crashworthiness Standards
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4583
Fax:202 493-7002
Email: carla.rush@dot.gov