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This rulemaking would amend the subject labeling requirement to accept the ISO warning symbol for ABS failure as an alternative to labeling on the indicator. Pursuant to the United States´ recent adoption of GTR No. 3 on motorcycle brake system performance, NHTSA extensively revised FMVSS 122 to harmonize with GTR No. 3. The revised FMVSS is due to take effect on Sept. 1, 2014. Subsequent to the publication of the new FMVSS 122, NHTSA became aware that Motorcycle OEMs are unable to comply with a requirement in the revised standard by the effective date. The requirement at issue is that an ABS failure indicator lamp must be labeled with letters that are 3/32 inches high. As most current motorcycles will not meet this requirement, the OEMs would incur significant cost to re-manufacture their indicators, and there is insufficient lead time to comply when the new requirement takes effect next year. Most OEMs currently use the ISO symbol, and they suggested this course of action to NHTSA. This rulemaking would allow the use of the ISO symbol as an alternative to meet S5.1.10.2(c) of FMVSS 122, and would make a corresponding amendment to include the ISO symbol in Table 3 of FMVSS 123 since the symbol is not currently identified in any NHTSA standard.