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DOT/NHTSA | RIN: 2127-AL15 | Publication ID: Spring 2017 |
Title: Amend Definition of 3-Wheeled Vehicles | |
Abstract:
This rulemaking would change the regulatory definition of motorcycle to exclude three-wheeled vehicles that are configured like passenger cars. Under the existing regulatory definition of motorcycle in part 571.3, three-wheeled motor vehicles are classified as motorcycles. This is appropriate for motorcycles with sidecars, trikes, and other three-wheeled vehicles that are based on a motorcycle-like configuration. However, other three-wheeled vehicles have passenger-car characteristics such as fully enclosed cabins, hinged doors with roll-up windows, steering wheels, and side-by-side seating. Because these car-like vehicles ride on three wheels instead of four, they are not required to meet federal safety standards for passenger cars (although they are subject to motorcycle safety standards.) Various car-like three-wheeled vehicle models have been imported into the U.S. and have been available for sale to the public. NHTSA believes consumers who purchase these vehicles are likely to assume that these vehicles have the same safety features and crash protection as passenger cars certified to federal safety standards. |
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Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.3 | |
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111 49 U.S.C. 30115 49 U.S.C. 30117 49 U.S.C. 30166 49 U.S.C. 322 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Mike Pyne Office of Crash Avoidance Standards Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-4931 Email: mike.pyne@dot.gov |