On June 15, 2009, NHTSA published a notice in the Federal Register at 74 FR 28209 requesting comments on a petition from the IIHS to extend the applicability of the bumper standard to light trucks, vans, and SUVs (collectively referred to as LTVs). The notice discusses the history of the bumper standard which includes previous failed attempts to amend the standard. The notice also discusses the IIHS petition and lists numerous issues that the agency would like the public to address. These issues fall into the following areas:
- Costs/benefits,
- Vehicle compatibility,
- Pedestrian safety,
- New Technologies, and
- Statutory criteria.
Comments in response to the notice are requested by August 14, 2009.
Docket reference: NHTSA-2009-0047.
NHTSA contact: Hisham Mohamed, Consumer Standards Division, 202-366-0307; hisham.mohamed@dot.gov.
