On February 8, 2019, NHTSA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it is withdrawing the December 13, 2012 proposal to mandate EDRs on light vehicles. According to the notice, the mandate is no longer necessary given EDRs are being installed on most vehicles manufactured today. More specifically, NHTSA’s internal analysis shows that, for MY2017, 99.6 percent of new light vehicles sold were equipped with EDRs that meet Part 563’s requirements.
The notice indicates that NHTSA will continue its other efforts to modernize and improve its regulation of EDRs, including fulfilling the agency’s statutory mandate to promulgate regulations establishing an appropriate recording duration for EDR data to ‘‘provide accident investigators with vehicle-related information pertinent to crashes involving such motor vehicles.’’ In addition, NHTSA is actively investigating whether the agency should consider revising the data elements covered by Part 563 to account for advanced safety features.
NHTSA Contact: For technical issues, Ms. Carla Rush, Office of Crashworthiness Standards, Telephone: 202–366–4583. For legal issues, Mr. Daniel Koblenz, Office of Chief Counsel, Telephone: 202–366–2992.
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