Transport i bezpieczeństwo · 19/03/2002

Importation of Commercial Motor Vehicles

This document proposes to add a definition of the term "import" to our regulation on the importation of motor vehicles. A 1966 statute that we administer prohibits the manufacture of new motor vehicles for sale in the United States unless, at the time of manufacture, they complied with the Federal motor vehicles safety standards (FMVSS) then in effect and bear a label certifying that compliance. The statute also prohibits the importation of new or used motor vehicles into the United States unless they were manufactured to conform with, or are brought into conformity with, those standards and are so certified. In 1975, NHTSA issued an interpretation stating that the importation prohibition applies to the bringing into the United States of foreign-domiciled commercial vehicles. We are proposing a definition of the term "import" that would codify this longstanding interpretation in the Code of Federal Regulations. This document is one of several being issued by this agency and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to ensure that the interests of safety are protected as the United States takes the steps necessary to comply with its obligations under the North American