Business · 17/09/2004Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NHTSA Withdraws Rulemaking on Motorcycle Headlighting Standards

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn a rulemaking that would have allowed motorcycles to have four light sources in a single headlamp, following a petition from the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA) in 1998.

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