Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems, Air Brake Systems Reconsideration Decision

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a petition from the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) to reconsider its 2003 rule requiring single-unit trucks and buses to meet a braking-in-a-curve performance standard, which applies to air-braked truck tractors since 1997.