Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

Résumé

This notice denies the petition by John Chevedden for the issuance of a mandatory Federal regulation that would require all new cars to be manufactured with windshield edge coating in the space between the center rear view mirror and the lowered sun visors. The petitioner stated that this will prevent blinding glare from the sun in the early morning and late afternoon. According to the petitioner the targeted windshield coating is currently standard on the Hyundai Accent. Based upon the information provided by the petitioner and other information available to NHTSA, the agency has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support a mandatory Federal requirement that all new cars be manufactured with a windshield shade band that is identical to the shade band currently installed on the Hyundai Accent.