The Briefing Room

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Briefing Room provides the latest news and information on agency announcements and events. All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-9550 or NHTSAMedia@dot.gov.
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The Latest

NHTSA Announces $525 Million Civil Penalty Against Hino Motors for Falsifying Fuel Consumption, Other Data

Multi-agency investigation results in largest civil penalty settlement involving NHTSA.

NHTSA Announces Consent Order with Tire Manufacturer Over Mislabeling

PT Elangperdana Tyre Industry violated Uniform Tire Quality Grading standards.

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined 4.4% in the First Nine Months of 2024

Marks 10 straight quarters of declines in fatalities.

NHTSA Proposes National Program for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems 

Proposes voluntary program to improve transparency and insight into the safety and performance of ADS-equipped vehicles.

50 Years of Vehicle Safety Standards Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Prevented Millions of Injuries

Agency releases new studies measuring societal impacts of FMVSSs from 1968-2019.

NHTSA Finalizes Seat Belt Reminder Rule to Increase Seat Belt Use

And improve occupant safety.

NHTSA Publishes Whistleblower Program Final Rule

Reaffirms the important role whistleblowers play in vehicle safety.

NHTSA Announces $171 Million in Grants to 19 States and Territories to Upgrade Crash Data Collection Systems

Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy.

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