NHTSA ISSUES FINAL RULE FOR VOLUNTARY TIRE REGISTRATION

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the permanent final rule for voluntary tire registration February 8, 1984 and the rule becomes effective 45 days from that date. This final rule makes only minor changes to the interim rule issued in 1983. NHTSA has included the stipulation that independent tire dealers fill in their names and addresses as well as tire identification numbers on all registration forms. It also includes the provision for voluntary tire registration of the Motor Vehicle Safety and Cost Savings Authorization Act of 1982 which calls for NHTSA to evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary tire registration 2 years from the date of the bill, which would be October 15, 1984. If voluntary registration is unsuccessful, NHTSA can order a return to mandatory registration. The minor changes to the registration form in the final rule are listed. Objections raised by the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association (NTDRA) are discussed. NHTSA cites the need for dealer-specific information to evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary tire registration and recall campaigns. NHTSA also requires manufacturers to maintain records of tires sold by individual independent dealers. NHTSA's responses to other questions raised about voluntary tire registration are also noted.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bill Commuications, Incorporated

  633 Third Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Orme, T
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Modern Tire Dealer
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Bill Communications (Akron) Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0026-8496

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Industries; Laws; Sales; Tires
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Identifying number; Tire dealers; Tire registration
• Subject Areas: Finance; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391300
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 062
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM