Event Data Recorders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 563 [Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0084] RIN 2127-AM12 ( printed page 102810) AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule amends regulations regarding event data recorders (EDRs) to extend the EDR recording period for timed data metrics from 5 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 2 Hz to 20 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 10 Hz. This final rule responds to the mandate of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to establish the appropriate recording period in NHTSA's EDR regulation. DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective January 17, 2025. Compliance Dates: The compliance date is September 1, 2027. Vehicles produced by small-volume or limited-line manufacturers must comply with this final rule on or after September 1, 2029. Altered vehicles and vehicles manufactured in two or more stages must comply with this final rule if manufactured on or after September 1, 2030. Petition for reconsideration: Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must be received not later than February 3, 2025. ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must refer to the docket number set forth above (NHTSA-2024-0084) and be submitted to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Note t…