Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of defect petition (DP26-009) submitted by Mr. Jason Rund (petitioner) to NHTSA's Administrator. The petition requests NHTSA (the Agency) to initiate a defect investigation to determine if an issue with the rear differential (final drive) assembly of 2022 BMW 540i vehicles is causing the rear wheels to decouple from the drivetrain. Following a technical review of the petition and other information, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) concluded that that the issues raised do not warrant a defect investigation at this time. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition.
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 [Docket No. NHTSA-2026-2377] AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Denial of a petition as moot with Recall 26V525. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of defect petition (DP26-009) submitted by Mr. Jason Rund (petitioner) to NHTSA's Administrator. The petition requests NHTSA (the Agency) to initiate a defect investigation to determine if an issue with the rear differential (final drive) assembly of 2022 BMW 540i vehicles is causing the rear wheels to decouple from the drivetrain. Following a technical review of the petition and other information, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) concluded that that the issues raised do not warrant a defect investigation at this time. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Nelson, Vehicle Defects Division D, Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-940-7086. Email: roy.nelson@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction Interested persons may petition NHTSA requesting that the Agency initiate an investigation to determine whether a motor vehicle or an item of replacement equipment does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard or contains a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety. 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2) ; 49 CFR 552.1 . Upon receipt of …
Citation: 91 FR 68599
