# Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guard Labels
> **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2004-11-19 · Effective 2005-01-18 · 69 FR 67660
## Document
- **Document number:** 04-25704
- **Category:** fmvss
- **Sub-agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 69 FR 67660
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 571
- **Publication date:** 2004-11-19
- **Effective date:** 2005-01-18
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. NHTSA-2002-11875
## Abstract

This document amends the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on rear impact guards (underride guards). Under the current requirement, rear impact guards must be permanently labeled with the guard manufacturer's name and address, the month and year in which the guard was manufactured, and the letters "DOT." In response to petitions for rulemaking, the agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to allow manufacturers to place the label on the rear impact guard where it may be less exposed to damage, provided that the label does not interfere with the required retroreflective sheeting and is readily accessible for visual inspection. No comments were received. Thus, in this document, the agency is adopting the proposal as set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/11/19/04-25704/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-rear-impact-guard-labels)
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