New Car Assessment Program (NCAP); Safety Labeling
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2011-07-29 · Effective 2011-08-29 · 76 FR 45453
Document
Document number
2011-19049
Federal Register citation
76 FR 45453
CFR reference
49 CFR 575
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2011-07-29
Effective date
2011-08-29
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0025
Abstract
New passenger vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2007 must be labeled with safety rating information published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This information is required by statute to be part of the Monroney (automobile price sticker) label. Effective beginning in model year 2011 passenger vehicles, NHTSA enhanced the NCAP ratings program to include, among other things, the incorporation of an overall vehicle score that is derived from the vehicle's frontal crash, side crash, and rollover resistance ratings. This final rule amends NHTSA's regulation on vehicle labeling of safety rating information to reflect the enhanced NCAP ratings program.