Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, NHTSA NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—NHTSA actions open for public comment, (Dec 9, 2025)

By WK Editorial Staff

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions are open for public comment until the dates indicated below. Comments may be submitted to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 202-493-2251.

December 29, 2025. NHTSA has issued a proposed rule to amend compliance timelines for Event Data Recorder (EDR) requirements under 49 C.F.R. part 563. The proposal would extend the lead time for initial compliance by one year, to September 1, 2028, and would add a phase-in schedule (NHTSA Notice of proposed rulemaking; response to petitions for reconsideration, 90 Fed. Reg. 54619 (Nov. 28, 2025)).

January 20, 2026. NHTSA has issued a proposed rule to reset the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for model years 2022-2031 (NHTSA Notice of proposed rulemaking, 90 Fed. Reg. 56438 (Dec. 5, 2025)).

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