Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, NHTSA NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—NHTSA actions open for public comment, (Apr 17, 2026)

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.

April 17, 2026. NHTSA has issued an initial decision concluding that certain frontal driver air bag inflators manufactured by Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology Co., Ltd. (DTN) contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety (NHTSA Notice of initial decision, 91 Fed. Reg. 17327 (Apr. 6, 2026)).

May 1, 2026. NHTSA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend a portion of FMVSS No. 110, which governs tire selection, rims, and load carrying capacity information for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less. The proposed amendment addresses how tire related placards should be affixed on vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) that do not have manually operated driving controls and therefore lack a traditional “driver’s side” (NHTSA Notice of proposed rulemaking, 91 Fed. Reg. 16172 (Apr. 1, 2026)).

May 21, 2026. NHTSA has issued an interim final rule modifying federal requirements for seat belt reminder systems, delaying compliance dates and making several technical clarifications in response to industry petitions for reconsideration of a January 2025 final rule. The interim final rule is effective April 6, 2026. At the end of the comment period, the agency will publish a final rule responding to any comments received and making any appropriate changes to the interim final rule (NHTSA Interim final rule; request for comments, 91 Fed. Reg. 17144 (Apr. 6, 2026)).

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