DOT NHTSA Removes Steering Column Rule For Vehicles Meeting Modern Crash Protection Standards
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement, eliminating the standard's applicability to vehicles that already comply with frontal barrier crash protection requirements under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208. The agency said the change removes duplicative regulatory requirements while mainta . . .