Form NHTSA 1275 NHTSA 1275 ATT C3 - Suppliers Survey Form

ATTACHMENT C3

SUPPLIERS SURVEY FORM

. NHTSA Tire Pressure Monitoring System— Outage Rates and Repair Costs
Suppliers Survey		United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Thank you in advance for your time in completing the NHTSA Tire Pressure Monitoring System—Outage Rates and Repair Costs (TPMS-ORRC) Survey. You are being asked to complete this survey because your company has been identified as a possible supplier of TPMS components or systems. While your participation is important to NHTSA, it is entirely voluntary. Your input will remain anonymous and the survey is not part of any recall investigation. No specific information on pricing or intellectual property will be released to the public. Only aggregate information will be reported.

If you wish to return this questionnaire under a claim of confidentiality, please take the following steps:

1. Send 3 copies of the complete submission, including the information your company claims to be confidential business information, to:

Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

The complete package should be in conformance with 49 CFR Part 512.

2. Send 1 copy of the completed survey to ICF International with the confidential business information deleted to:

ICF International, Inc.

TPMS-ORRC Survey

980 Beaver Creek Drive

Martinsville, VA 24112

When filling out the following form, please:

1. Fill in the ovals completely

2. For numbers, print legibly within the boxes. Example: |0|5|.

3. For written explanations, print legibly on or within the lines.

4. Please do not make any stray marks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact ICF.

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION

When completing this survey, please consider the sources of TPMS malfunction of which you and your company are aware, the number of replacement components or systems that are distributed by your company, and the price of those components. For this survey, a TPMS malfunction is defined as any time a TPMS system is not working correctly—including problems with the sensors or the on-board components.

SECTION 2. TPMS MALFUNCTION SOURCES

1. Is your company involved in the design, manufacture or other aspects of the TPMS supply industry? Please choose one response.

O Yes, direct systems only

O Yes, indirect systems only

O Yes, both direct and indirect systems

O No → GO TO SECTION 5

IF YES TO Q1:

1a. For each category of direct and indirect TPMS components listed below, please indicate the role(s) your company serves in the TPMS supply chain. If your company is not involved with a specific component, leave the entire row for that component blank.

				Company Role (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
		Component		Technology Development	System Engineering	Manufacturing	Marking / Distribution	Other: Specify
DIRECT		Rim-mounted sensor		O	O	O	O
		Stem-mounted sensor		O	O	O	O
		On-board hardware (e.g., processing unit)		O	O	O	O
		Software		O	O	O	O
INDIRECT		Chassis-mounted sensor (e.g., wheel speed sensor)		O	O	O	O
		On-board hardware (e.g., processing unit)		O	O	O	O
		Software		O	O	O	O
			IF YOU INDICATED INDIRECT SYSTEMS ONLY IN Q1, GO TO Q3

SECTION 2. TPMS MALFUNCTION SOURCES (continued)

2. In general, when direct TPMS malfunctions occur, how often are they associated with the following equipment?

		Almost Always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Almost Never
Tire pressure sensor battery (e.g., depleted)		O	O	O	O	O
Tire pressure module (e.g., damaged, corroded)		O	O	O	O	O
On-board hardware (e.g., TPMS receiver failure)		O	O	O	O	O
Software (e.g., false warning light indication)		O	O	O	O	O
Other Specify:		O	O	O	O	O

IF YOU INDICATED DIRECT SYSTEMS ONLY IN Q1, GO TO Q4

3. In general, when indirect TPMS malfunctions occur, how often are they associated with the following equipment?

		Almost Always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Almost Never
Chassis sensors (e.g., damaged)		O	O	O	O	O
On-board hardware (e.g., wheel speed sensor failure)		O	O	O	O	O
Software (e.g., false warning light indication)		O	O	O	O	O
Other Specify:		O	O	O	O	O

4. What sources of information informed your ratings to the preceding question about TPMS component replacement? Please select all that apply.

O Feedback from customers

O Field surveys

O Warranty reports

O Other: Specify _________________________________________

SECTION 3. TPMS DESIGN

5. Please think about any major design changes your company has made to TPMS parts in the last 5 model years. For each TPMS part in the table below, please indicate the following:

1. The number of major design changes your company has made,

2. How many of these changed designs were still interchangeable with parts in older vehicles,

3. Which model years were affected by these changes, and

4. The cumulative effect of all of these design changes for this part (e.g., increased durability, increased accuracy)

If your company has not made any major changes to a component in the last 5 model years, leave that entire row blank.

		MAJOR CHANGES IN THE LAST 5 MODEL YEARS
	Component	Number of Major Changes	Number Inter-changeable	Model Years Affected	Cumulative Result
DIRECT	Rim-mounted sensor
	Stem-mounted sensor
	On-board hardware (e.g., processing unit)
	Software
INDIRECT	Chassis-mounted sensor (e.g., wheel speed sensor)
	On-board hardware (e.g., processing unit)
	Software

6. If your company is planning any major design changes to TPMS parts in the next five model years, please briefly describe them below:

SECTION 4. TPMS REPAIR PRICE

7. What is your average price of a TPMS system (sensor, module, etc.) for the types of customers listed in the table below? Please indicate the price point in the supply chain (e.g., as sold to vehicle manufacturer or end-retail customer). Please also include your volume range for the price. If your company does not supply a particular type of customer, leave that entire row blank.

DIRECT Systems

INDIRECT Systems

Customer Type

Price

Volume Range

Price

Volume Range

3. Vehicle manufacturer

$

$

6. Aftermarket parts wholesaler

$

$

9. Service facility

$

$

12. End-retail customer

$

$

IF YOU INDICATED INDIRECT SYSTEMS ONLY IN Q1, GO TO Q9

8. What is your average price for the following commonly replaced direct TPMS parts? Please indicate the price point in the supply chain (e.g., as sold to TPMS system integrator, vehicle manufacturer).

Customers of Direct TPMS Systems	Direct sensor module (in-wheel, both stem and rim)	On-board Hardware (e.g., Processing Unit)	Software
TPMS system integrator	$	$	$
Vehicle manufacturer	$	$	$
Aftermarket wholesaler	$	$	$
Service facility	$	$	$
End-retail customer	$	$	$

IF YOU INDICATED DIRECT SYSTEMS ONLY IN Q1, GO TO SECTION 5

9. What is your average price for the following commonly replaced indirect TPMS parts? Please indicate the price point in the supply chain (e.g., as sold to TPMS system integrator, vehicle manufacturer).

Customers of Indirect TPMS Systems	Indirect sensing components	On-board Hardware (e.g., Processing Unit)	Software
TPMS system integrator	$	$	$
Vehicle manufacturer	$	$	$
Aftermarket wholesaler	$	$	$
Service facility	$	$	$
End-retail customer	$	$	$

SECTION 5. END

Thank you! You have completed the survey.

The information you have provided will help NHTSA better understand how current TPMS systems serve their intended function in the real world.

Please return this survey in the postage-paid envelope provided.

See the front page for instructions.

NHTSA Form 1275 8/19/15