NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. This is accomplished by, among other things, setting safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, investigating safety defects, and taking appropriate enforcement action when motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment are noncompliant or contain safety defects.
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 30101, et. seq., as amended (the Safety Act), requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to notify the owners and purchasers of its vehicles of a safety-related defect, or that the vehicle does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard. A vehicle manufacturer must provide notice of a recall, in a manner prescribed through regulation by NHTSA, to each person registered under State law as the owner and whose name and address are reasonably ascertainable by the manufacturer through State records or other available sources or, if a registered owner is not notified through State registration information, to the most recent purchaser known to the manufacturer.
In order to identify owners of vehicles subject to a safety-related recall and provide notification to them, a motor vehicle manufacturer typically contracts with a third party that obtains vehicle registration data for the affected vehicles from State motor vehicle administrations. The motor vehicle manufacturer then notifies owners and purchasers by U.S. Mail about the safety recall and, among other things, how to obtain a remedy to fix the defect or noncompliance. To obtain a remedy, the consumer must then present the recalled motor vehicle to an authorized dealer for the dealer to remedy the defect or noncompliance. 49 U.S.C. § 30120.
Recall completion rates can and do vary widely depending on a variety of factors such as the age and type of vehicle, as well as ownersâ perception of relative risk. Considering this wide range, regardless of completion averages, there are at any time tens of millions of vehicles on the road with unremedied safety defects or noncompliances, each one creating a safety risk. NHTSA and the motor vehicle industry have sought to improve notice of safety-related defects to owners and to develop ways to increase the rate at which owners complete the remedy identified in the notice.
NHTSA is soliciting applications from States and expects to receive approximately twenty (20) applications for this funding opportunity. The funding opportunity is expected to be awarded to up to six (6) States to establish a recall notification program for the vehicle registration process.
The purpose of this information collection is to obtain applications that will allow NHTSA to award States that demonstrate effective recall notification methods to improve highway safety. These applications will be solicited through a Notice of Funding Opportunity posting on www.grants.gov. The application will require that the State provide information about how the State would use grant funds in a program designed to notify vehicle owners of open safety recalls on their vehicles at the time of motor vehicle registration. Specifically, the application/proposal must fully describe the scope of the project, providing a project plan detailing the activities and costs for which funding is being requested.
US Code:
49 USC 30101
Name of Law: The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
This is a new collection and, therefore, a program change. This information collection is expected to increase burden to respondents by 3,200 hours and the cost associated with the burden hours to respondents is estimated to be $96,160 hours. NHTSA does not expect this information collection to result in any other costs
$6,484
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No
Uncollected
alexander ansley 202 493-0481
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NHTSA will also require OMB Standard Form (SF) 424 (including 424 âApplication for Federal Assistance,â 424A âBudget Information for Non-Construction Programs,â and 424B âAssurances for Non-Construction Programs
Agency/Sub Agency
RCF ID
RCF Title
RCF Status
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form sf424 State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status
SUPPORTING STATEMENT State DMV Recall Notification Grant Program_10162019.docx
State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status