Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
04/15/2025
02/26/2025
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2028
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2025
142,593
0
139,035
51,327
0
53,810
0
0
0
This information collection request (ICR) is for an extension without change of National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs (NHTSA) currently approved information collection for reporting of information and documents about potential defects. Under 49 CFR part 579, manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must report information and communications to NHTSA with respect to possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturer conducts outside the United States. Under part 579, there are three categories of reporting requirements: (1) requirements at § 579.5 to submit notices, bulletins, customer satisfaction campaigns, consumer advisories, and other communications (found in subpart A of part 579); (2) requirements at § 579.11 to submit information related to safety recalls and other safety campaigns in foreign countries (found in subpart B of Part 579); and (3) requirements at §§ 579.21-28 to submit Early Warning Information (found in subpart C of part 579). The Early Warning Reporting (EWR) requirements (49 U.S.C. 30166(m); 49 CFR part 579, subpart C) specify that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must submit to NHTSA information, periodically (quarterly or monthly) or upon NHTSAâs request, that includes claims for deaths and serious injuries, property damage data, communications from customers and others, information on incidents resulting in fatalities or serious injuries from possible defects in vehicles or equipment in the United States or in identical or substantially similar vehicles or equipment in a foreign country, and other information that assist NHTSA in identifying potential safety-related defects. In addition to requiring submissions periodically and upon request, this ICR includes a requirement to submit information within 5 days of information becoming available regarding foreign safety campaigns. The purpose of this information collection is to provide early warning of potential safety-related defects to NHTSA. The estimated burden for this information collection is 51,327 hours annually. This is 2,483 hours less than when NHTSA last received approval for this information collection (from 53,810 hours to 51,327 annually).
The burden estimates show an overall decrease in annual burden hours of 2,483 hours and an increase in annual labor costs of $336,746 from the Part 579 information collection request approved in April 2022. These represent a decrease of 4.6 percent in burden hours and an increase of 13.8 percent in labor costs. The changes in annual burden hours are due to changes in the number of submissions in Tables 1, 2, and 6 and changes in the number of manufacturers reporting in each category in Tables 4 and 9. Most of the decrease resulted from corrections in the number of manufacturers reporting Subpart C information in the bus, emergency, and medium and heavy vehicle category. The changes in annual labor costs are also affected by reductions in manufacturer counts and burden hours but are offset by increases in labor costs for the manufacturer employee positions required for reporting Part 579 information. The burden estimates show an overall decrease in annual burden hours of 2,483 hours and an increase in annual labor costs of $336,746 from the Part 579 information collection request approved in April 2022. These represent a decrease of 4.6 percent in burden hours and an increase of 13.8 percent in labor costs. The changes in annual burden hours are due to changes in the number of submissions in Tables 1, 2, and 6 and changes in the number of manufacturers reporting in each category in Tables 4 and 9. Most of the decrease resulted from corrections in the number of manufacturers reporting Subpart C information in the bus, emergency, and medium and heavy vehicle category. The changes in annual labor costs are also affected by reductions in manufacturer counts and burden hours but are offset by increases in labor costs for the manufacturer employee positions required for reporting Part 579 information.
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.
Auto Innovators comments to NHTSA on EWR ICR 03-17-25.pdf
2127-0616_Supporting_Statements_2025-04-15_final.docx
Subpart C: EWR Submissions and Quarterly Reporting - Green House Tire Reporting