Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
06/02/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
9,574
0
19,207
0
0
0
This information collection request (ICR) is for an extension of a currently approved information collection that requires manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment and operators of motor vehicles to submit incident reports for certain crashes involving Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). NHTSAâs Standing General Order 2021-01 (General Order) requires vehicle and equipment manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with ADS or Level 2 ADAS to report crashes that meet specified criteria to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This ICR covers the reporting requirements in the General Order with modifications that will be made in response to comments.
ADS and ADAS are new technologies that fundamentally alter the task of driving a motor vehicle by automating certain driver inputs (e.g., steering, acceleration, and braking) and decision making (e.g., path following and obstacle avoidance) that would otherwise be left to human control. Given the rapid evolution of these technologies and testing of new technologies and features on publicly accessible roads, it is critical for NHTSA to exercise its robust oversight over potential safety defects in vehicles operating with ADS and Level 2 ADAS. Crashes involving these vehicles have already resulted in multiple fatalities and serious injuries, and NHTSA anticipates that the number of these crashes will continue to grow in the near future given the increased number of these vehicles on the road and the increased number of vehicle and equipment manufacturers in the market. The General Order provides the agency with critical and timely safety data, which assists the agency in identifying potential safety issues resulting from the operation of advanced technologies on public roads. Access to this crash data may show whether there are common patterns in vehicle crashes or systematic problems with specific vehicles or systems, any of which may reflect a potential safety defect.
NHTSA requested and received emergency review and approval of this information collection. NHTSA submitted the request on June 29, 2021. On June 30, 2021, OMB granted NHTSA a six-month approval for this information collection and assigned this information collection the OMB control number 2127-0754. NHTSA is seeking a three-year extension of this information collection.
When NHTSA submitted its request for emergency review, the agency estimated that the annual burden would be 12,539 hours and $0. NHTSA now estimates the annual burden to be 31,319 hours and $0. This is an increase of 19,046 hours and $0. The changes in burden estimate are a result of information received from reporting entities regarding time spent reporting information under the 6-month emergency clearance, actual reporting volume for five-months, and the change to the General Order to create a new 5-day reporting category (in place of 1-day and 10-day reports in certain circumstances). Adjustments were also made to remove burden time for training and creating accounts (which took place in the first 6 months for current reporting entities). NHTSA also created a new category of burden to account for additional screening time spent by reporting entities to ensure that they are meeting their reporting requirements. The change in burden hours represents a program change resulting in a decrease in burden hours by 8,320 hours and adjustments resulting in an increase of 27,100 hours.
The reduction in estimates is based on the streamlining of this version of the General Order, including removal and consolidation of some of the burden categories in previous versions, and NHTSAâs years of experience in receiving reports under previous versions of the General Order. The change in burden hours represents a program change resulting in a decrease in burden hours of 30,220.5 hours.
$235,942
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Michael Kuppersmith 202 366-5263
No
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 NHTSA Form 1612 Level 2 ADAS/ADS Incident Report
NCC-260512-001_-_Incoming_-_2026-05-11 PRA SS Part A ADS ADAS Incident Reporting_30Day.docx
Raymond Biscocho Duculan Sr.pdf
Level 2 ADAS/ADS Incident Reporting