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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA / ˈnɪtsə / NITS-ə) [8] is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on transportation safety in the United States. NHTSA is charged with writing and enforcing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as well as regulations for motor ...
Vehicle size classes are series of ratings assigned to different segments of automotive vehicles for the purposes of vehicle emissions control and fuel economy calculation. . Various methods are used to classify vehicles; in North America, passenger vehicles are classified by total interior capacity while trucks are classified by gross vehicle weight rating (GV
The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards(FMVSS) are U.S.federal vehicle regulationsspecifying design, construction, performance, and durability requirements for motor vehiclesand regulated automobile safety-related components, systems, and design features. They are the U.S. counterpart to the UN Regulations developed by the World Forum for ...
The Act was the first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. The Act created the National Highway Safety Bureau (now National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The Act was one of a number of initiatives by the government in response to increasing number of cars and associated fatalities and injuries on the road following a ...
The specifications supplied by the manufacturer, on approval by NHTSA, are entered in Federal docket NHTSA-1998-3397. [7] From then on, any light source made and certified by any manufacturer as conforming to the specifications is legal for use in headlamps certified as conforming to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108. Light sources for ...
UTQG ratings (top) and tire code (bottom) on sidewall of Continental ContiProContact tire. Uniform Tire Quality Grading, commonly abbreviated as UTQG, is a set of standards for passenger car tires that measures a tire's treadwear, temperature resistance and traction. The UTQG was created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in ...
An executive car is a premium car larger than a compact executive and smaller than a full-size luxury car. Executive cars are classified as E-segment cars in the European car classification. In the United States and several other countries, the equivalent categories are full-size car (not to be confused with the European category of "full-size ...
Buick. Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. Cadillac. Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford 's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. Chevrolet. Founded in 1911 and acquired by General Motors in 1918. GMC.