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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) identify mandatory minimum safety performance requirements for motor vehicles and certain motor vehicle equipment in the United States. FMVSS have the goal of protecting the public by minimizing traffic crashes and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the federal government agency that issues and enforces FMVSS for motor vehicles and regulated motor vehicle parts that are manufactured domestically or imported to the United States.
The Vehicle Safety Act requires that motor vehicles and regulated motor vehicle equipment manufactured for sale in the United States be certified to comply with all applicable FMVSS. Type approval is not required for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment sold in the United States. Instead, a “self-certification” process is in place, which requires the manufacturer to certify the vehicle or equipment item as complying with the applicable FMVSS.
Benefits of FMVSS compliance:
TÜV SÜD is a worldwide leader in automotive homologation services. We have more than a century of automotive testing and certification experience, and our testing laboratories are ISO/IEC 17025-accredited. Our homologation experts can provide guidance so that you can comply with FMVSS as you manufacture motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.
Our global teams can partner with you through the FMVSS testing, certification, and compliance process. Your FMVSS compliance will assure you access to the United States automotive market.
Our homologation experts and strategic partners based in the United States, provide a comprehensive range of technical advisory, testing and homologation services to help you comply with constantly evolving regulations.
We support you in meeting the applicable FMVSS requirements required to export your vehicles or related systems and components to the US market.
We perform the full range of testing services for your vehicles and automotive components to ensure that they meet the requirements before entering the US market.
TÜV SÜD helps you understand and identify the overlaps and evolving requirements of different regulations so that you can achieve multiple certifications within one project.
TÜV SÜD is able assist with many of the United States FMVSS standards, such as:
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