NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: DENIAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEFECT PETITION

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a notice called: Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 24 by Eileen Sullivan, Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

Summary: This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition, DP25-002, submitted by Mr. Kevin Clouse to the Administrator of NHTSA (the "Agency") by a letter dated November 7, 2025, under 49 U.S.C. 30162 and 49 CFR part 552. The Petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into allegations that "the emergency egress controls for the mechanical door release are not readily accessible and clearly identifiable" and "as a result fail to comply wit...