Just to make sure.....
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IIRC, the TPMS regulation was first written in 2001/2002. I don't remember when it finally passed, I think automakers were given a few years to implement the technology. Sooo... that would've been one of the other buffoons that appointed the NTSB position.
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Actually iirc that was was decided LONG before the current administration took hold.
Like, during the Clinton years when people were dying from the firestone/ford debacle (?)
Edit:
2007 and newer was one I read, but my old Accent never had it so probably made in 2007-later
Either way, you can't blame this on people in office now.
Like, during the Clinton years when people were dying from the firestone/ford debacle (?)
Edit:
Either way, you can't blame this on people in office now.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA 2000-8572]
RIN 2127-AI33
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final Rule.
SUMMARY: In response to a mandate in the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act of 2000, this agency is issuing a two-part final rule.
yada yada yada ..... [sensors required] ..... yada blah
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA 2000-8572]
RIN 2127-AI33
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final Rule.
SUMMARY: In response to a mandate in the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act of 2000, this agency is issuing a two-part final rule.
yada yada yada ..... [sensors required] ..... yada blah
This document establishes two compliance options for the short-term, for the period between November 1, 2003, and October 31, 2006. Under the first compliance option, a vehicle''s TPMS must warn the driver when the pressure in any single tire or in each tire in any combination of tires, up to a total of four tires, has fallen to 25 percent or more below the vehicle manufacturer''s recommended cold inflation pressure for the tires, or a minimum level of pressure specified in the standard, whichever pressure is higher. Under the second compliance option, a vehicle''s TPMS must warn the driver when the pressure in any single tire has fallen to 30 percent or more below the vehicle manufacturer''s recommended cold inflation pressure for the tires, or a minimum level of pressure specified in the standard, whichever pressure is higher. Compliance with the options would be phased in during that period by increasing percentages of production.
The second part of this final rule will be issued by March 1, 2005, and will establish performance requirements for the long-term, i.e., for the period beginning on November 1, 2006. In the meantime, the agency will leave the rulemaking docket open for the submission of new data and analyses concerning the performance of TPMSs. The agency also will conduct a study comparing the tire pressures of vehicles without any TPMS to the pressures of vehicles with TPMSs, especially TPMSs that do not comply with the four-tire, 25 percent compliance option.
Based on the record now before the agency, NHTSA tentatively believes that the four-tire, 25 percent option would best meet the mandate in the TREAD Act. However, it is possible that the agency may obtain or receive new information that is sufficient to justify a continuation of the options established by this first part of this rule, or the adoption of some other alternative.
The second part of this final rule will be issued by March 1, 2005, and will establish performance requirements for the long-term, i.e., for the period beginning on November 1, 2006. In the meantime, the agency will leave the rulemaking docket open for the submission of new data and analyses concerning the performance of TPMSs. The agency also will conduct a study comparing the tire pressures of vehicles without any TPMS to the pressures of vehicles with TPMSs, especially TPMSs that do not comply with the four-tire, 25 percent compliance option.
Based on the record now before the agency, NHTSA tentatively believes that the four-tire, 25 percent option would best meet the mandate in the TREAD Act. However, it is possible that the agency may obtain or receive new information that is sufficient to justify a continuation of the options established by this first part of this rule, or the adoption of some other alternative.
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Who was the first person in this thread mentioned obama?
The jugheads in Congress are responsible, and the low-informed voters who put them there are also responsible. Canada just gets to suck it when it comes to having needless complication on cars shipped from Korea to North America, because we're the dominant market. Sorry, Canadanadians!
The question, for those in Rio Linda, is "WTF?" regarding the presence of TPMS on cars. It was asked by a Canadian. The answer is the U.S. Congress, whether you like it or not.
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The jugheads in Congress are responsible, and the low-informed voters who put them there are also responsible. Canada just gets to suck it when it comes to having needless complication on cars shipped from Korea to North America, because we're the dominant market. Sorry, Canadanadians!
The question, for those in Rio Linda, is "WTF?" regarding the presence of TPMS on cars. It was asked by a Canadian. The answer is the U.S. Congress, whether you like it or not.
P.S. Never forget:
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No. The systems often give false warnings due to changes in temperature, and they fail moderately often. Then you need to get a new sensor. They also complicate tire changes, requiring somewhat greater care. Checking tires is something everyone should do. Those who don't, pay in higher fuel and tire costs. TPMS required by law is a prime example of the nanny state running amok.