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1 FCA US provided photos of the noncompliance 

in its petition which can be viewed in full at https:// 

www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA-2021-0080. 

II. Vehicles Involved 

Approximately 43,701 MY 2018–2022 

Alfa Romeo Stelvio motor vehicles 

manufactured between April 12, 2017, 

and August 27, 2021, are potentially 

involved. 

III. Noncompliance 

FCA US explains that the 

noncompliance is that the subject 

vehicles are equipped with rearview 

camera displays that when tested to 

FMVSS No. 111, covers a required 

portion of a test object and therefore, do 

not fully meet the field of view 

requirements outlined in paragraphs S2 

and S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 111. 

Specifically, the rearview camera 

display includes ‘‘dynamic guidelines’’ 

that project the vehicle to be wider than 

it is. As a result, the ‘‘dynamic 

gridlines’’ partially cover the lower 

inside edges of the front test object 

when the steering wheel is straight. 

IV. Rule Requirements 

Paragraphs S2 and S5.5.1 of FMVSS 

No. 111 include the requirements 

relevant to this petition. Paragraph S2 of 

FMVSS No. 111 specifies that the 

purpose of this standard is to reduce the 

number of deaths and injuries that occur 

when the driver of a motor vehicle does 

not have a clear and reasonably 

unobstructed view to the rear. Paragraph 

S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 111 requires the 

rearview image to include: (a) A 

minimum of a 150-mm wide portion 

along the circumference of each test 

object located at positions F and G; and 

(b) the full width and height of each test 

object located at positions A through E, 

when tested in accordance with the 

procedures in S14.1 of FMVSS 111. 

V. Summary of FCA US’ Petition 

The following views and arguments 

presented in this section, V. Summary 

of FCA US’ Petition, are the views and 

arguments provided by FCA US. They 

have not been evaluated by the Agency 

and do not reflect the views of the 

Agency. 

In its petition, FCA US describes the 

subject noncompliance and explains 

that it is caused by an incorrect 

calibration in the subject vehicles. 

According to FCA US the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety because the subject 

noncompliance ‘‘does not create an 

unclear or unreasonably obstructed 

view to the rear.’’ FCA US specifies that 

although the subject noncompliance 

exists, the obstruction caused by the 

gridlines while performing the FMVSS 

No. 111 test is ‘‘transitory’’ and does not 

‘‘significantly obstruct the view to the 

rear.’’ 1 Further, the gridlines will move 

rearward as the vehicle does, resulting 

in the test objects to be ‘‘displayed in 

full.’’ 

FCA US quoted an excerpt from the 

notice of final rule for FMVSS No. 111 

in which FCA US says that NHTSA 

‘‘acknowledged that over lays, such as 

gridlines, could provide safety-related 

benefits.’’ 

FCA US concludes that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety, and that 

its petition to be exempted from 

providing notification of the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that FCA US no 

longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after FCA US notified them that 

the subject noncompliance existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13082 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0066; Notice 1] 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 

Receipt of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of 

America, Inc., (Volkswagen), has 

determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2021 Audi motor vehicles do not 

fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. 

Volkswagen filed a noncompliance 

report dated July 26, 2021. Volkswagen 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

August 25, 2021, for a decision that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Volkswagen’s 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before July 

18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 


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business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vince Williams, General Engineer, 

NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, (202) 366–2319, 

Vince.Williams@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview 

Volkswagen determined that certain 

MY 2021 Audi A6 Sedan, A6 Allroad, 

A7, RS6 Avant, RS7, S6 sedan, and S7 

motor vehicles do not fully comply with 

paragraph S5.4.3 of FMVSS No. 135, 

Light Vehicle Brake Systems (49 CFR 

571.135). 

Volkswagen filed an original 

noncompliance report dated July 26, 

2021, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. Volkswagen 

petitioned NHTSA on August 25, 2021, 

for an exemption from the notification 

and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety, pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 

49 CFR part 556, Exemption for 

Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of Volkswagen’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any agency decision or another exercise 

of judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 

II. Vehicles Involved 

Approximately 4,267 MY 2021 Audi 

A6 Sedan, A6 Allroad, A7, RS6 Avant, 

RS7, S6 sedan, and S7, manufactured 

between January 11, 2021, and April 14, 

2021, are potentially involved: 

III. Noncompliance 

Volkswagen explains that a small 

number of the subject vehicles may have 

a European-specification brake fluid 

reservoir cap instead of the one required 

for the North American/United States 

market as required by paragraph S5.4.3 

of FMVSS No. 135. Specifically, the 

subject brake fluid reservoir caps may 

not include the required warning label. 

IV. Rule Requirements 

Paragraph S5.4.3 of FMVSS 135, 

includes the requirements relevant to 

this petition. Each vehicle equipped 

with hydraulic brakes shall have a brake 

fluid warning statement that reads as 

follows, in letters at least 3.2 mm (1⁄8

inch) high: ‘‘WARNING: Clean filler cap 

before removing. Use only ll fluid 

from a sealed container.’’ (Inserting the 

recommended type of brake fluid as 

specified in 49 CFR 571.116, e.g., ‘‘DOT 

3.’’ The lettering shall be permanently 

affixed, engraved, or embossed, located 

so as to be visible by direct view, either 

on or within 100 mm (3.94 inches) of 

the brake fluid reservoir filler plug or 

cap, and of a color that contrasts with 

its background, if it is not engraved or 

embossed. 

V. Summary of Volkswagen’s Petition 

The following views and arguments 

presented in this section, ‘‘V. Summary 

of Volkswagen’s Petition,’’ are the views 

and arguments provided by 

Volkswagen. They have not been 

evaluated by the Agency and do not 

reflect the views of the Agency. 

Volkswagen describes the subject 

noncompliance and contends that the 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

Volkswagen explains that it believes 

the subject noncompliance to be 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety 

because ‘‘the brake fluid cap shows 

clearly the specification of the brake 

fluid required’’ and ‘‘provides clear 

symbols including one for caution and 

one for referring to owner manual 

instructions. The manual indicates the 

proper brake fluid specification for use 

in the vehicle.’’ Volkswagen also states 

that the ‘‘brake fluid cap conforms to the 

requirements of ISO9128’’2006 which is 

a requirement of UN–ECE Regulations 

13 and 13h.’’ 

Volkswagen contends that the 

following previous grants of 

inconsequentiality petitions support 

NHTSA’s granting of its petition for the 

subject noncompliance: 

• Jaguar Land Rover North America, 

LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance, 84 FR 

13095 (April 3, 2019). 

• Ford Motor Company, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance, 78 FR 69931 

(November 21, 2013). 

• Hyundai Motor Company, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance, 73 FR 38290 (July 3, 

2008). 

According to Volkswagen, ‘‘service to 

the brake system involving an exchange 

of the brake fluid is not a standard 

maintenance activity’’ and repairs to the 

brake system ‘‘requires basic technical 

knowledge regarding the brake system 

and should be performed by a trained 

technician.’’ 

Volkswagen states that it has not 

received any field or customer 

complaints or notification of any 

accident or injuries related to the 

subject noncompliance. Further, 

Volkswagen states that as of April 14, 

2021, production of the subject vehicles 

has been corrected and the vehicles ‘‘at 

the factory have been corrected and 

unsold units will be correct prior to 

sale.’’ 

Volkswagen concludes by stating its 

belief that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety and its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that Volkswagen no 

longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after Volkswagen notified them 

that the subject noncompliance existed. 


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(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13079 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0052; Notice 1] 

Maserati North America, Inc., Receipt 

of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Maserati North America, Inc. 

(‘‘MNA’’), has determined that certain 

Model Year (MY) 2017 2021 Maserati 

Levante motor vehicles do not fully 

comply with Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire 

selection and rims and motor home/ 

recreation vehicle trailer load carrying 

capacity information for motor vehicles 

with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 

pounds) or less. MNA filed an original 

noncompliance report dated June 7, 

2021, and subsequently petitioned 

NHTSA on June 24, 2021, for a decision 

that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This notice announces 

receipt of MNA’s petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before July 

18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

docket. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477—78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ahmad Barnes, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA, (202) 366–7236. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview 

MNA has determined that certain MY 

2017 2021 Maserati Levante motor 

vehicles do not fully comply with the 

requirements of paragraph S4.3(c) of 

FMVSS No. 110, Tire selection and rims 

and motor home/recreation vehicle 

trailer load carrying capacity 

information for motor vehicles with a 

GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 

pounds) or less (49 CFR 571.110). MNA 

filed a noncompliance report dated June 

7, 2021, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. MNA 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

June 24, 2021, for an exemption from 

the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 

556, Exemption for Inconsequential 

Defect or Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of MNA’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any Agency decision or other exercise of 

judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 

II. Vehicles Involved 

Approximately 2,917 MY 2017 2021 

Maserati Levante motor vehicles 

equipped with 21-inch and 22-inch tires 

and manufactured between July 14, 

2016, and May 3, 2021, are potentially 

involved. 

III. Noncompliance 

MNA explains that the 

noncompliance is that the subject 

vehicles are equipped with a vehicle 

placard affixed to the driver’s side Bpillar erroneously understating the 

maximum permissible cold tire pressure 

and therefore, do not fully meet the 

requirements specified in paragraph 

S4.3(c) of FMVSS No. 110. Specifically, 

the vehicle placards for the subject 

vehicles state that the rear 265/40 R21 

(105Y) XL and 105W XL tires have a 

maximum cold tire pressure of 36 psi, 

when it should state a maximum cold 

tire pressure of 38 psi, the front 265/35 

ZR22 (102Y) XL tires state a maximum 

cold tire pressure of 33 psi, when it 

should state a maximum cold tire 

pressure of 36 psi, and the rear 295/30 

ZR22 (103Y) XL tires state a maximum 

cold tire pressure of 36 psi, when it 

should state a maximum cold tire 

pressure of 40 psi. 

IV. Rule Requirements 

Paragraph S4.3(c) of FMVSS No. 110 

includes the requirements relevant to 

this petition. Each vehicle, except for a 

trailer or incomplete vehicle, shall show 

the information specified in S4.3(a) 

through (g), and may show, at the 

manufacturer’s option, the information 

specified in S4.3(h) and (i), on a placard 

permanently affixed to the driver’s side 

B-pillar. This information shall be in the 

English language and conform in color 

and format, not including the border 

surrounding the entire placard, as 

shown in the example set forth in Figure 

1 in this standard. At the manufacturer’s 


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