82_FR_17575 82 FR 17507 - Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

82 FR 17507 - Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

Page Range17507-17508
FR Document2017-07165

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG (PAG), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101, Controls and Displays, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. PCNA filed a noncompliance report dated March 16, 2017. PCNA also petitioned NHTSA on March 17, 2017, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-07165]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0023; Notice 1]


Porsche Cars 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.

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SUMMARY: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of Dr. Ing. 
h.c.F. Porsche AG (PAG), has determined that certain model year (MY) 
2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor vehicles 
do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 
No. 101, Controls and Displays, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake 
Systems. PCNA filed a noncompliance report dated March 16, 2017. PCNA 
also petitioned NHTSA on March 17, 2017, for a decision that the 
subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle 
safety.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is May 11, 2017.

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 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 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 
Federal Holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by logging 
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site 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 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of 
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG (PAG), has determined that certain model 
year (MY) 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor 
vehicles do not fully comply with paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 101, 
Controls and Displays, and paragraph S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135, Light 
Vehicle Brake Systems. PCNA filed a noncompliance report dated March 
16, 2017, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance 
Responsibility and Reports. PCNA also petitioned NHTSA on March 17, 
2017, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, 
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.
    This notice of receipt of PCNA'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 17 MY 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo 
and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor vehicles, manufactured between 
May 31, 2016, and January 11, 2017, are potentially involved.
    III. Noncompliance: PCNA explains that the noncompliance is that 
the telltales used for Brake Warning, Park Brake Warning and Antilock 
Braking System (ABS) failure warnings are displayed using International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) symbols instead of the words 
``Brake'' and ``ABS'' as required by paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 101 
and paragraph S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135.
    IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 101 requires in 
pertinent part:

    S5.2.1 Except for the Low Tire Pressure Telltale, each control, 
telltale and indicator that is listed in column 1 of Table 1 or 
Table 2 must be identified by the symbol specified for it in column 
2 or the word or abbreviation specified for it in column 3 of Table 
1 or Table 2. If a symbol is used, each symbol provided pursuant to 
this paragraph must be substantially similar in form to the symbol 
as it appears in Table 1 or Table 2. If a symbol is used, each 
symbol provided pursuant to this paragraph must have the 
proportional dimensional characteristics of the symbol as it appears 
in Table 1 or Table 2 . . .

    Paragraphs S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135 requires in pertinent part:

    S5.5.5. Labeling. (a) Each visual indicator shall display a word 
or words in accordance with the requirements of Standard No. 101 (49 
CFR 571.101) and this section, which shall be legible to the driver 
under all daytime and nighttime conditions when activated. Unless 
otherwise specified, the words shall have letters not less than 3.2 
mm (1/8 inch) high and the letters and

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background shall be of contrasting colors, one of which is red. 
Words or symbols in addition to those required by Standard No. 101 
and this section may be provided for purposes of clarity.
    (b) Vehicles manufactured with a split service brake system may 
use a common brake warning indicator to indicate two or more of the 
functions described in S5.5.1(a) through S5.5.1(g). If a common 
indicator is used, it shall display the word ``Brake .''. . .
    (d) If separate indicators are used for one or more of the 
conditions described in S5.5.1(a) through S5.5.1(g), the indicators 
shall display the following wording: . . .
    (3) If a separate indicator is provided for the condition 
specified in S5.5.1(b), the letters and background shall be of 
contrasting colors, one of which is yellow. The indicator shall be 
labeled with the words ``Antilock'' or ``Anti-lock'' or ``ABS''; or 
``Brake Proportioning,'' in accordance with Table 2 of Standard No. 
101 . . .

    V. Summary of PCNA's Petition: PCNA described the subject 
noncompliance and stated its belief that the noncompliance is 
inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    In support of its petition, PCNA submitted the following reasoning:

    (a) The Owner's Manual for the subject vehicles is written for 
multiple markets and depicts both the ``BRAKE'' and ISO symbols 
telltales for brake warning, as well as the ``ABS'' and ISO symbol 
telltales for ABS lamp.
    (b) The ISO symbol for ABS lamp also contains the word ``ABS'', 
which is additionally embedded in a circle with two vertical lines. 
In case of an illumination of the ISO symbol, the malfunction 
display, located in the instrument cluster, will display an 
additional warning message that states ``ABS/PSM failure. Drive with 
caution'' and an initial warning chime will sound. Porsche believes 
that in the event the ISO ABS telltale is displayed, the driver 
would recognize a possible ABS malfunction.
    (c) In the event the brake fluid level in the master cylinder 
reservoir is less than the recommended safe level, the ISO symbol 
will illuminate, and the multifunction display will display a 
warning message that states ``Brake fluid level. Park vehicle 
safely'' and an initial warning chime will sound. The message will 
stay continuously displayed, provided there are no other serious 
message(s), which would result in the messages being displayed in an 
alternating manner. If the brake fluid is still low on subsequent 
ignition key cycles the message will be redisplayed in the message 
center.
    (d) The parking brake in the subject vehicles are set by pushing 
a button labelled ``P'', which is located on the left hand side of 
the steering wheel. Once the parking brake is set, a red light 
indicator located in the button will illuminate. Thus the 
application of the parking brake is in full view of the operator. 
When the parking brake is engaged it illuminates the ISO symbol and 
should the operator proceed with the parking brake engaged, the 
parking brake releases automatically if the following prerequisites 
are fulfilled:
    1. Engine is running;
    2. Driver's door is closed;
    3. Driver's seat belt is fastened.
    If one of these prerequisites is not fulfilled, the electric 
parking brake is not automatically released when the operator 
attempts to drive off. A message appears on the multifunction 
display, and the red light indicator in the button as well as the 
ISO symbol for the brake will flash.
    (e) In all cases the ISO symbols for the brake and ABS telltale 
illuminate and remain illuminated in accordance with the 
requirements of FMVSS No. 135.
    (f) Porsche is unaware of any field or owner complaints 
regarding the issue of non-compliant telltales.

    PCNA concluded by expressing the belief 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 PCNA 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 PCNA 
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)

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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                                                www.regulations.gov, as described in                    W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                  (MY) 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and
                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  Washington, DC 20590.                                 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor
                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                               • Hand Delivery: Deliver comments                   vehicles do not fully comply with
                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        by hand to U.S. Department of                         paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 101,
                                                facilitate comment tracking and                         Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                 Controls and Displays, and paragraph
                                                response, we encourage commenters to                    30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle
                                                provide their name, or the name of their                W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                  Brake Systems. PCNA filed a
                                                organization; however, submission of                    Washington, DC 20590. The Docket                      noncompliance report dated March 16,
                                                names is completely optional. Whether                   Section is open on weekdays from 10                   2017, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573,
                                                or not commenters identify themselves,                  a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays.               Defect and Noncompliance
                                                all timely comments will be fully                         • Electronically: Submit comments                   Responsibility and Reports. PCNA also
                                                considered. If you wish to provide                      electronically by logging onto the                    petitioned NHTSA on March 17, 2017,
                                                comments containing proprietary or                      Federal Docket Management System                      pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
                                                confidential information, please contact                (FDMS) Web site at https://                           30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for an
                                                the agency for alternate submission                     www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online               exemption from the notification and
                                                instructions.                                           instructions for submitting comments.                 remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C.
                                                  By Order of the Maritime Administrator.                  • Comments may also be faxed to                    Chapter 301 on the basis that this
                                                  Dated: April 4, 2017.
                                                                                                        (202) 493–2251.                                       noncompliance is inconsequential as it
                                                                                                           Comments must be written in the                    relates to motor vehicle safety.
                                                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                                                                                        English language, and be no greater than                 This notice of receipt of PCNA’s
                                                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     15 pages in length, although there is no              petition is published under 49 U.S.C.
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–07221 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am]             limit to the length of necessary                      30118 and 30120 and does not represent
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                  attachments to the comments. If                       any agency decision or other exercise of
                                                                                                        comments are submitted in hard copy                   judgment concerning the merits of the
                                                                                                        form, please ensure that two copies are               petition.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            provided. If you wish to receive                         II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately
                                                                                                        confirmation that comments you have                   17 MY 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and
                                                National Highway Traffic Safety                                                                               Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor
                                                Administration                                          submitted by mail were received, please
                                                                                                        enclose a stamped, self-addressed                     vehicles, manufactured between May
                                                [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0023; Notice 1]                  postcard with the comments. Note that                 31, 2016, and January 11, 2017, are
                                                                                                        all comments received will be posted                  potentially involved.
                                                Porsche Cars North America, Inc.,                       without change to https://                               III. Noncompliance: PCNA explains
                                                Receipt of Petition for Decision of                     www.regulations.gov, including any                    that the noncompliance is that the
                                                Inconsequential Noncompliance                           personal information provided.                        telltales used for Brake Warning, Park
                                                AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                          All comments and supporting                        Brake Warning and Antilock Braking
                                                Safety Administration (NHTSA),                          materials received before the close of                System (ABS) failure warnings are
                                                Department of Transportation (DOT).                     business on the closing date indicated                displayed using International
                                                                                                        above will be filed in the docket and                 Organization for Standardization (ISO)
                                                ACTION: Receipt of petition.
                                                                                                        will be considered. All comments and                  symbols instead of the words ‘‘Brake’’
                                                SUMMARY:   Porsche Cars North America,                  supporting materials received after the               and ‘‘ABS’’ as required by paragraph
                                                Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of Dr. Ing. h.c.F.               closing date will also be filed and will              S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 101 and paragraph
                                                Porsche AG (PAG), has determined that                   be considered to the fullest extent                   S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135.
                                                certain model year (MY) 2017 Porsche                    possible.                                                IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S5.2.1 of
                                                911 Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo                            When the petition is granted or                    FMVSS No. 101 requires in pertinent
                                                Cabriolet motor vehicles do not fully                   denied, notice of the decision will also              part:
                                                comply with Federal Motor Vehicle                       be published in the Federal Register                     S5.2.1 Except for the Low Tire Pressure
                                                Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101,                        pursuant to the authority indicated at                Telltale, each control, telltale and indicator
                                                Controls and Displays, and FMVSS No.                    the end of this notice.                               that is listed in column 1 of Table 1 or Table
                                                135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. PCNA                     All comments, background                           2 must be identified by the symbol specified
                                                                                                                                                              for it in column 2 or the word or abbreviation
                                                filed a noncompliance report dated                      documentation, and supporting                         specified for it in column 3 of Table 1 or
                                                March 16, 2017. PCNA also petitioned                    materials submitted to the docket may                 Table 2. If a symbol is used, each symbol
                                                NHTSA on March 17, 2017, for a                          be viewed by anyone at the address and                provided pursuant to this paragraph must be
                                                decision that the subject noncompliance                 times given above. The documents may                  substantially similar in form to the symbol as
                                                is inconsequential as it relates to motor               also be viewed on the Internet at https://            it appears in Table 1 or Table 2. If a symbol
                                                vehicle safety.                                         www.regulations.gov by following the                  is used, each symbol provided pursuant to
                                                                                                        online instructions for accessing the                 this paragraph must have the proportional
                                                DATES: The closing date for comments
                                                                                                                                                              dimensional characteristics of the symbol as
                                                on the petition is May 11, 2017.                        dockets. The docket ID number for this
                                                                                                                                                              it appears in Table 1 or Table 2 . . .
                                                ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                       petition is shown in the heading of this
                                                                                                        notice.                                                 Paragraphs S5.5.5 of FMVSS No. 135
                                                invited to submit written data, views,
                                                                                                           DOT’s complete Privacy Act                         requires in pertinent part:
                                                and arguments on this petition.
                                                Comments must refer to the docket and                   Statement is available for review in a                  S5.5.5. Labeling. (a) Each visual indicator
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                                                notice number cited in the title of this                Federal Register notice published on                  shall display a word or words in accordance
                                                                                                        April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477–78).                     with the requirements of Standard No. 101
                                                notice and submitted by any of the
                                                                                                                                                              (49 CFR 571.101) and this section, which
                                                following methods:                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                              shall be legible to the driver under all
                                                   • Mail: Send comments by mail                          I. Overview: Porsche Cars North                     daytime and nighttime conditions when
                                                addressed to U.S. Department of                         America, Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of Dr.                activated. Unless otherwise specified, the
                                                Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                   Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG (PAG), has                     words shall have letters not less than 3.2 mm
                                                30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                    determined that certain model year                    (1/8 inch) high and the letters and



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                                                background shall be of contrasting colors,                 1. Engine is running;                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                one of which is red. Words or symbols in                   2. Driver’s door is closed;
                                                addition to those required by Standard No.                 3. Driver’s seat belt is fastened.                 National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                101 and this section may be provided for                   If one of these prerequisites is not fulfilled,    Administration
                                                purposes of clarity.                                    the electric parking brake is not
                                                   (b) Vehicles manufactured with a split                                                                     [Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0023; Notice 1]
                                                                                                        automatically released when the operator
                                                service brake system may use a common
                                                brake warning indicator to indicate two or              attempts to drive off. A message appears on           Notice of Receipt of Petition for
                                                more of the functions described in S5.5.1(a)            the multifunction display, and the red light          Decision That Nonconforming Model
                                                through S5.5.1(g). If a common indicator is             indicator in the button as well as the ISO
                                                                                                                                                              Year 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
                                                used, it shall display the word ‘‘Brake .’’. . .        symbol for the brake will flash.
                                                                                                                                                              Passenger Cars (PC) Are Eligible for
                                                   (d) If separate indicators are used for one             (e) In all cases the ISO symbols for the
                                                or more of the conditions described in
                                                                                                                                                              Importation
                                                                                                        brake and ABS telltale illuminate and remain
                                                S5.5.1(a) through S5.5.1(g), the indicators             illuminated in accordance with the                    AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic
                                                shall display the following wording: . . .              requirements of FMVSS No. 135.                        Safety Administration (NHTSA),
                                                   (3) If a separate indicator is provided for             (f) Porsche is unaware of any field or
                                                the condition specified in S5.5.1(b), the
                                                                                                                                                              Department of Transportation (DOT).
                                                                                                        owner complaints regarding the issue of non-          ACTION: Receipt of petition.
                                                letters and background shall be of contrasting
                                                colors, one of which is yellow. The indicator           compliant telltales.
                                                shall be labeled with the words ‘‘Antilock’’                                                                  SUMMARY:   This document announces
                                                or ‘‘Anti-lock’’ or ‘‘ABS’’; or ‘‘Brake                    PCNA concluded by expressing the                   receipt by the National Highway Traffic
                                                Proportioning,’’ in accordance with Table 2             belief that the subject noncompliance is              Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
                                                of Standard No. 101 . . .                               inconsequential as it relates to motor                petition for a decision that model year
                                                  V. Summary of PCNA’s Petition:                        vehicle safety, and that its petition to be           (MY) 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Passenger
                                                PCNA described the subject                              exempted from providing notification of               Cars (PC) that were not originally
                                                noncompliance and stated its belief that                the noncompliance, as required by 49                  manufactured to comply with all
                                                the noncompliance is inconsequential                    U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the                    applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
                                                as it relates to motor vehicle safety.                  noncompliance, as required by 49                      standards (FMVSS), are eligible for
                                                  In support of its petition, PCNA                      U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.                      importation into the United States
                                                submitted the following reasoning:                         NHTSA notes that the statutory                     because they are substantially similar to
                                                   (a) The Owner’s Manual for the subject               provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and                    vehicles that were originally
                                                vehicles is written for multiple markets and            30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to                manufactured for sale in the United
                                                depicts both the ‘‘BRAKE’’ and ISO symbols              file petitions for a determination of                 States and that were certified by their
                                                telltales for brake warning, as well as the                                                                   manufacturer as complying with the
                                                                                                        inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
                                                ‘‘ABS’’ and ISO symbol telltales for ABS                                                                      safety standards (the U.S.-certified
                                                lamp.                                                   exempt manufacturers only from the
                                                                                                                                                              version of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
                                                   (b) The ISO symbol for ABS lamp also                 duties found in sections 30118 and
                                                                                                                                                              PC) and they are capable of being
                                                contains the word ‘‘ABS’’, which is                     30120, respectively, to notify owners,                readily altered to conform to the
                                                additionally embedded in a circle with two              purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
                                                vertical lines. In case of an illumination of                                                                 standards.
                                                                                                        noncompliance and to remedy the
                                                the ISO symbol, the malfunction display,                                                                      DATES:  The closing date for comments
                                                located in the instrument cluster, will
                                                                                                        defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
                                                                                                        decision on this petition only applies to             on the petition is May 11, 2017.
                                                display an additional warning message that
                                                states ‘‘ABS/PSM failure. Drive with caution’’          the subject vehicles that PCNA no                     ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                and an initial warning chime will sound.                longer controlled at the time it                      invited to submit written data, views,
                                                Porsche believes that in the event the ISO              determined that the noncompliance                     and arguments on this petition.
                                                ABS telltale is displayed, the driver would             existed. However, any decision on this                Comments must refer to the docket and
                                                recognize a possible ABS malfunction.                                                                         notice number cited in the title of this
                                                   (c) In the event the brake fluid level in the
                                                                                                        petition does not relieve vehicle
                                                                                                        distributors and dealers of the                       notice and be submitted by any of the
                                                master cylinder reservoir is less than the                                                                    following methods:
                                                recommended safe level, the ISO symbol will             prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale,
                                                                                                                                                                • Mail: Send comments by mail
                                                illuminate, and the multifunction display               or introduction or delivery for
                                                will display a warning message that states                                                                    addressed to U.S. Department of
                                                                                                        introduction into interstate commerce of
                                                ‘‘Brake fluid level. Park vehicle safely’’ and                                                                Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
                                                                                                        the noncompliant vehicles under their                 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
                                                an initial warning chime will sound. The
                                                message will stay continuously displayed,
                                                                                                        control after PCNA notified them that                 W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                provided there are no other serious                     the subject noncompliance existed.                    Washington, DC 20590.
                                                message(s), which would result in the                     Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:                   • Hand Delivery: Deliver comments
                                                messages being displayed in an alternating              delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and           by hand to U.S. Department of
                                                manner. If the brake fluid is still low on              501.8)                                                Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
                                                subsequent ignition key cycles the message
                                                will be redisplayed in the message center.                                                                    30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
                                                                                                        Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
                                                   (d) The parking brake in the subject                                                                       W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                                                                        Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.        Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
                                                vehicles are set by pushing a button labelled
                                                ‘‘P’’, which is located on the left hand side           [FR Doc. 2017–07165 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am]           Section is open on weekdays from 10
                                                of the steering wheel. Once the parking brake           BILLING CODE 4910–59–P                                a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays.
                                                is set, a red light indicator located in the                                                                    • Electronically: Submit comments
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                                                button will illuminate. Thus the application                                                                  electronically by logging onto the
                                                of the parking brake is in full view of the                                                                   Federal Docket Management System
                                                operator. When the parking brake is engaged
                                                it illuminates the ISO symbol and should the                                                                  (FDMS) Web site at https://
                                                operator proceed with the parking brake                                                                       www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
                                                engaged, the parking brake releases                                                                           instructions for submitting comments.
                                                automatically if the following prerequisites                                                                    • Comments may also be faxed to
                                                are fulfilled:                                                                                                (202) 493–2251.


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Document Created: 2017-04-11 00:48:26
Document Modified: 2017-04-11 00:48:26
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionReceipt of petition.
DatesThe closing date for comments on the petition is May 11, 2017.
FR Citation82 FR 17507 

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