LIST OF NONCONFORMING MOTOR VEHICLES

CAPABLE OF BEING MODIFIED BY A

REGISTERED IMPORTER  

   as of July 11, 2006

 

Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer.  This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old.

 

Under one of the exceptions to this prohibition, found in 49 U.S.C. § 30141, a motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS can be lawfully imported into the United States, provided it is determined eligible for importation by NHTSA, and is imported by a registered importer, or by a person who has a contract with a registered importer to bring the vehicle into compliance with all applicable FMVSS following importation.  Import eligibility decisions can be made either on the initiative of the Administrator or on the petition of a manufacturer or registered importer.  One basis for determining a motor vehicle eligible for importation is that it 1) is substantially similar to a motor vehicle of the same model year that was manufactured for sale in the United States and certified by its manufacturer as complying with all applicable FMVSS and 2) is capable of being readily altered to comply with all applicable FMVSS.  See 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A).  Where there is no substantially similar U.S.-certified motor vehicle of the same model year, a vehicle can only be determined eligible for importation if its safety features comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply, with all applicable FMVSS based on destructive test information or other evidence NHTSA decides is adequate.  See 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(B). 

 

Vehicles that have been determined eligible for importation are assigned a vehicle eligibility number.  All eligibility numbers are for left-hand drive motor vehicles except where the initials “RHD,” signifying right-hand drive, appear in the model type column. While there is no specific restriction on importing a right-hand drive vehicle, these may not be imported under eligibility decisions based on the existence of substantially similar U.S.-certified left-hand drive vehicles. Our experience has shown that the safety performance of right-hand drive vehicles is not necessarily the same as that of apparently similar left-hand drive vehicles offered for sale in this country.  However, we will consider the vehicles "substantially similar" if the manufacturer advises us that the right-hand drive vehicle would perform the same as the U.S.-certified left-hand drive vehicle in dynamic crash tests.  Absent such a showing, the RI would have to demonstrate (through a petition) that the vehicle, when modified, would comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including those for which dynamic crash testing is prescribed.

 

Each vehicle on the following list is followed by a vehicle eligibility number. The importer of a vehicle admissible under any eligibility decision must write the appropriate eligibility number on the Form HS‑7 accompanying entry to indicate that the vehicle is eligible for importation.

 

This list also includes the Department of Transportation (DOT) docket number(s) associated with each eligibility decision, so that any person wishing to obtain from the DOT Docket Management System (DMS) a copy of the petition or other associated documents can do so. The docket number for each entry is comprised of three parts: the agency designation, the publication year, and a sequence number that uniquely identifies each docket. 

 

·                    If the sequence number is in the “Simple Search” column, a copy of the associated documents can be obtained online from the Department of Transportation’s Docket Management System.  To do so, visit http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchFormSimple.cfm and enter on the appropriate screen the number appearing in the “Simple Search” column, not the entire Docket number.  Online access is available for most notices published after November 9, 1997.

·                    If the sequence number is in the “Not Online” column, please visit the Technical Information Services (TIS) website at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/trd .  Contact information for assistance in obtaining documents not found on-line can be found at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/trd/#TIS .

 

"VSA" eligibility numbers are assigned to all vehicles that are decided to be eligible for importation on the initiative of the Administrator.

 

"VSP" eligibility numbers are assigned to vehicles that are decided to be eligible under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A), based on a petition from a manufacturer or registered importer which establishes that a substantially similar U.S.‑certified vehicle exists.

 

"VCP" eligibility numbers are assigned to vehicles that are decided to be eligible under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(B), based on a petition from a manufacturer or registered importer which establishes that the vehicle has safety features that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

 

All hyphens used in the Model Year(s) column mean “through” (for example, “1981-1989” means “1981 through 1989”). 

 

The initials “MC” used in the Manufacturer column mean “motorcycle.”

 

The initials “SWB” used in the Manufacturer column mean “Short Wheel Base.”

 

The initials “LWB” used in the Manufacturer column mean “Long Wheel Base.”

 

For vehicles with a European country of origin, the term “Model Year” ordinarily means calendar year in which the vehicle was produced.

 

All vehicles are left-hand-drive (LHD) vehicles unless noted as RHD.  The initials “RHD” used in the Model Type column mean “Right-Hand-Drive.”

VEHICLES CERTIFIED BY THEIR ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER AS COMPLYING

WITH ALL APPLICABLE CANADIAN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

 

Import

Eligibility

Number

 

Descriptions of Eligible Vehicles

Docket Number

NHTSA-Year

Simple Search

Not Online

VSA‑80

 

 

 

(a) All passenger cars less than 25 years old that were manufactured before September 1, 1989;

NHTSA-2002

12937

96-114

(b) All passenger cars manufactured on or after September 1, 1989, and before September 1, 1996, that, as originally manufactured, are equipped with an automatic restraint system that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208;

 

 

 

(c) All passenger cars manufactured on or after September 1, 1996, and before September 1, 2002, that, as originally manufactured, are equipped with an automatic restraint system that complies with FMVSS No. 208, and that comply with FMVSS No. 214;

 

 

 

(d) All passenger cars manufactured on or after September 1, 2002, and before September 1, 2007, that, as originally manufactured, are equipped with an automatic restraint system that complies with FMVSS No. 208, and that comply with FMVSS Nos. 201, 214, 225, and 401.

 

 

 

VSA‑81

(a) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less that are less than 25 years old and that were manufactured before September 1, 1991;

NHTSA-2002

12937

96-114

(b) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less that were manufactured on and after September 1, 1991, and before September 1, 1993 and that, as originally manufactured, comply with FMVSS Nos. 202 and 208.

 

 

 

(c) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less that were manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, and before September 1, 1998, and that, as originally manufactured, comply with FMVSS Nos. 202, 208, and 216;

 

 

 

(d) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less that were manufactured on or after September 1, 1998, and before September 1, 2002, and that, as originally manufactured, comply with FMVSS Nos. 202, 208, 214, and 216;

 

 

 

(e) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less that were manufactured on or after September 1, 2002, and before September 1, 2007, and that, as originally manufactured, comply with FMVSS Nos. 201, 202, 208, 214, and 216, and, insofar as it is applicable, with FMVSS No. 225.

 

 

 

VSA‑82

All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR greater than 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) that are less than 25 years old.

NHTSA-2002

12937

96-114

VSA‑83

All trailers and motorcycles less than 25 years old.

NHTSA-2002

12937

96-114

 


 

ALL OTHER VEHICLES

 

Manufacturer

Model Type(s)

Body

Model Year(s)

Import Eligibility Number

Docket Number

VSP

VSA

VCP

NHTSA-Year

Simple Search

Not online

Acura

Legend

 

1990-1992

305

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5580
6623

 

Acura

Legend

 

1989

77

 

 

 

 

94-44

Acura

Legend

 

1988

51

 

 

 

 

93-70

Alfa Romeo

164

 

1994

156

 

 

 

 

95-99

Alfa Romeo

164

 

1991

76

 

 

 

 

94-43

Alfa Romeo

164

 

1989

196

 

 

 

 

96-125

Alfa Romeo

GTV

 

1985

124

 

 

 

 

95-34

Alfa Romeo

Spider

 

1987

70

 

 

 

 

94-24

Aston Martin

Vanquish

 

2002-2004

430

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NTHSA-2004

16999
17942

 

Audi

80

 

1988-1989

223

 

 

NHTSA-1997

3164

 

Audi

100

 

1993

244

 

 

NHTSA-1998

3803

 

Audi

100

 

1990-1992

317

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-2000

6339
7436

 

Audi

100

 

1989

93

 

 

 

 

94-82

Audi

200 Quattro

 

1985

160

 

 

 

 

96-34

Audi

A4

 

1996-2000

352

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2000

7387
8598

 

Audi

A4, RS4, S4

8D

2000-2001

400

 

 

NHTSA-2002

11847

 

Audi

A6

 

1998-1999

332

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-2000

6038
7436

 

Audi

A8

 

2000

424

 

 

NHTSA-2003

16334

 

Audi

A8

 

1997-2000

337

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-2000

6820
7436

 

Audi

Avant Quattro

 

1996

238

 

 

NHTSA-1998

3593

 

Audi

RS6 & RS Avant

 

2003

443

 

 

NHTSA-2003

17672

 

Audi

S6

 

1996

428

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2004

16720
17942

 

Audi

S8

 

2000

424

 

 

NHTSA-2003

16334

 

Audi

TT

 

2000-2001

364

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

9560
11165

 

Bentley

Arnage (manufactured 1/1/01-12/31/01)

 

2001

473

 

 

NHTSA-2005

22644

 

Bimota (MC)

DB4

 

2000

397

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

13382
13986

 

Bimota (MC)

SB8

 

1999-2000

397

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

13382
13986

 

BMW

316

 

1986

25

 

 

 

 

92-54

BMW

316

 

1981-1982

 

66

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

3 Series

 

2001

379

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

11881
13220

 

BMW

3 Series

 

2000

356

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2001

7964
9882

 

BMW

3 Series

 

1999

379

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

11881
13220

 

BMW

3 Series

 

1998

462

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2005

19875
20321

 

BMW

3 Series

 

1995-1997

248

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

3678
4072

 

BMW

318i, 318iA

 

1987-1989

 

23

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

BMW

318i, 318iA

 

1986

 

23

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

318i, 318iA

 

1984-1985

 

23

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

318i, 318iA

 

1983

 

23

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

BMW

318i, 318iA

 

1981-1982

 

23

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

320, 320i, 320iA

 

1984-1985

 

16

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

320i

 

1990-1991

283

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1999

4801
5863

 

BMW

320i & 320iA

 

1981-1983

 

16

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

323i

 

1981-1985

 

67

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

325, 325i, 325iA, 325E

 

1985-1986

 

30

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

325e, 325eA

 

1984-1987

 

24

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

325i

 

1992-1996

197

 

 

 

 

96-131

BMW

325i

 

1991

96

 

 

 

 

94-88

BMW

325i, 325iA

 

1987-1989

 

30

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

325iS, 325iSA

 

1987-1989

 

31

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

325iX

 

1990

205

 

 

 

 

97-08

BMW

325iX, 325iXA

 

1988-1989

 

33

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

5 Series

 

2003-2004

450

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

18947
19738

 

BMW

5 Series

 

2000-2002

414

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2004

16450
16949

 

BMW

5 Series

 

2000

345

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2000

7512
8598

 

BMW

5 Series

 

1998-1999

314

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5908
6623

 

BMW

5 Series

 

1995-1997

249

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

3674
4072

 

BMW

5 Series

 

1990-1995

194

 

 

 

 

96-112

BMW

518i

 

1986

4

 

 

 

 

91-56

BMW

520, 520i

 

1982-1983

 

68

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

520, 520i

 

1981

 

68

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

BMW

520iA

 

1989

9

 

 

 

 

92-11

BMW

524tdA

 

1985-1986

 

26

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

525, 525i

 

1982

 

69

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

525, 525i

 

1981

 

69

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

BMW

525i

 

1989

5

 

 

 

 

91-37

BMW

528e, 528eA

 

1982-1988

 

21

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

528i, 528iA

 

1982-1984

 

20

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

528i, 528iA

 

1981

 

20

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

533i, 533iA

 

1983-1984

 

22

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

535i, 535iA

 

1985-1989

 

25

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

625CSi

 

1981

15

 

 

 

 

92-18

BMW

633CSi, 630CSiA

 

1981-1984

 

18

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

635, 635CSi, 635CSiA

 

1981-1984

 

27

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

635CSi, 635CSiA

 

1985-1989

 

27

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

7 Series

 

1999-2001

366

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

9631
11165

 

BMW

7 Series

 

1995-1999

313

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5910
6623

 

BMW

7 Series

 

1993-1994

299

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5531
5864

 

BMW

7 Series

 

1992

232

 

 

NHTSA-1997

3056

 

BMW

7 Series

 

1990-1991

299

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5531
5864

 

BMW

728, 728i

 

1981-1985

 

70

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

728i

 

1986

14

 

 

 

 

92-19

BMW

730iA

 

1988

6

 

 

 

 

91-42

BMW

732i

 

1981-1984

 

72

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

733i, 733iA

 

1981-1984

 

19

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

735, 735i, 735iA

 

1981-1984

 

28

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

735i, 735iA

 

1985-1989

 

28

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

745i

 

1981-1986

 

73

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.05

BMW

8 Series

 

1991-1995

361

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2001

8421
9882

 

BMW

850 Series

 

1997

396

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

13333
13986

 

BMW

850i

 

1990

10

 

 

 

 

92-10

BMW

All other passenger car models except those in the M1 and Z1 series.

 

1981-1989

 

78

 

 

 

92-62-No.02

BMW

L7

 

1986-1987

 

29

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

M3

 

1988-1989

 

35

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

M5

 

1988

 

34

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

M6

 

1987-1988

 

32

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

BMW

X5 (manufactured 1/1/03-12/31/04)

 

2003-2004

459

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2005

19547
20321

 

BMW

Z3

 

1996-1998

260

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

3822
4072

 

BMW

Z3 (European market)

 

1999

483

 

 

NHTSA-2006 NHTSA-2006

24491 25071

 

BMW

Z8

 

2002

406

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2003

15353
15783

 

BMW

Z8

 

2000-2001

350

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2000

7522
8598

 

BMW (MC)

K1

 

1990-1993

228

 

 

 

 

97-64

BMW (MC)

K100

 

1984-1992

285

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1999

4800
5863

 

BMW (MC)

K1100, K1200

 

1993-1998

303

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5402
5864

 

BMW (MC)

K75S

 

1987-1995

229

 

 

 

 

97-69

BMW (MC)

R100

 

1981

465

 

 

NHTSA-2005
NHTSA-2005

20645
21912

 

BMW (MC)

R1100

 

1998-2001

368

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

9739
11165

 

BMW (MC)

R1100

 

1994-1997

231

 

 

NHTSA-1997

3021

 

BMW (MC)

R1100RS

 

1994

177

 

 

 

 

96-76

BMW (MC)

R1150GS

 

2000

453

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

19121
19738

 

BMW (MC)

R1200C

 

1998-2001

359

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2001

8294
9882

 

BMW (MC)

R80, R100

 

1986-1995

295

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5207
5864

 

Bristol Bus

VRT Bus - Double Decker

 

1981

 

 

2

 

 

94-16

Buell (MC)

All Models

 

1995-2002

399

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2003

13533
14211

 

Cadillac

DeVille

 

1994-1999

300

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5447
5864

 

Cadillac

DeVille (manufactured 8/1/99-12/31/00)

 

2000

448

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

18945
19738

 

Cadillac

Seville

 

1991

375

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

11210
11801

 

Cagiva

Gran Canyon 900 motorcycle

 

1999

444

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

18610
19738

 

Chevrolet

400SS

 

1995

150

 

 

 

 

94-93

Chevrolet

Astro Van

 

1997

298

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

5498
5864

 

Chevrolet

Blazer

 

1986

405

 

 

NHTSA-2003

14631

 

Chevrolet

Blazer (plant code of "K" or "2" in the 11th position of the VIN)

 

2001

461

 

 

NHTSA-2004

19549

 

Chevrolet

Blazer (plant code of "K" or "2" in the 11th position of the VIN)

 

1997

349

 

 

NHTSA-2000

7523

 

Chevrolet

Camaro

 

1999

435

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NTHSA-2004

17141
17942

 

Chevrolet

Cavalier

 

1997

369

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

9848
11165

 

Chevrolet

Corvette

 

1992

365

 

 

NHTSA-2001
NHTSA-2001

9562
11165

 

Chevrolet

Corvette Coupe

 

1999

419

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2004

16480
16949

 

Chevrolet

Suburban

 

1989-1991

242

 

 

NHTSA-1998

4026

 

Chrysler

Daytona

 

1992

344

 

 

NHTSA-2000
NHTSA-2000

7388
8598

 

Chrysler

Grand Voyager

 

1998

373

 

 

NHTSA-2001

10900

 

Chrysler

LHS (Mexican market)

 

1996

276

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1999

4547
5863

 

Chrysler

Shadow (Middle Eastern market)

 

1989

216

 

 

 

 

97-32

Chrysler

Town and Country

 

1993

273

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

4335
4861

 

Citroen

XM

 

1990-1992

 

 

1

 

 

92-32

Daimler

Limousine

 

1985

12

 

 

 

 

92-17

Dodge

Ram

 

1994-1995

135

 

 

 

 

95-67

Ducati (MC)

600SS

 

1992-1996

241

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

3660
4072

 

Ducati (MC)

748

 

1999-2003

421

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2004

16510
16949

 

Ducati (MC)

748 Biposto

 

1996-1997

220

 

 

 

 

97-52

Ducati (MC)

900

 

2001

452

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

19120
19738

 

Ducati (MC)

900SS

 

1991-1996

201

 

 

 

 

95-05

Ducati (MC)

916

 

1999-2003

421

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2004

16510
16949

 

Ducati (MC)

996 Biposto

 

1999-2001

475

 

 

NHTSA-2005

22847

 

Ducati (MC)

996R

 

2001-2002

398

 

 

NHTSA-2002
NHTSA-2002

13384
13986

 

Ducati (MC)

Monster 600

 

2001

407

 

 

NHTSA-2003
NHTSA-2003

15386
15783

 

Ducati (MC)

ST4S

 

1999-2005

474

 

 

NHTSA-2005

22797

 

Eagle

Vision

 

1994

323

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-2000

6384
7436

 

Ferrari

208, 208 Turbo (all models)

 

1981-1988

 

76

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

Ferrari

308 (all models)

 

1981-1985

 

36

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

Ferrari

328 (all models)

 

1988-1989

 

37

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

Ferrari

328 (all models)

 

1985

 

37

 

 

 

91-48-No.02

Ferrari

328 GTS

 

1986-1987

 

37

 

 

 

90-01-VE-No.03

Ferrari

348 TB

 

1992

86

 

 

 

 

94-54

Ferrari

348 TS

 

1992

161

 

 

 

 

96-10

Ferrari

360

 

2001

376

 

 

NHTSA-2001

9628

 

Ferrari

360 (manufactured after 8/31/02)

 

2002

433

 

 

NHTSA-2003

16612

 

Ferrari

360 (manufactured before 9/1/02)

 

2002

402

 

 

NHTSA-2002

13219

 

Ferrari

360 Modena

 

1999-2000

327

 

 

NHTSA-1999
NHTSA-1999

6081
7436

 

Ferrari

360 Series

 

2004

446

 

 

NHTSA-2004
NHTSA-2004

18647
19738

 

Ferrari

360 Spider & Coupe

 

2003

410

 

 

NHTSA-2003

15681

 

Ferrari

456

 

1995

256

 

 

NHTSA-1998
NHTSA-1998

3806
4072

 

Ferrari

456 GT & GTA

 

1999

445

 

 

NHTSA-2004

18478

 

Ferrari

456 GT & GTA

 

1997-1998

408

 

 

NHTSA-2002

12140

 

Ferrari

512 TR

 

1993

173

 

 

 

 

96-69

Ferrari

550

 

2001

377

 

 

NHTSA-2001

9630

 

Ferrari

550 Marinello

 

1997-1999