mmmm 2007 Nissan 240SX???
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yo guys remember how I said i sent them an e-mail... well I finally got the e-mail and here is what they said to me...
Dear ,
This responds to your e-mail asking about importing a Nissan Skyline.
The vehicle that you describe was not originally manufactured to comply
with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS).
Such a vehicle that is less than 25 years old can only be lawfully
imported into the United States if 1) it is determined eligible for
importation by NHTSA and 2) it 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 Federal motor vehicle safety
standards following importation.
Import eligibility decisions are made on a make, model, and model year
basis. NHTSA has determined that the 1990-1999 versions of the
right-hand drive (RHD) Nissan GTS and GTR ("Skyline") are eligible for
importation and has assigned vehicle eligibility number VCP-17 to those
vehicles. (The import eligibility number is to be entered on the HS-7
Declaration form that is to be given to Customs at the time of entry, and
alerts Customs that the vehicle may be lawfully imported by a registered
importer or by a person who has a contract with a registered importer,
even though the vehicle is not certified by its manufacturer as
complying with all applicable FMVSS.)
To learn the modifications the petitioner stated were needed to conform
the 1990-1999 Skyline to the FMVSS, you should go to the DOT Docket
Website at dms.dot.gov and enter docket number 5507 in the appropriate
block on the simple search screen. A list of registered importers can be
found on our website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import. You
should consult the importers on that list to see whether any are willing to
conform the vehicle that you seek to import to all applicable safety
and bumper standards, and if so, what they would charge for that work.
If you decide to import the vehicle, one potential complicating factor
is that the registered importer who petitioned NHTSA to determine the
1990-1999 model Skyline eligible for importation requested, and was
granted, confidentiality with respect to the modifications needed to
conform the vehicle to certain of the standards. As a consequence, that
importer (Motorex of Gardena, California) has claimed a proprietary
interest in the modifications covered by the confidentiality grant. This
does not preclude other registered importers from attempting to modify the
vehicle. However, should those importers not gain access to the
modifications covered by the grant of confidentiality, they will have to
demonstrate to the agency, at the time they submit a conformity
certification package for a Skyline, that they have made equivalent modifications
that permit the vehicle to comply with the standards covered by the
confidentiality grant.
Please note that we determined the vehicle eligible for importation
based on its capability of being modified to comply with all applicable
standards. We did not approve Motorex, or any other registered importer
as the "exclusive" importer of the vehicle. As previously indicated,
another registered importer is free to import the vehicle, but will have
to demonstrate in the conformity package submitted to the agency to
obtain release of the conformance bond furnished at the time of
importation that the vehicle has been brought into conformity with all applicable
standards, including those covered by the grant of confidentiality to
Motorex.
Please note that if you were to import the vehicle, the necessary
modifications would have to be made by a registered importer, and that
importer would have to certify to us that the vehicle conforms to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on its date of
manufacture before the vehicle could be released to be licensed or
registered for on-road use. One of the reasons that a registered importer is
required to import and modify a vehicle that was not originally
manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards is because the registered importer stands in the stead of the
vehicle's original manufacturer to provide the vehicle's owner with
notification and remedy in the event that the vehicle is determined to contain
a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable safety
standard. Because the original manufacturer would not be responsible for
the vehicle being in the Untied States, it would have no legal
obligation to perform this important safety responsibility.
I hope this information is helpful.
Coleman Sachs, Chief
Import and Certification Division
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Dear ,
This responds to your e-mail asking about importing a Nissan Skyline.
The vehicle that you describe was not originally manufactured to comply
with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS).
Such a vehicle that is less than 25 years old can only be lawfully
imported into the United States if 1) it is determined eligible for
importation by NHTSA and 2) it 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 Federal motor vehicle safety
standards following importation.
Import eligibility decisions are made on a make, model, and model year
basis. NHTSA has determined that the 1990-1999 versions of the
right-hand drive (RHD) Nissan GTS and GTR ("Skyline") are eligible for
importation and has assigned vehicle eligibility number VCP-17 to those
vehicles. (The import eligibility number is to be entered on the HS-7
Declaration form that is to be given to Customs at the time of entry, and
alerts Customs that the vehicle may be lawfully imported by a registered
importer or by a person who has a contract with a registered importer,
even though the vehicle is not certified by its manufacturer as
complying with all applicable FMVSS.)
To learn the modifications the petitioner stated were needed to conform
the 1990-1999 Skyline to the FMVSS, you should go to the DOT Docket
Website at dms.dot.gov and enter docket number 5507 in the appropriate
block on the simple search screen. A list of registered importers can be
found on our website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import. You
should consult the importers on that list to see whether any are willing to
conform the vehicle that you seek to import to all applicable safety
and bumper standards, and if so, what they would charge for that work.
If you decide to import the vehicle, one potential complicating factor
is that the registered importer who petitioned NHTSA to determine the
1990-1999 model Skyline eligible for importation requested, and was
granted, confidentiality with respect to the modifications needed to
conform the vehicle to certain of the standards. As a consequence, that
importer (Motorex of Gardena, California) has claimed a proprietary
interest in the modifications covered by the confidentiality grant. This
does not preclude other registered importers from attempting to modify the
vehicle. However, should those importers not gain access to the
modifications covered by the grant of confidentiality, they will have to
demonstrate to the agency, at the time they submit a conformity
certification package for a Skyline, that they have made equivalent modifications
that permit the vehicle to comply with the standards covered by the
confidentiality grant.
Please note that we determined the vehicle eligible for importation
based on its capability of being modified to comply with all applicable
standards. We did not approve Motorex, or any other registered importer
as the "exclusive" importer of the vehicle. As previously indicated,
another registered importer is free to import the vehicle, but will have
to demonstrate in the conformity package submitted to the agency to
obtain release of the conformance bond furnished at the time of
importation that the vehicle has been brought into conformity with all applicable
standards, including those covered by the grant of confidentiality to
Motorex.
Please note that if you were to import the vehicle, the necessary
modifications would have to be made by a registered importer, and that
importer would have to certify to us that the vehicle conforms to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on its date of
manufacture before the vehicle could be released to be licensed or
registered for on-road use. One of the reasons that a registered importer is
required to import and modify a vehicle that was not originally
manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards is because the registered importer stands in the stead of the
vehicle's original manufacturer to provide the vehicle's owner with
notification and remedy in the event that the vehicle is determined to contain
a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable safety
standard. Because the original manufacturer would not be responsible for
the vehicle being in the Untied States, it would have no legal
obligation to perform this important safety responsibility.
I hope this information is helpful.
Coleman Sachs, Chief
Import and Certification Division
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
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wtf it's looks so bad....
wtf it's looks so bad....
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