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Last Updated: October 15, 2004

October 15, 2004

Updated Manufacturer's EWR Help Desk Information

The phone and fax numbers, and the email address for the Manufacturer's EWR Help Desk has changed to the following: Phone Number: 202-366-3348 Fax Number: 202-366-7882 Email Address: mfrewrhelpdesk@nhtsa.dot.gov The NHTSA/ODI Compendiums, the EWR FAQ, and the email notification messages have been updated to reflect these changes.

August 18, 2004

Microsoft® Excel Templates - Updated Digital Signatures

The macros contained in the following EWR Excel templates are signed using a digital certificate from Verisign®. This certificate expires in early August of this year. The templates have been re-signed with a new digital certificate that does not expire until August 2005. BMHVehicles.xls BMHVehiclesDI.xls ChildRestraints.xls ChildRestraintsDI.xls EquipmentDI.xls LightVehicles.xls LightVehiclesDI.xls LowVolumeVehiclesDI.xls MotorCycles.xls MotorCyclesDI.xls SubstantiallySimilar.xls Tires.xls TiresDI.xls Trailers.xls TrailersDI.xls

June 24, 2004

NOTE: Year 2004, Quarter 1 Field Report submissions are due by July 1, 2004. Revised Field Report Submission document published on June 24, 2004. Please consult this document before submitting your Field Reports. Field Report files must be submitted to the dedicated Field Report SFTP server (ARTFRSFTP.VOLPE.DOT.GOV).

October 27, 2003

One Time Historical Data

One time historical data is due January 15, 2004 and covers the period between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2003.

September 30, 2003

Early Warning Reporting Applications

The following Early Warning Reporting applications are now available: Account Management enables you to change your EWR password. You must change your password when you first log in. After that, you must change your password every 90 days. Equipment Manufacturer is a data entry application that enables equipment manufacturers with valid EWR accounts to enter, validate, and submit a maximum of 250 EWR Death and Injury records. Low Volume Manufacturer is a data entry application that enables manufacturers of low volume vehicles with valid EWR accounts to enter, validate, and submit a maximum of 250 EWR Death and Injury records.

Updated XML Schema

The following schema have been updated: TiresDI.xsd schema Tires.xsd

Updated XML Instances

The Tires.xml instance has been updated.

Updated Microsoft® Excel Templates

The Tires.xls template has been updated.

September 18, 2003

The Compendium for Early Warning Reporting for Manufacturers of Motor Vehicle Equipment has been updated to Version 2.00.

September 12, 2003

Updated versions of the following were published on September 12, 2003: XML Schema BusesAndMediumHeavyVehiclesDI.xsd LightVehicles.xsd LightVehiclesDI.xsd LowVolumeVehiclesDI.xsd MotorCyclesDI.xsd TiresDI.xsd Tires.xsd TrailersDI.xsd XML Instance Tires.xml Microsoft® Excel Template Tires.xls Compendiums The compendium documents have been updated to version 2.0.

August 11, 2003

In response to the publication of 49 CFR Part 579, Notice 5 and 6, NHTSA has made a new set of templates available in addition to other guidance documents. Refer to the Early Warning Reporting Downloads and Early Warning Reporting Documents sections for more information. Note: EWR reporting is deferred one quarter such that the initial reporting quarter (July - September 2003) is due December 1, 2003. Copies of non-dealer field reports are due July 1, 2004 and covers the period January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004.

Early Warning Reporting Downloads

Microsoft® Excel Templates Download Microsoft Excel Templates for reporting EWR data.     XML Instances Download XML instances for reporting EWR data.     XML Schema Download XML schema to use to validate your XML EWR files.     NHTSA EWR XML Validator Download the NHTSA EWR XML Validator to use for validating your XML EWR files against the available XML schema.

Early Warning Reporting Documents

April 26, 2004   Field Report Submissions     The National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has developed the following document which contains information about field report submissions: Field Report Submissions    April 26, 2004   EWR FAQ     This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).    April 26, 2004   WinSCP Instructions Adobe® PDF document that contains instructions for creating profiles and connecting to the Secure FTP (SFTP) servers.       PSFTP Instructions Instructions for downloading the psftp.exe file and using PSFTP to transfer EWR files to the SFTP server.     March 19, 2004   Confidentiality Request Information     The National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has developed the following document regarding treatment of confidential data: Questions and Answers regarding Confidential Treatment of Early Warning Reporting (EWR) Data    August 27, 2003   EWR Manufacturer Account Application     This page contains two versions of the EWR Manufacturer Account Application that manufacturers must download, fill out, and send to NHTSA/ODI via FAX (202-366-7882) or email (odi.ewr@nhtsa.dot.gov). One version of the Manufacturer EWR Account Application is in Microsoft® Word format and the other is in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF). Directions for filling out the application are included with the application. They are also located in Section X, Appendix A of the related compendium.     Compendiums This is a list of NHTSA Compendiums that contain information about instructions and Early Warning Reporting (EWR) data submissions.     December 12, 2003   Interpretations Interpretations of EWR rules.     NOTE: Different sections of the web site are updated at different times. Check back here periodically to see what information has changed.