# 2026-12274: NHTSA Declines Probe Into Runaway Throttle Claims

2026-12274, Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-003, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published 2026-06-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12274
- As of: 2026-06-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12274
- Title: Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-003
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 36941
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

NHTSA Declines Probe Into Runaway Throttle Claims

## Summary

NHTSA has decided not to investigate claims about speed control problems and runaway throttle issues in certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles. The petition, filed by two individuals, asked for a safety check but after reviewing all the info, NHTSA found no reason to open a formal investigation. This means no new recalls or fixes are planned, so owners can keep driving as usual without extra costs or changes.

## Abstract

This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted on October 10, 2021, and amended on August 5, 2022, by Mr. Tom Murray and Mr. Byron Bloch, to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). On November 12, 2021, NHTSA opened DP21-003 to evaluate the petition, which requests that NHTSA conduct a formal investigation of certain alleged safety-related defects in dozens of Kia and Hyundai vehicles (the "subject vehicles"). The petition alleged that there are an "excessive number of vehicle speed control issues and numerous serious `runaway throttle condition' incidents the owners and operators of the subject vehicles suffer," and that there is "substantial evidence that the accelerator control systems in the subject vehicle populations fail to meet safety standards, including U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (e.g., [FMVSS No. 124]), and contain defects which relate to motor vehicle safety." The amended petition expanded the scope of Kia and Hyundai vehicles from the original petition and referenced additional materials. After examination of the amended petition and available data relating to vehicle speed control performance of the subject vehicles, and review of FMVSS No. 124, NHTSA concluded that an investigation is not warranted. The Agency accordingly denied the petition.

## Effects PRIA read

- No Recall for 52 Kia/Hyundai Models: benefit, low. NHTSA denied a petition filed October 10, 2021 (amended August 5, 2022) asking for a defect investigation into speed-control and runaway-throttle claims for 52 Kia and Hyundai model/model years (about 6 million vehicles). The Agency denied the petition (decision dated June 20, 2023) and concluded n…

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## Sources
- [2026-12274 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12274/denial-of-motor-vehicle-defect-petition-dp21-003)
- [2026-12274 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12274.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12274 (as of 2026-06-25).