Vehicle Importation Safety Tracking Application (VISTA)

Pursuant to Title 49 of the U.S. Code, Chapter 301 Motor Vehicle Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has authority to carry out motor vehicle and highway safety programs. Under its statutory authority, NHTSA establishes and enforces Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs). To manage and analyze the data associated with vehicle importation and safety compliance, NHTSA developed the Vehicle Importation Safety Tracking Application (VISTA) system. This system maintains vehicle importation and compliance process information, Registered Importer (RI) identification, and vehicle petition information. A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required as VISTA contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on members of the public. The previous PIA under the Motor Vehicle Importation Information (MVII) was published November 19, 2018. This update is being conducted to ensure the PIA accurately reflects the current system.