Are nissan skyline's really illegal in the us? and why?

once again question asked. not possible. people motorex, went out of business in 2002! kaizo in hot water, , ones motorex sneaked in being repossessed.

cannot them in us. period. asked every other day on here. ones imported motorex illegal, used r33 crash data, , government finding them repossessing them. motorex not exist anymore, shut down in 2002. kaizo in trouble due this. sorry, not happen.
not illegal in california, entire well. cannot import them.
while making loads of money, motorex made loads of enemies. in yet interesting twist, alleged motorex didn't comply crash test requirements r32 , r34. department of transportation, in response, offically rescinded importation eligibility both r32 , r34 skylines, therefore 96-98 r33 skylines still eligible imported. however, since date, motorex encountered flurry of additional legal challenges, closing doors. result, there no information available (confidential nor public) legalize r32's nor r34's

in comes saga of motorex. motorex ri in business 1998 2002 after time closed shop. motorex took initiative work federal government in order determine needed bring imported skyline "up code" legal within us. part of process, worked jk technologies import numerous r33's, @ expense, crash testing in order determine modifications needed. consequence, motorex claimed proprietary interest in modifications covered confidentiality grant. not did give motorex corner on market legal skylines, allowed them command premium price each legalized car. in effect, other ri's not have access information gained via crash tests performed nor modifications needed, not able skylines meet fmvss requirements.

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skyline , federal government
vehicles imported united states less 25 years old must comply national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) federal motor vehicle safety standards (fmvss) regulations , must imported via registered importer (ri). if vehicles imported not meet fmvss regulations, must brought compliance ri within 120 days of entry us. nhtsa limits models of vehicles eligible importation united states.

nhtsa states, "to imported free of restriction, motor vehicle less 25 years old must manufactured comply applicable fmvss , bear label certifying such compliance permanently affixed vehicle's original manufacturer.". skylines, sadly, not meet criteria.

above mean? first off, nhtsa had determined 1990-1999 versions of rhd nissan gts , gt-r skyline eligible importation (r32, r33, r34 generations) long hs-7 declaration made. @ time enters us, clock starts ticking , car must brought code via ri within 120 days allowed. hey, sounds simple!

not fast. question must posed is: required bring vehicle fmvss standards? that's hard 1 answer few people know. many so-called "importers" claim know, won't divulge information under guise of "protecting business interests" convenient way skirt question. in reality have no clue process needed federal legailzaton , dump burden on customers.

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