National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

"Today's episode was sponsored by NHTSA, reminding us to drive sober or get pulled over."

- Damien

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA; pronounced "nitz-ah") is an agency of the United States federal government under the. The NHTSA is charged with writing and enforcing as well as regulations for motor vehicle theft resistance and fuel economy, as part of the  (CAFE) system. The NHTSA also licenses vehicle manufacturers and importers, allows or blocks the import of vehicles and safety-regulated vehicle parts, administers the vehicle identification number (VIN) system, develops test protocols and the dummies used in safety testing, and provides vehicle insurance cost information.

Another of the NHTSA's major activities is the creation and maintenance of the data files maintained by the ; in particular, the (FARS) has become a resource for traffic safety research throughout the world.

The NHTSA is an occasional sponsor of Smosh, having sponsored episodes of Lunchtime with Smosh, Smosh Lab, The Challenge Pit, and Smosh Pit Weekly on Smosh Pit and Board AF and Smosh Games Live on Smosh Games.