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#  Release Notes  #
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04/01/2024
This is the first release of the 2022 FARS annual file.

02/11/2025
Update the renaming of the variable to "Sex" and the replacement of attribute 3 with attribute 8-Not Reported. There were 22 records in Person and 1 record in PBTYPE (all in US and none for PR) that were updated. Removed attribute 3 in the format library.

04/08/2025
This is the first release of the 2022 FARS final file.

04/01/2026
Updates to RUR_URB, DRIVERRF, and CRASHRF for various cases in the National File

Format files are provided as SAS Viya. For use on 32-bit or 64-bit environments, use the formats22.sas program file and compile it to create the format catalog file. 

Refer to the "Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024," for guidance when using the data. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813794

The vPICDecode and vPICTrailerDecode files are created using NHTSA's vPIC tool and contain the vPIC decode results for cleanly decoded VINs. For detailed information about these files, please refer to "Product Information Catalog and Vehicle Listing (vPIC) Analytical User's Manual, 2022" 
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813547