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#  Release Notes  #
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04/01/2026: This is the first release of the 2024 FARS annual 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, 2024" 
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813795

Format files are provided as SAS Viya. For use on 32-bit or 64-bit environments, use the formats24.sas program file and compile it to create the format catalog file.