I’d love to see self certification go away entirely. They do the same thing with motorcycle helmets.

NHTSA does not approve helmets, or any other motor vehicle equipment, instead relying on a self-certification process. However, we conduct tests on some helmets to make sure they meet our standard.

They release reports about those checks and a guy online aggregates them and they have a nearly 43.9% failure rate as of 2023. With helmets we can just grab something with the DOT rating and one of the other ratings that aren’t self certified. With cars that isn’t really an option.