The motor carrier will receive written notice of a safety rating from FMCSA within 30 days after the compliance review. The notice will take the form of a letter issued from the FMCSA's headquarters office and will include a list of FMCSR and HMR compliance deficiencies that the motor carrier must correct.
If the safety rating is “Satisfactory” or improves a proposed “Unsatisfactory” safety rating, it is final and becomes effective on the date of the notice.
In all other cases, a notice of a proposed safety rating will be issued. If the carrier doesn’t take steps to improve the safety rating within the time periods listed below, the safety rating becomes final.
| Carrier Type | Corrective Action Must Be Taken Within |
| Carriers transporting passengers OR placardable amounts of hazardous materials | 45 days after date of notice |
| All others types of carriers | 60 days after date of notice |