Even if it did largely comply with FMVSS, it wouldn't be importable if less than 25 years old, because it doesn't meet US specific regs, including US crash test

Even if it did largely comply with FMVSS, it wouldn't be importable if less than 25 years old, because it doesn't meet US specific regs, including US crash testing. I couldn't buy a brand new Skoda and bring it over, even though it met all the Euro crash testing and safety regs, because it doesn't have everything done to be sold over here. The only exceptions are stuff that's 25 years old, and stuff that's so limited production that it doesn't have to meet it (like a Koenigsegg, I think).