The "Vehicle Safety Research Act of 2025" formally establishes the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) program within the Department of Transportation, continuing an existing initiative. This program aims to enhance vehicle safety by facilitating research through the collection and analysis of traffic safety data. The Secretary of Transportation is mandated to develop a governing charter for the program in consultation with participants and an external research organization. A key provision requires the Secretary to contract with an external organization , such as a nonprofit or higher education institution, to conduct independent research using the collected data. The program charter must ensure that all voluntarily submitted data remains under the ownership and control of the participating entities. Furthermore, strict confidentiality measures are in place, preventing data from being shared with other participants without express permission and safeguarding against reverse engineering to identify participants. The bill specifies that the data analysis results are exclusively for the development, deployment, safety assessment, and regulation of safety technology, as well as the creation of safety countermeasures. Importantly, any information voluntarily submitted to the PARTS program is exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act. The legislation also authorizes specific appropriations for the program from fiscal year 2026 through 2030, starting at $4 million and increasing to $9 million.