1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Additional early warning reporting requirements (a) In general Section 30166(m) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking The manufacturer and all that follows through shall report and inserting the following: (i) In general The manufacturer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment, including the manufacturer of an autonomous vehicle or an autonomous vehicle driving system, shall report ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Incidents with injuries or fatalities If an incident described in clause (i) involves a serious injury or fatality, the Secretary shall require the manufacturer to submit, as part of the incident report under clause (i)— (I) each initial claim or notice document that notified the manufacturer of the incident; (II) any police reports or other documents describing or reconstructing the incident; (III) any amendments or supplements to the documents described in subclause (I), except— (aa) medical documents and bills; and (bb) property damage invoices or estimates; and (IV) the assessment of the manufacturer of the circumstances that led to the incident, including the analysis of the manufacturer with respect to the claims or notices with respect to allegations of a defect. (iii) Reporting requirements Notwithstanding section 579.21 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), no report under this subsection shall be limited by model year. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (D) Settlements Notwithstanding any order entered in a civil action restricting the disclosure of information, a manufacturer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall comply with the requirements of this subsection and any regulation promulgated under this subsection.