[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR554.5] [Page 143] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION OF TRANSPORTATION PART 554--STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT AND DEFECTS INVESTIGATION--Table of Contents Sec. 554.5 Office of Defects Investigation. The Office of Defects Investigation conducts investigations to implement the provisions of the Act concerning the identification and correction of safety-related defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It elicits from every available source and evaluates on a continuing basis any information suggesting the existence of a safety- related defect.