[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 49CFR573.7]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 573--DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 573.7  Quarterly reports.

    (a) Each manufacturer who is conducting a defect or noncompliance 
notification campaign to manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or owners 
shall

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submit to NHTSA a report in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) 
of this section. Unless otherwise directed by the NHTSA, the information 
specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (5) of this section shall be 
included in the quarterly report, with respect to each notification 
campaign, for each of six consecutive quarters beginning with the 
quarter in which the campaign was initiated (i.e., the date of initial 
mailing of the defect or noncompliance notification to owners) or 
corrective action has been completed on all defective or noncomplying 
vehicles or items of replacement equipment involved in the campaign, 
whichever occurs first.
    (b) Each report shall include the following information identified 
by and in the order of the subparagraph headings of this paragraph.
    (1) The notification campaign number assigned by NHTSA.
    (2) The date notification began and the date completed.
    (3) The number of vehicles or items of equipment involved in the 
notification campaign.
    (4) The number of vehicles and equipment items which have been 
inspected and repaired and the number of vehicles and equipment items 
inspected and determined not to need repair.
    (5) The number of vehicles or items of equipment determined to be 
unreachable for inspection due to export, theft, scrapping, failure to 
receive notification, or other reasons (specify). The number of vehicles 
or items or equipment in each category shall be specified.
    (6) In reports by equipment manufacturers, the number of items of 
equipment repaired and/or returned by dealers, other retailers, and 
distributors to the manufacturer prior to their first sale to the 
public.
    (c) Information supplied in response to the paragraphs (b)(4) and 
(5) of this section shall be cumulative totals.
    (d) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in 
accordance with the following schedule, except that if the due date 
specified below falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the 
report shall be submitted on the next day that is a business day for the 
Federal government:
    (1) For the first calendar quarter (January 1 through March 31), on 
or before April 30;
    (2) For the second calendar quarter (April 1 through June 30), on or 
before July 30;
    (3) For the third calendar quarter (July 1 through September 30), on 
or before October 30; and
    (4) For the fourth calendar quarter (October 1 through December 31), 
on or before January 30.

[51 FR 398, Jan. 6, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 17269, Apr. 5, 1995. 
Redesignated at 67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]