[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: 49CFR576.8]

[Page 913]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 576--RECORD RETENTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 576.8  Malfunctions covered.

    For purposes of this part, ``malfunctions that may be related to 
motor vehicle safety'' shall include, with respect to a motor vehicle or 
item of motor vehicle equipment, any failure or malfunction beyond 
normal deterioration in use, or any failure of performance, or any flaw 
or unintended deviation from design specifications, that could in any 
reasonably foreseeable manner be a causative factor in, or aggravate, an 
accident or an injury to a person.