[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.