[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR573.1]

[Page 948]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
                    SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 573_DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTS--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec. 573.1  Scope.




Sec.
573.1 Scope.
573.2 Purpose.
573.3 Application.
573.4 Definitions.
573.5 Defect and noncompliance responsibility.
573.6 Defect and noncompliance information report.
573.7 Quarterly reports.
573.8 Lists of purchasers, owners, lessors and lessees.
573.9 Address for submitting required reports and other information.
573.10 Reporting the sale or lease of defective or noncompliant tires.
573.11 Prohibition on sale or lease of new defective and noncompliant 
          motor vehicles and items of replacement equipment.
573.12 Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and 
          noncompliant motor vehicle equipment.
573.13 Reimbursement for prenotification remedies.
573.14 Accelerated remedy program.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102-103, 30112, 30117-121, 30166-167; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

    Effective Date Note: At 69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004, the authority 
citation for part 573 was revised, effective Oct. 21, 2004. For the 
convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30116-30121, 30166; delegation of 
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

    Source: 43 FR 60169, Dec. 26, 1978, unless otherwise noted.


    This part:
    (a) Sets forth the responsibilities under 49 U.S.C. 30117-30120 of 
manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with respect 
to safety-related defects and noncompliances with Federal motor vehicle 
safety standards in motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment; 
and
    (b) Specifies requirements for--
    (1) Manufacturers to maintain lists of purchasers and owners 
notified of defective and noncomplying motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
original and replacement equipment,
    (2) Reporting to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and 
noncompliances with motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under part 
571 of this chapter, and
    (3) Providing quarterly reports on defect and noncompliance 
notification campaigns.

[67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]

    Effective Date Note: At 69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004, Sec. 573.1 was 
revised, effective Oct. 21, 2004. For the convenience of the user, the 
revised text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 573.1  Scope.

    This part:
    (a) Sets forth the responsibilities under 49 U.S.C. 30116-30121 of 
manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with respect 
to safety-related defects and noncompliances with Federal motor vehicle 
safety standards in motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment; 
and
    (b) Specifies requirements for--
    (1) Manufacturers to maintain lists of owners, purchasers, dealers, 
and distributors notified of defective and noncomplying motor vehicles 
and motor vehicle original and replacement equipment,
    (2) Reporting to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and 
noncompliances with motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under part 
571 of this chapter, and
    (3) Providing quarterly reports on defect and noncompliance 
notification campaigns.