[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: 49CFR573.5] [Page 950] 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. 573.5 Defect and noncompliance responsibility. (a) Each manufacturer of a motor vehicle shall be responsible for any safety-related defect or any noncompliance determined to exist in the vehicle or in any item of original equipment. (b) Each manufacturer of an item of replacement equipment shall be responsible for any safety-related defect or any noncompliance determined to exist in the equipment. [67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]