[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: 49CFR573.7]

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                        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. 573.7  Quarterly reports.

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

    Effective Date Note: At 69 FR 50085. Aug. 13, 2004, Sec. 573.7 was 
amended by adding paragraph (b)(7), effective Nov. 12, 2004. For the 
convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 573.7  Quarterly reports.

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    (b) * * *
    (7) For all recalls that involve the replacement of tires, the 
manufacturer shall provide:
    (i) The aggregate number of recalled tires that the manufacturer 
becomes aware have not been rendered unsuitable for resale for 
installation on a motor vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer's 
plan provided to NHTSA pursuant to Sec. 573.6(c)(9);
    (ii) The aggregate number of recalled tires that the manufacturer 
becomes aware have been disposed of in violation of applicable state and 
local laws and regulations; and

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    (iii) A description of any failure of a tire outlet to act in 
accordance with the directions in the manufacturer's plan, including an 
identification of the outlet(s) in question.

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