[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR577.8]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
                    SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 577_DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  577.8  Disclaimers.

    (a) A notification sent pursuant to Sec. Sec.  577.5, 577.6, 577.9 
or 577.10 regarding a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety shall 
not, except as specifically provided in this part, contain any statement 
or implication that there is no defect, that the defect does not relate 
to motor vehicle safety, or that the defect is not present in the 
owner's or lessee's vehicle or item of replacement equipment. This 
section also applies to any notification sent to a lessor or directly to 
a lessee by a manufacturer.
    (b) A notification sent pursuant to Sec. Sec.  577.5, 577.6, 577.9 
or 577.10 regarding a noncompliance with an applicable motor vehicle 
safety standard shall not, except as specifically provided in this part, 
contain any statement or implication that there is not a noncompliance, 
or that the noncompliance is not present in the owner's or lessee's 
vehicle or item of replacement equipment. This section also applies to 
any notification sent to a lessor or directly to a lessee by a 
manufacturer.

[60 FR 17272, Apr. 5, 1995]