[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: 49CFR579.2]

[Page 1086]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
                    SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 579_REPORTING OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL DEFECTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  579.2  Purpose.

    The purpose of this part is to enhance motor vehicle safety by 
specifying information and documents that manufacturers of motor 
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must provide to NHTSA with respect 
to possible safety-related defects and noncompliances in their products, 
including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns 
that the manufacturer conducts outside the United States.

[67 FR 63310, Oct. 11, 2002]