49 CFR 577.2 : Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 1581-1699) — (§ 572.1 To Parts 851-999) — Other Regulations Relating To Transportation (Continued) (§ 572.1 To Parts 851-999) — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department Of Transportation (Continued) (§ 572.1 To Appendix F To Part 599) — Defect And Noncompliance Notification (§ 577.1 To § 577.14) — Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to ensure that notifications of defects or noncompliances adequately inform and effectively motivate owners of potentially defective or noncomplying motor vehicles or items of replacement equipment to have such vehicles or equipment inspected and, where necessary, remedied as quickly as possible. It is also to ensure that dealers and distributors of motor vehicles and items of replacement equipment are made aware of the existence of defects and noncompliances and of their rights and responsibilities with regard thereto.