49 CFR 573.5 : 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 Responsibility And Reports (§ 573.1 To § 573.16) — Defect and noncompliance responsibility.

4 Aug 2016

(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.

49 CFR 573.5

[67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]