---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 551.46"
title: "49"
number: "551.46"
heading: "Who must comply with this subpart and when?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/551.46"
---

# §551.46. Who must comply with this subpart and when?

- (a) All foreign manufacturers, assemblers, and importers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment (hereinafter referred to as “foreign manufacturers”) must comply with this subpart before offering a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for importation into the United States.
- (b) Unless and until a foreign manufacturer appoints an agent in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, it may not import motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment into the United States.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 70 FR 45567, Aug. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30164.

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 110(e), 119, 80 Stat. 719, 728 (15 U.S.C. 1399, 1407); 23 U.S.C. 315, 401-404; delegation of authority, 31 FR 13952, 32 FR 5606.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 19700, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 35 FR 5118, Mar. 26, 1970.