---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 554.7"
title: "49"
number: "554.7"
heading: "Investigation priorities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/554.7"
---

# §554.7. Investigation priorities.

- (a) Compliance investigation priorities are reviewed annually and are set according to the following criteria:
  - (1) Prior compliance test data;
  - (2) Accident data;
  - (3) Engineering analysis of vehicle and equipment designs;
  - (4) Consumer complaints; and
  - (5) **Market share.**
- (b) Defects inputs are reviewed periodically by an appropriate panel of engineers in consultation with the Office of Chief Counsel to determine whether a formal investigation should be opened by the Office of Defects Investigation.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102-103, 30111-112, 30117-121, 30162, 30165-67; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 10797, Feb. 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.