---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 556.1"
title: "49"
number: "556.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/556.1"
---

# §556.1. Scope.


This part sets forth procedures, pursuant to section 157 of the Act, for exempting manufacturers of motor vehicles and replacement equipment from the Act's notice and remedy requirements when a defect or noncompliance is determined to be inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 157, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C. 1417); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 7145, Feb. 7, 1977, unless otherwise noted.