---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 557.1"
title: "49"
number: "557.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/557.1"
---

# §557.1. Scope.


This part establishes procedures under [section 156](/cfr/49/156.md) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended (88 Stat. 1470, [15 U.S.C. 1416](/usc/15/1416.md)), for the submission and disposition of petitions filed by interested persons for hearings on the question of whether a manufacturer has reasonably met his obligation to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a safety-related defect or failure to comply with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard, or to remedy such defect or failure to comply. This part also establishes procedures for holding a hearing on these questions.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1657); sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407); sec. 156, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C 1416); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50).

### Source

Source: 41 FR 56812, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted.