---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 557.4"
title: "49"
number: "557.4"
heading: "Requirements for petition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/557.4"
---

# §557.4. Requirements for petition.


A petition filed under this part should be addressed and submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Each petition filed under this part must—

- (a) Be written in the English or Spanish language;
- (b) Have, preceding its text, the word “Petition”;
- (c) Contain a brief statement concerning the alleged failure of a manufacturer to meet reasonably his obligation to notify or remedy;
- (d) Contain a brief summary of the data, views, or arguments that the petitioner wishes to present in a hearing on whether or not a manufacturer has reasonably met his obligations to notify or remedy;
- (e) **Specifically request a hearing.**

## 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.