---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 561.6"
title: "49"
number: "561.6"
heading: "Rescue sheets and emergency response guides."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/561.6"
---

# §561.6. Rescue sheets and emergency response guides.

- (a) **Rescue sheets.** Prior to first vehicle sale or lease, vehicle manufacturers shall submit rescue sheets to NHTSA.
  - (1) For vehicles with a GVWR less than or equal to 4,536 kg to which the requirement applies, submitted rescue sheets shall follow the layout and format in ISO-17840-1:2022(E) (incorporated by reference; see [§ 561.4](/cfr/49/561.4.md)).
  - (2) For vehicles with a GVWR greater than 4,536 kg to which the standard applies, the submitted rescue sheets shall follow the layout and format in ISO-17840-2:2019(E) (incorporated by reference; see [§ 561.4](/cfr/49/561.4.md)).
  - (3) The rescue sheets shall provide information for first responders to extricate occupants.
- (b) **Emergency response guides (ERGs).** Prior to first vehicle sale or lease, vehicle manufacturers shall submit emergency response guides to NHTSA in accordance with the template layout and format in ISO-17840-3:2019(E) (incorporated by reference; see [§ 561.4](/cfr/49/561.4.md)). vehicles to which this requirement applies.
  - (1) The ERGs shall provide in-depth information linked and aligned to the corresponding rescue sheet to support the quick and safe action of first responders and second responders.
  - (2) The ERGs shall provide in-depth information related to electric vehicle fire, submersion, leakage of fluids, towing, transportation, and storage.
  - (3) The ERGs shall provide information to assist first responders in extricating occupants.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 104350, Dec. 20, 2024, unless otherwise noted.