---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 573.1"
title: "49"
number: "573.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/573.1"
---

# §573.1. Scope.


This part:

- (a) Sets forth the responsibilities under [49 U.S.C. 30116-30121](/usc/49/30116-30121.md) of manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with respect to safety-related defects and noncompliances with Federal motor vehicle safety standards in motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment; and
- (b) **Specifies requirements for—**
  - (1) Manufacturers to maintain lists of owners, purchasers, dealers, and distributors notified of defective and noncomplying motor vehicles and motor vehicle original and replacement equipment,
  - (2) Reporting to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and noncompliances with motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under [part 571](/cfr/49/part571.md) of this chapter, and
  - (3) **Providing quarterly reports on defect and noncompliance notification campaigns.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30116-30121, 30166, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 49 CFR 501.8.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 60169, Dec. 26, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004]