---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 573.12"
title: "49"
number: "573.12"
heading: "Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/573.12"
---

# §573.12. Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment.

- (a) Subject to [§ 573.12(b)](#b), no person may sell or lease any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) as defined by [49 U.S.C. 30102(a)(7)](/usc/49/30102.md?p=a-7), for installation on a motor vehicle, that is the subject of a decision under [49 U.S.C. 30118(b)](/usc/49/30118.md?p=b) or a notice required under [49 U.S.C. 30118(c)](/usc/49/30118.md?p=c), in a condition that it may be reasonably used for its original purpose.
- (b) **Paragraph (a) of this section is not applicable where—**
  - (1) The defect or noncompliance is remedied as required under [49 U.S.C. 30120](/usc/49/30120.md) before delivery under the sale or lease;
  - (2) Notification of the defect or noncompliance is required by an order under [49 U.S.C. 30118(b)](/usc/49/30118.md?p=b), but enforcement of the order is restrained or the order is set aside in a civil action to which [49 U.S.C. 30121(d)](/usc/49/30121.md?p=d) applies.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 19698, Apr. 23, 2002]

### 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

[67 FR 19698, Apr. 23, 2002]