---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 579.1"
title: "49"
number: "579.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/579.1"
---

# §579.1. Scope.


This part sets forth requirements for reporting information and submitting documents that may help identify defects related to motor vehicle safety and noncompliances with Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including reports of foreign safety recalls and other safety-related campaigns conducted outside the United States under [49 U.S.C. 30166(l)](/usc/49/30166.md?p=l), early warning information under [49 U.S.C. 30166(m)](/usc/49/30166.md?p=m), and copies of communications about defects and noncompliances under [49 U.S.C. 30166(f)](/usc/49/30166.md?p=f).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102-103, 30112, 30117-121, 30166-167; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 49 CFR 501.8.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 45873, July 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.