---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 593.5"
title: "49"
number: "593.5"
heading: "Petitions for eligibility determinations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/593.5"
---

# §593.5. Petitions for eligibility determinations.

- (a) A manufacturer or Registered Importer may petition the Administrator for a determination that a vehicle that does not comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards is eligible for importation, either
  - (1) **On the basis that the vehicle—**
    - (i) Is substantially similar to a vehicle which was originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States and which bore a certification affixed by its manufacturer pursuant to [part 567](/cfr/49/part567.md) of this chapter, and
    - (ii) Is capable of being readily modified to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards; or
  - (2) On the basis that the vehicle has safety features that comply with or are capable of being modified to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
- (b) **Each petition filed under this part must—**
  - (1) Be written in the English language;
  - (2) Be headed with the words “Petition for Import Eligibility Determination” and submitted in three copies to: Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fourth Floor, Room W43-481, Mail Code NVS-220, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
  - (3) **State the full name and address of the petitioner.**
  - (4) If the petitioner is a Registered Importer, include the Registered Importer Number assigned by NHTSA pursuant to [part 592](/cfr/49/part592.md) of this chapter.
  - (5) Set forth the basis for the petition and the information required by § [593.6 (a)](/cfr/49/593.6.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/49/593.6.md?p=b), as appropriate;
  - (6) Specify any part of the information and data submitted which petitioner requests be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with [part 512](/cfr/49/part512.md) of this chapter; and
  - (7) Submit a certified check payable to the Treasurer of the United States, for the amount of the vehicle eligibility petition fee established pursuant to [part 594](/cfr/49/part594.md) of this chapter.
- (c) The knowing and willful submission of false, fictitious or fraudulent information may subject the petitioner to the criminal penalties of [18 U.S.C. 1001](/usc/18/1001.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 40099, Sept. 29, 1989, as amended at 55 FR 37330, Sept. 11, 1990; 76 FR 53080, Aug. 25, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322 and 30141(b); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 40099, Sept. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[54 FR 40099, Sept. 29, 1989, as amended at 55 FR 37330, Sept. 11, 1990; 76 FR 53080, Aug. 25, 2011]