49 CFR § 529.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s529.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 529.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "529.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "529"
part_name: "MANUFACTURERS OF MULTISTAGE AUTOMOBILES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 301, Pub. L. 94-163, 80 Stat. 901 (15 U.S.C. 2001); delegation of authority at 41 FR 25015, June 22, 1976."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 38372, July 28, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "529"
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# 529.1 Scope and purpose.

This part determines, in cases where more than one person is the manufacturer of an automobile, which person is to be treated as the manufacturer for purposes of compliance with Title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2001 *et seq.*) and rules issued thereunder.