49 CFR § 541.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s541.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 541.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "541.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "541"
part_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION STANDARD"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102, 33103, 33104, 33105 and 33106; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 43190, Oct. 24, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "541"
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# 541.1 Scope.

This standard specifies performance requirements for identifying numbers or symbols to be placed on major parts of certain passenger motor vehicles.