49 CFR § 551.63 - May a foreign manufacturer submit a designation by email or facsimile?

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title: "49 CFR § 551.63 - May a foreign manufacturer submit a designation by email or facsimile?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "551.63"
section_name: "May a foreign manufacturer submit a designation by email or facsimile?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "551"
part_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 110(e), 119, 80 Stat. 719, 728 (15 U.S.C. 1399, 1407); 23 U.S.C. 315, 401-404; delegation of authority, 31 FR 13952, 32 FR 5606."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 19700, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 35 FR 5118, Mar. 26, 1970."
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# 551.63 May a foreign manufacturer submit a designation by email or facsimile?

No, the statute requires designation documents submitted by foreign manufacturers to contain original ink signatures. NHTSA will reject designation documents submitted via email or facsimile, as they do not satisfy this requirement.