49 CFR § 555.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s555.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 555.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "555.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "555"
part_name: "TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND BUMPER STANDARDS"
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. 30113, 32502, Pub. L. 105-277; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 2694, Jan. 29, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "555"
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# 555.1 Scope.

This part establishes requirements for the temporary exemption by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of certain motor vehicles from compliance with one or more Federal motor vehicle safety standards in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30113, and of certain passenger motor vehicles from compliance with all or part of a Federal bumper standard in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 32502.

[64 FR 2861, Jan. 19, 1999]