---identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s557.2"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "49 CFR § 557.2 - Purpose."title_number: 49title_name: "Transportation"section_number: "557.2"section_name: "Purpose."chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"part_number: "557"part_name: "PETITIONS FOR HEARINGS ON NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF DEFECTS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Sec. 9, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1657); sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407); sec. 156, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C 1416); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50)."regulatory_source: "41 FR 56812, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "557"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t49/s557.2
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Authority
Sec. 9, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1657); sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407); sec. 156, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C 1416); delegation of author... Sec. 9, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931 (49 U.S.C. 1657); sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718 (15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407); sec. 156, Pub. L. 93-492, 88 Stat. 1470 (15 U.S.C 1416); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50).
# 557.2 Purpose.The purpose of this part is to enable the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to identify and respond on a timely basis to petitions for hearings on whether a manufacturer has reasonably met his obligation to notify or remedy, and to establish the procedures for such hearings.