---identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s557.4"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "49 CFR § 557.4 - Requirements for petition."title_number: 49title_name: "Transportation"section_number: "557.4"section_name: "Requirements for petition."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: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"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/s557.4
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
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).
# 557.4 Requirements for petition.A petition filed under this part should be addressed and submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Each petition filed under this part must—(a) Be written in the English or Spanish language;(b) Have, preceding its text, the word “Petition”;(c) Contain a brief statement concerning the alleged failure of a manufacturer to meet reasonably his obligation to notify or remedy;(d) Contain a brief summary of the data, views, or arguments that the petitioner wishes to present in a hearing on whether or not a manufacturer has reasonably met his obligations to notify or remedy;(e) Specifically request a hearing.