---identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s557.5"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "49 CFR § 557.5 - Improperly filed petitions."title_number: 49title_name: "Transportation"section_number: "557.5"section_name: "Improperly filed petitions."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/s557.5
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).
# 557.5 Improperly filed petitions.(a) A petition that is not addressed as specified in § 557.4, but that meets the other requirements of that section, will be treated as a properly filed petition, received as of the time it is discovered and identified.(b) A document that fails to conform to one or more of the requirements of § 557.4(a) (1) through (5) will not be treated as a petition under this part. Such a document will be treated according to the existing correspondence and other procedures of the NHTSA, and any information contained in it will be considered at the discretion of the Administrator.