49 CFR § 573.12 - Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment.

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title: "49 CFR § 573.12 - Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "573.12"
section_name: "Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "573"
part_name: "DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30116-30121, 30166, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 49 CFR 501.8."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 60169, Dec. 26, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "573"
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# 573.12 Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment.

(a) Subject to § 573.12(b), no person may sell or lease any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) as defined by 49 U.S.C. 30102(a)(7), for installation on a motor vehicle, that is the subject of a decision under 49 U.S.C. 30118(b) or a notice required under 49 U.S.C. 30118(c), in a condition that it may be reasonably used for its original purpose.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this section is not applicable where:

(1) The defect or noncompliance is remedied as required under 49 U.S.C. 30120 before delivery under the sale or lease;

(2) Notification of the defect or noncompliance is required by an order under 49 U.S.C. 30118(b), but enforcement of the order is restrained or the order is set aside in a civil action to which 49 U.S.C. 30121(d) applies.

[67 FR 19698, Apr. 23, 2002]