49 CFR § 576.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s576.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 576.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "576.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "576"
part_name: "RECORD RETENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322(a), 30117, 30120(g), 30141-30147; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 30045, Aug. 20, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "576"
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# 576.1 Scope.

This part establishes requirements for the retention by manufacturers of motor vehicles and of motor vehicle equipment, of claims, complaints, reports, and other records concerning alleged and proven motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment defects and malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety.

[67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]