49 CFR § 576.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s576.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 576.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "576.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 576.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to preserve records that are needed for the proper investigation, and adjudication or other disposition, of possible defects related to motor vehicle safety and instances of nonconformity to the motor vehicle safety standards and associated regulations.