49 CFR § 577.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s577.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 577.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "577.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "577"
part_name: "DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION"
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. 30102, 30103, 30116-121, 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 49 CFR 501.8."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 56816, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "577"
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# 577.1 Scope.

This part sets forth requirements for manufacturer notification to owners, dealers, and distributors of motor vehicles and items of replacement equipment about a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety or a noncompliance with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard.

[69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004]