49 CFR § 585.103 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s585.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 585.103 - Definitions."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "585.103"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "585"
part_name: "PHASE-IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS"
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, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 70916, Dec. 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "585"
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# 585.103 Definitions.
(a) All terms defined in 49 U.S.C. 30102 are used in their statutory meaning.
(b) *Bus, gross vehicle weight rating* or *GVWR,* *multipurpose passenger vehicle,* *passenger car,* and *truck* are used as defined in § 571.3 of this chapter.
(c) *Production year* means the 12-month period between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the following year, inclusive.
(d) *Limited line manufacturer* means a manufacturer that sells three or fewer carlines, as that term is defined in 49 CFR 583.4, in the United States during a production year.