49 CFR § 588.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s588.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 588.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "588.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "588"
part_name: "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS RECORDKEEPING 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 1.50."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 41438, Sept. 10, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "588"
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# 588.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to aid manufacturers in contacting the owners of child restraints during notification campaigns conducted in accordance with 49 CFR part 577, and to aid the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in determining whether a manufacturer has met its recall responsibilities.