49 CFR § 588.3 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s588.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 588.3 - Applicability."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "588.3"
section_name: "Applicability."
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"
---


# 588.3 Applicability.

This part applies to manufacturers of child restraint systems, except factory-installed built-in restraints.