49 CFR § 588.5 - Records.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s588.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 588.5 - Records."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "588.5"
section_name: "Records."
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"
---


# 588.5 Records.

Each manufacturer, or manufacturer's designee, shall record and maintain records of the owners of child restraint systems who have submitted a registration form. The record shall be in a form suitable for inspection such as computer information storage devices or card files, and shall include the names, mailing addresses, and if collected, se-mail addresses of the owners, and the model name or number and date of manufacture (month, year) of the owner's child restraint systems.

[70 FR 53579, Sept. 9, 2005]