49 CFR § 588.6 - Record retention.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s588.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 588.6 - Record retention."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "588.6"
section_name: "Record retention."
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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# 588.6 Record retention.

Each manufacturer, or manufacturer's designee, shall maintain the information specified in § 588.5 of this part for a registered restraint system for a period of not less than six years from the date of manufacture of that restraint system.