49 CFR § 591.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s591.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 591.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "591.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "591"
part_name: "IMPORTATION OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL SAFETY, BUMPER AND THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 100-562, 49 U.S.C. 322(a), 30117, 30141-30147; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 40078, Sept. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "591"
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# 591.1 Scope.

This part establishes procedures governing the importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards.

[55 FR 11378, Mar. 28, 1990]