49 CFR § 595.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s595.2"
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title: "49 CFR § 595.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "595.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "595"
part_name: "MAKE INOPERATIVE EXEMPTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, 30122 and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 62442, Nov. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "595"
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# 595.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to provide an exemption from the “make inoperative” provision of 49 U.S.C. 30122 that permits motor vehicle dealers and motor vehicle repair businesses to install retrofit air bag on-off switches and to otherwise modify motor vehicles to enable people with disabilities to operate or ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle.

[66 FR 12655, Feb. 27, 2001]