49 CFR § 596.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s596.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 596.1 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "596.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "596"
part_name: "AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING TEST DEVICES"
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 1.95."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 39793, May 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "596"
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# 596.1 Scope.

This part describes the test devices to be used for compliance testing of motor vehicles with motor vehicle safety standards for automatic emergency braking.