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49 U.S.C. § 30123 — Tires

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49 U.S.C. § 30123 — Tires

**(a) Regrooved Tire Limitations.—** (1) In this subsection, “regrooved tire” means a tire with a new tread produced by cutting into the tread of a worn tire. (2) The Secretary may authorize the sale, offer for sale, introduction for sale, or delivery for introduction in interstate commerce, of a regrooved tire or a motor vehicle equipped with regrooved tires if the Secretary decides the tires are designed and made in a way consistent with [section 30101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim). A person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce for sale, or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, a regrooved tire or a vehicle equipped with regrooved tires unless authorized by the Secretary. **(b) Uniform Quality Grading System, Nomenclature, and Marketing Practices.—** The Secretary shall prescribe through standards a uniform quality grading system for motor vehicle tires to help consumers make an informed choice when purchasing tires. The Secretary also shall cooperate with industry and the Federal Trade Commission to the greatest extent practicable to eliminate deceptive and confusing tire nomenclature and marketing practices. A tire standard or regulation prescribed under this chapter supersedes an order or administrative interpretation of the Commission. **(c) Maximum Load Standards.—** The Secretary shall require a motor vehicle to be equipped with tires that meet maximum load standards when the vehicle is loaded with a reasonable amount of luggage and the total number of passengers the vehicle is designed to carry. The vehicle shall be equipped with those tires by the manufacturer or by the first purchaser when the vehicle is first bought in good faith other than for resale.

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49 U.S.C. § 30101 — Purpose and policy

The purpose of this chapter is to reduce traffic accidents and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents. Therefore it is necessary— (1) to prescribe motor vehicle safety standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in interstate commerce; and (2) to carry out needed safety research and development.

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49 U.S.C. § 30118 — Notification of defects and noncompliance

**(a) Notification by Secretary.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall notify the manufacturer of a motor vehicle or replacement equipment immediately after making an initial decision (through testing, inspection, investigation, or research carried out under this chapter, examining communications under [section 30166(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30166/f&num=0&edition=prelim), or otherwise) that the vehicle or equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter. The notification shall include the information on which the decision is based. The Secretary shall publish a notice of each decision under this subsection in the Federal Register. Subject to [section 30167(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30167/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the notification and information are available to any interested person. **(b) Defect and Noncompliance Proceedings and Orders.—** (1) The Secretary may make a final decision that a motor vehicle or replacement equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter only after giving the manufacturer an opportunity to present information, views, and arguments showing that there is no defect or noncompliance or that the defect does not affect motor vehicle safety. Any interested person also shall be given an opportunity to present information, views, and arguments. (2) If the Secretary decides under paragraph (1) of this subsection that the vehicle or equipment contains the defect or does not comply, the Secretary s

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15 U.S.C. § 1431 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

### Statutory Notes Section 1421, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 201, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 728, related to labeling for pneumatic tires and required contents of label. Section 1422, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 202, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 729, related to maximum permissible load standards for original equipment tires. See [section 30123 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30123&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation. Section 1423, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 203, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 729, related to uniform quality grading system for motor vehicle tires and elimination of deceptive and confusing tire nomenclature. See [section 30123 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30123&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1424, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 204, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 93–492, title I, § 110(c), Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1484, related to regrooved tires. See sections 30123, 30163, and 30165 of Title 49. Section 1425, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 205, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 729, provided that, in event of conflict, orders and regulations issued by Secretary under this subchapter and subchapter I of this chapter applicable to motor vehicle tires were to prevail over orders and interpretations issued by Federal Trade Commission. See [section 30123 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30123&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1426, Pub. L. 89–563, title II, § 206, as added Pub. L. 91–265, § 6, May 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 263, related to safety standards for retreaded tires.

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49 U.S.C. § 308 — Reports

**(a)** As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall report to the President, for submission to Congress, on the activities of the Department of Transportation during the prior fiscal year. **(b)** The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report on the conditions of the public ports of the United States, including the— (1) economic and technological development of the ports; (2) extent to which the ports contribute to the national welfare and security; and (3) factors that may impede the continued development of the ports. **(c)** (1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress in March 1998, and in March of each even-numbered year thereafter, a report of estimates by the Secretary on the current performance and condition of public mass transportation systems with recommendations for necessary administrative or legislative changes. (2) In reporting to Congress under this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a complete assessment of public transportation facilities in the United States. The Secretary also shall assess future needs for those facilities and estimate future capital requirements and operation and maintenance requirements for one-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods at specified levels of service.

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49 U.S.C. § 30123 — Tires

Page 780 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 30122 or purchaser’’, ‘‘the purpose of’’, and ‘‘to which the order relates’’ are omitted as surplus. In subsection (d), the words ‘‘Notwithstanding sec- tion 30163(c) of this title’’ are added for clarity. The words ‘‘An action under section 1399(a) of this title to restrain a violation of an order . . . or under section 1398 of this title to collect a civil penalty with respect to a violation of such an order’’ and ‘‘to which the order applies’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘may transfer the action’’ are substituted for ‘‘orders a change of venue’’ for consistency with 28:1404. The words ‘‘(including enforcement actions)’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘that court shall issue the con- solidation order’’ are substituted for ‘‘by order of such other court’’ for clarity. § 30122. Making safety devices and elements in- operative (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, ‘‘motor vehi- cle repair business’’ means a person holding itself out to the public to repair for compensa- tion a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equip- ment. (b) PROHIBITION.—A manufacturer, distributor, dealer, rental company, or motor vehicle repair business may not knowingly make inoperative any part of a device or element of design in- stalled on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in compliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter unless the manufacturer, dis- tributor, dealer, rental company, or repair busi- ness reasonably believes the vehicle or equip- ment will not be used (except for testing or a similar purpose during maintenance or repair) when the device or element is inoperative. (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor- tation may prescribe regulations— (1) to exempt a perso

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