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49 U.S.C. § 30119 — Notification procedures

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49 U.S.C. § 30119 — Notification procedures

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**(a) Contents of Notification.—** Notification by a manufacturer required under [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) of a defect or noncompliance shall contain— (1) a clear description of the defect or noncompliance; (2) an evaluation of the risk to motor vehicle safety reasonably related to the defect or noncompliance; (3) the measures to be taken to obtain a remedy of the defect or noncompliance; (4) a statement that the manufacturer giving notice will remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge under [section 30120 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim); (5) the earliest date on which the defect or noncompliance will be remedied without charge, and for tires, the period during which the defect or noncompliance will be remedied without charge under [section 30120 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim); (6) the procedure the recipient of a notice is to follow to inform the Secretary of Transportation when a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer does not remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge under [section 30120 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim); and (7) other information the Secretary prescribes by regulation. **(b) Earliest Remedy Date.—** The date specified by a manufacturer in a notification under subsection (a)(5) of this section or [section 30121(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30121/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) is the earliest date that parts and facilities reasonably can be expected to be available to remedy the defect or noncompliance. The Secretary may disapprove the date. **(c) Time for Notification.—** Notification required under [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be given within a reasonable time— (1) prescribed by the Secretary, after the manufacturer receives notice of a final decision under [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim); or (2) after the manufacturer first decides that a safety-related defect or noncompliance exists under [section 30118(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118/c&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Means of Providing Notification.—** (1) Notification required under [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) about a motor vehicle shall be sent in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation— (A) to each person registered under State law as the owner and whose name and address are reasonably ascertainable by the manufacturer through State records or other available sources; or (B) if a registered owner is not notified under clause (A) of this paragraph, to the most recent purchaser known to the manufacturer. (2) Notification required under [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) about replacement equipment shall be sent in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation, to the most recent purchaser known to the manufacturer. (3) In addition to the notification required under paragraphs (1) and (2), if the Secretary decides that public notice is required for motor vehicle safety, public notice shall be given by the manufacturer in the way required by the Secretary after consulting with the manufacturer. In deciding whether public notice is required, the Secretary shall consider— (A) the magnitude of the risk to motor vehicle safety caused by the defect or noncompliance; and (B) the cost of public notice compared to the additional number of owners the notice may reach. (4) A dealer to whom a motor vehicle or replacement equipment was delivered shall be notified in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation. **(e) Additional Notification.—** (1) **Second notification.—** — If the Secretary decides that a notification sent by a manufacturer under this section has not resulted in an adequate number of motor vehicles or items of replacement equipment being returned for remedy, the Secretary may order the manufacturer to send a 2d notification in the way the Secretary prescribes by regulation. (2) **Additional notifications.—** — If the Secretary determines, after taking into account the severity of the defect or noncompliance, that the second notification by a manufacturer does not result in an adequate number of motor vehicles or items of replacement equipment being returned for remedy, the Secretary may order the manufacturer— (A) (i) to send additional notifications in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation; or (ii) to take additional steps to locate and notify each person registered under State law as the owner or lessee or the most recent purchaser or lessee, as appropriate; and (B) to emphasize the magnitude of the safety risk caused by the defect or noncompliance in such notification. **(f) Notification by Lessor to Lessee.—** (1) In this subsection, “leased motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is leased to a person for at least 4 months by a lessor that has leased at least 5 motor vehicles in the 12 months before the date of the notification. (2) A lessor that receives a notification required by [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) about a leased motor vehicle shall provide a copy of the notification to the lessee in the way the Secretary prescribes by regulation. **(g) Information Regarding Components Involved in Recall.—** A manufacturer that is required to furnish a report under section 573.6 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) for a defect or noncompliance in a motor vehicle or in an item of original or replacement equipment shall, if such defect or noncompliance involves a specific component or components, include in such report, with respect to such component or components, the following information: (1) The name of the component or components. (2) A description of the component or components. (3) The part number of the component or components, if any.

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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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23 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions and declaration of policy

**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws. (2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. (3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided. (4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon

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49 U.S.C. § 30120 — Remedies for defects and noncompliance

**(a) Ways To Remedy.—** (1) Subject to subsections (f) and (g) of this section, when notification of a defect or noncompliance is required under section 30118(b) or (c) of this title, the manufacturer of the defective or noncomplying motor vehicle or replacement equipment shall remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge when the vehicle or equipment is presented for remedy. Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the manufacturer shall remedy the defect or noncompliance in any of the following ways the manufacturer chooses: (A) if a vehicle— (i) by repairing the vehicle; (ii) by replacing the vehicle with an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle; or (iii) by refunding the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation. (B) if replacement equipment, by repairing the equipment, replacing the equipment with identical or reasonably equivalent equipment, or by refunding the purchase price. (2) The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations to allow the manufacturer to impose conditions on the replacement of a motor vehicle or refund of its price. **(b) Tire Remedies.—** (1) A manufacturer of a tire, including an original equipment tire, shall remedy a defective or noncomplying tire if the owner or purchaser presents the tire for remedy not later than 180 days after the later of— (A) the day the owner or purchaser receives notification under [section 30119 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30119&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) if the manufacturer decides to replace the tire, the day the owner or purchaser receives notification that a replacement is available. (2) If the manufacturer decides to replace the tire and the replacement is not avai

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23 U.S.C. § 403 — Highway safety research and development

**(a) Defined Term.—** In this section, the term “Federal laboratory” includes— (1) a government-owned, government-operated laboratory; and (2) a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory. **(b) General Authority.—** (1) **Research and development activities.—** — The Secretary may conduct research and development activities, including demonstration projects, training, education, and the collection and analysis of highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information needed to carry out this section, with respect to— (A) all aspects of highway and traffic safety systems and conditions relating to— (i) vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics; (ii) crash causation and investigations; (iii) communications; and (iv) emergency medical services, including the transportation of the injured; (B) human behavioral factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety, including— (i) driver education; (ii) impaired driving; and (iii) distracted driving; (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety, including occupant protection and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving technologies and initiatives; (D) the development of technologies to detect drug impaired drivers; (E) research on, evaluations of, and identification of best practices related to driver education programs (including driver education curricula, instructor training and certification, program administration, and delivery mechanisms) and make recommendations for harmonizing driver education and multistage graduated licensing systems; and (F) the effect of State laws on any aspects, activities, or programs described in subparagraphs (A) through (E)

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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. § 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. § 30119 — Notification procedures

Page 772 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 30119 lates’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘The Sec- retary may take action under this subsection only’’ are added because of the restatement. In subsection (e), the words ‘‘(including a manufac- turer)’’ are omitted as surplus. The word ‘‘information’’ is substituted for ‘‘data’’ for consistency in the revised title. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–58 added subsec. (f). 2015—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–94 inserted ‘‘or elec- tronic mail’’ after ‘‘certified mail’’ in introductory pro- visions. 2000—Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title III, § 364], which di- rected amendment of this section in subsecs. (a), (b)(1), and (c), by inserting ‘‘, original equipment,’’ before ‘‘or replacement equipment’’ wherever appearing, and in subsec. (c), by redesignating pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and realigning margins, by substituting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer’’ for ‘‘A manufacturer’’, and by adding a new par (2) relating to duty of manufacturers, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–414, § 2. See Construction of 2000 Amendment note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CONSTRUCTION OF 2000 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106–414, § 2, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1800, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendments made to section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, by section 364 of the De- partment of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap- propriations Act, 2001 [Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title III, § 364], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–37] are repealed and such section shall be effective as if such amending section had not been enacted.’’ § 30119. Notification procedures (a) CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATION.—Notification by a manufacturer required under section 30118 of this title of a defe

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