1、220 49 CFR Ch. V (10110 Edition) Pt. 576 71 FR 53585, Sept. 12, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 45176, Aug. 13, 2007 PART 576RECORD RETENTION Sec. 576.1 Scope. 576.2 Purpose. 576.3 Application. 576.4 Definitions. 576.5 Basic requirements. 576.6 Records. 576.7 Retention. 576.8 Malfunctions covered. AUTHORI
2、TY: 49 U.S.C. 322(a), 30117, 30120(g), 3014130147; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50. SOURCE: 39 FR 30045, Aug. 20, 1974, unless otherwise noted. EDITORIAL NOTE: For an interpretation document regarding part 576, see 40 FR 3296, Jan. 21, 1975. 576.1 Scope. This part establishes requirements for
3、 the retention by manufacturers of motor vehicles and of motor vehicle equipment, of claims, complaints, re-ports, and other records concerning al-leged and proven motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment defects and malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety. 67 FR 45872, July 10, 200
4、2 576.2 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to pre-serve records that are needed for the proper investigation, and adjudication or other disposition, of possible defects related to motor vehicle safety and in-stances of nonconformity to the motor vehicle safety standards and associated regulations.
5、 576.3 Application. This part applies to all manufactur-ers of motor vehicles, with respect to all records generated or acquired on or after August 16, 1969, and to all manu-facturers of motor vehicle equipment, with respect to all records in their pos-session, generated or acquired on or after Augu
6、st 9, 2002. 67 FR 45873, July 10, 2002 576.4 Definitions. All terms in this part that are de-fined in 49 U.S.C. 30102 and part 579 of this chapter are used as defined there-in. 67 FR 45873, July 10, 2002 VerDate Mar2010 10:10 Dec 13, 2010 Jkt 220218 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220218
7、.XXX 220218ER12SE06.003ER12SE06.004wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-221 Natl Highway Traffic Safety Admin., DOT 577.2 576.5 Basic requirements. (a) Each manufacturer of motor vehi-cles, child restraint
8、 systems, and tires shall retain, as specified in 576.7 of this part, all records described in 576.6 of this part for a period of five calendar years from the date on which they were generated or acquired by the manufac-turer. (b) Each manufacturer of motor vehi-cles and motor vehicle equipment shal
9、l retain, as specified in 576.7 of this part, all the underlying records on which the information reported under part 579 of this chapter is based, for a period of five calendar years from the date on which they were generated or acquired by the manufacturer, except as provided in paragraph (c) of t
10、his sec-tion. (c) Manufacturers need not retain copies of documents transmitted to NHTSA pursuant to parts 573, 577, and 579 of this chapter. 67 FR 45873, July 10, 2002 576.6 Records. Records to be maintained by manu-facturers under this part include all documentary materials, films, tapes, and othe
11、r information-storing media that contain information concerning malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety. Such records in-clude, but are not limited to, reports and other documents, including mate-rial generated or communicated by computer, telefax or other electronic means, that are
12、 related to work per-formed under warranties; and any lists, compilations, analyses, or discussions of such malfunctions contained in in-ternal or external correspondence of the manufacturer, including commu-nications transmitted electronically. 67 FR 45873, July 10, 2002 576.7 Retention. Duplicate
13、copies need not be re-tained. Information may be reproduced or transferred from one storage me-dium to another (e.g., from paper files to microfilm) as long as no information is lost in the reproduction or transfer, and when so reproduced or transferred the original form may be treated as a duplicat
14、e. 576.8 Malfunctions covered. For purposes of this part, malfunc-tions that may be related to motor ve-hicle safety shall include, with re-spect to a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment, any failure or malfunction beyond normal deterio-ration in use, or any failure of perform-ance, or
15、any flaw or unintended devi-ation from design specifications, that could in any reasonably foreseeable manner be a causative factor in, or ag-gravate, an accident or an injury to a person. PART 577DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION Sec. 577.1 Scope. 577.2 Purpose. 577.3 Application. 577.4 Definit
16、ions. 577.5 Notification pursuant to a manufac-turers decision. 577.6 Notification pursuant to Administra-tors decision. 577.7 Time and manner of notification. 577.8 Disclaimers. 577.9 Conformity to statutory requirements. 577.10 Follow-up notification. 577.11 Reimbursement notification. 577.12 Noti
17、fication pursuant to an acceler-ated remedy program. 577.13 Notification to dealers and distribu-tors. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30116 30121, 30166; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 49 CFR 501.8. SOURCE: 41 FR 56816, Dec. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted. 577.1 Scope. This part s
18、ets forth requirements for manufacturer notification to owners, dealers, and distributors of motor vehi-cles and items of replacement equip-ment about a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety or a noncompli-ance with a Federal motor vehicle safe-ty standard. 69 FR 34959, June 23, 2004 577.2 Pur
19、pose. The purpose of this part is to ensure that notifications of defects or non-compliances adequately inform and ef-fectively motivate owners of poten-tially defective or noncomplying motor VerDate Mar2010 10:10 Dec 13, 2010 Jkt 220218 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220218.XXX 220218wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
