Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§32301 Definitions
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART C— - INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 323— - CONSUMER INFORMATION › § 32301
Summary
Defines three terms: crash avoidance — stopping or lessening a crash; crashworthiness — how well a passenger motor vehicle protects occupants from injury or death in a crash; damage susceptibility — how likely the vehicle is to be damaged.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §32301
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In this chapter—
(1)“crash avoidance” means preventing or mitigating a crash;
(2)“crashworthiness” means the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives its passengers against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle accident; and
(3)“damage susceptibility” means the susceptibility of a passenger motor vehicle to damage in a motor vehicle accident.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3230115:1901(13), (14).Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 2(13), (14), 86 Stat. 948; Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, § 301, 89 Stat. 901; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–425, § 8(a)(2), 94 Stat. 1828; Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, § 101(b), 98 Stat. 2767.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2012—Pub. L. 112–141 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively, and, in par. (2), substituted “; and” for period at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
49 U.S.C. § 32301
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73