PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Manufacturers or distributors must give the dealer or distributor a certificate when they deliver a vehicle or equipment saying it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. No one may give that certificate if, with reasonable care, they would know it is materially false or misleading. A vehicle’s certificate must be on a permanent label on the vehicle. Equipment can be certified by a label on the item or on its outer container. For vehicles built in stages, each intermediate or final builder must either follow the incomplete maker’s compliance instructions or assume responsibility for meeting each federal safety standard. If they assume responsibility, they must notify the incomplete maker in writing within a reasonable time after putting the label on. Violations of this subsection are not subject to a civil penalty under section 30165.

Title 49, §30115

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(a)In General.—

A manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall certify to the distributor or dealer at delivery that the vehicle or equipment complies with applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter. A person may not issue the certificate if, in exercising reasonable care, the person has reason to know the certificate is false or misleading in a material respect. Certification of a vehicle must be shown by a label or tag permanently fixed to the vehicle. Certification of equipment may be shown by a label or tag on the equipment or on the outside of the container in which the equipment is delivered.

(b)Certification Label.—

In the case of the certification label affixed by an intermediate or final stage manufacturer of a motor vehicle built in more than 1 stage, each intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall certify with respect to each applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard—

(1)that it has complied with the specifications set forth in the compliance documentation provided by the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or

(2)that it has elected to assume responsibility for compliance with that standard.

If the intermediate or final stage manufacturer elects to assume responsibility for compliance with the standard covered by the documentation provided by an incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer, the intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall notify the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in writing within a reasonable time of affixing the certification label. A violation of this subsection shall not be subject to a civil penalty under section 30165.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3011515:1397(a)(1)(C), (E) (related to 15:1403).Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, § 108(a)(1)(C), (E) (related to § 114), 80 Stat. 722; Oct. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93–492, § 103(a)(1)(A), (2)(B), 88 Stat. 1477, 1478. 15:1403.Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, § 114, 80 Stat. 726. The words “fail to issue a certificate required by section 1403 of this title” in 15:1397(a)(1)(C) and the text of 15:1397(a)(1)(E) (related to 15:1403) are omitted as surplus. The word “certify” is substituted for “furnish . . . the certification” in 15:1403 to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “the time of” and “of such vehicle or equipment by such manufacturer or distributor” are omitted as surplus. The words “prescribed under this chapter” are added for clarity. The word “reasonable” is substituted for “due” in 15:1397(a)(1)(C) for consistency in the revised title. The words “to the effect that a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards” are omitted because of the restatement. The words “shown by” are substituted for “in the form of” in 15:1403 for clarity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–414 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Follow-Up Report Pub. L. 106–414, § 16, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1808, provided that, by one year after Nov. 1, 2000, the Secretary of Transportation would report to Congress on the implementation of the 2000

§30115 Certification of Compliance

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Title 49, §30115

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