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§32301 Definitions
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART C — INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 323 — CONSUMER INFORMATION › § 32301
Summary
Gives meanings for three terms: crash avoidance—stopping or reducing crashes; crashworthiness—how well passenger vehicles protect occupants; damage susceptibility—likelihood of vehicle damage.
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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.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 32301
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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