Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§32501 Purpose

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART C — INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 325 — BUMPER STANDARDS › § 32501

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Must enforce bumper rules to lower repair costs after passenger car crashes.

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Title 49, §32501

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The purpose of this chapter is to reduce economic loss resulting from damage to passenger motor vehicles involved in motor vehicle accidents by providing for the maintenance and enforcement of bumper standards.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3250115:1911.Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 101, 86 Stat. 948. The words “The Congress finds that it is necessary” are omitted as surplus. The word “maintenance” is substituted for “promulgation” for clarity.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 32501

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102