49 U.S.C. § 30118
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
30118(a) | 15:1397(a)(1)(D) (related to 15:1412(a) (1st-3d sentences)). | Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, §108(a)(1)(D) (related to §§151, 152, 153(c) (1st sentence cl. (6)), 156, 157), 80 Stat. 722; restated Oct. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93-492, §103(a)(1)(A), (3), 88 Stat. 1477, 1478. |
15:1412(a) (1st-3d sentences). | Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718, §§151, 152, 156 (related to notice), 157 (related to notice); added Oct. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93-492, §102(a), 88 Stat . 1470, 1475. | |
30118(b) | 15:1397(a)(1)(D) (related to 15:1412(a) (last sentence), (b)). | |
15:1412(a) (last sentence), (b). | ||
30118(c) | 15:1397(a)(1)(D) (related to 15:1411, 1413(c) (1st sentence cl. (6))). | |
15:1411. | ||
15:1413(c) (1st sentence cl. (6)). | Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718, §153(c) (1st sentence cl. (6)); added Oct. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93-492, §102(a), 88 Stat . 1472; Oct. 15, 1982, Pub. L. 97-331, §4(b)(2), 96 Stat . 1620. | |
30118(d) | 15:1397(a)(1)(D) (related to 15:1417). | |
15:1417 (related to notice). | ||
30118(e) | 15:1397(a)(1)(D) (related to 15:1416). | |
15:1416 (related to notice). |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117-58 added subsec. (f).2015-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114-94 inserted "or electronic mail" after "certified mail" in introductory provisions.2000- Pub. L. 106-346, §101(a) [title III, §364], which directed amendment of this section in subsecs. (a), (b)(1), and (c), by inserting ", original equipment," before "or replacement equipment" wherever appearing, and in subsec. (c), by redesignating pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and realigning margins, by substituting "(1) IN GENERAL.-A manufacturer" for "A manufacturer", and by adding a new par (2) relating to duty of manufacturers, was repealed by Pub. L. 106-414, §2. See Construction of 2000 Amendment note below.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSTRUCTION OF 2000 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106-414, §2, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1800, provided that: "The amendments made to section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, by section 364 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 [Pub. L. 106-346, §101(a) [title III, §364], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A-37] are repealed and such section shall be effective as if such amending section had not been enacted."
- defect
- "defect" includes any defect in performance, construction, a component, or material of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment.
- manufacturer
- "manufacturer" means a person-(A) manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment; or(B) importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.
- motor vehicle safety standard
- "motor vehicle safety standard" means a minimum standard for motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment performance.
- motor vehicle safety
- "motor vehicle safety" means the performance of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in a way that protects the public against unreasonable risk of accidents occurring because of the design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle, and against unreasonable risk of death or injury in an accident, and includes nonoperational safety of a motor vehicle.
- motor vehicle
- "motor vehicle" means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
- original equipment
- "original equipment" means motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) installed in or on a motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the first purchaser;
- replacement equipment
- "replacement equipment" means motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) that is not original equipment;