49 U.S.C. § 33102

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 33102 - Theft prevention standard for high theft lines

(a) GENERAL.-

(1) The Secretary of Transportation by regulation shall prescribe a vehicle theft prevention standard that conforms to the requirements of this chapter. The standard shall apply to-

(A) covered major parts that manufacturers install in passenger motor vehicles in lines designated under section 33104 of this title as high theft lines; and

(B) major replacement parts for the major parts described in clause (A) of this paragraph.

(2) The standard may apply only to-

(A) major parts that manufacturers install in passenger motor vehicles having a model year designation later than the calendar year in which the standard takes effect; and

(B) major replacement parts manufactured after the standard takes effect.

(b) STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.-The standard shall be practicable and provide relevant objective criteria.

(c) LIMITATIONS ON MAJOR PART AND REPLACEMENT PART STANDARDS.-

(1) For a major part installed by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle, the standard may not require a part to have more than one identification.

(2) For a major replacement part, the standard may not require-

(A) identification of a part not designed as a replacement for a major part required to be identified under the standard; or

(B) the inscribing or affixing of identification except a symbol identifying the manufacturer and a common symbol identifying the part as a major replacement part.

(d) RECORDS AND REPORTS.-This chapter does not authorize the Secretary to require a person to keep records or make reports, except as provided in sections 33104(c), 33106(c), 33108(a), and 33112 ¹ of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.

49 U.S.C. § 33102

Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1077.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
33102(a)(1)	15:2022(a).	Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat. 947, §602(a), (b), (c)(1)-(3), (5), (d)(2); added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98-547, §101(a), 98 Stat . 2756.
33102(a)(2)	15:2022(c)(1)-(3), (5).
33102(b)	15:2022(b).
33102(c)	15:2022(d)(1).	Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat. 947, §602(d)(1); added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98-547, §101(a), 98 Stat . 2756; restated Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519, §302(1), 106 Stat. 3394.
33102(d)	15:2022(e).	Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat. 947, §602(e); added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98-547, §101(a), 98 Stat . 2756; Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519, §306(a), 106 Stat. 3397.

In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words "in accordance with this section" are omitted as surplus. In subsection (a)(2), the text of 15:2022(c)(1)-(3) is omitted as obsolete because the standard has already been prescribed. See 49 C.F.R. part 541.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 33112 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was repealed by Pub. L. 112-141, div. C, title I, §31313(2), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 772.

major part: "major part" means-(A) the engine;(B) the transmission;(C) each door to the passenger compartment;(D) the hood;(E) the grille;(F) each bumper;(G) each front fender;(H) the deck lid, tailgate, or hatchback;(I) each rear quarter panel;(J) the trunk floor pan;(K) the frame or, for a unitized body, the supporting structure serving as the frame; and(L) any other part of a passenger motor vehicle that the Secretary of Transportation by regulation specifies as comparable in design or function to any of the parts listed in subclauses (A)-(K) of this clause.
major replacement part: "major replacement part" means a major part that is-(A) an original major part in or on a completed motor vehicle and customized or modified after manufacture of the vehicle but before the time of its delivery to the first purchaser; or(B) not installed in or on a motor vehicle at the time of its delivery to the first purchaser and the equitable or legal title to the vehicle has not been transferred to a first purchaser.
vehicle theft prevention standard: "vehicle theft prevention standard" means a minimum performance standard for identifying major parts of new motor vehicles and major replacement parts by inscribing or affixing numbers or symbols on those parts.