When a motor vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title is in effect, a State or political subdivision of a State may not have a different motor vehicle theft prevention standard for a motor vehicle or major replacement part.
49 U.S.C. § 33118
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
33118 | 15:2031. | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat. 947, §614; added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98-547, §101(a), 98 Stat . 2763; Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519, §306(a), 106 Stat. 3397. |
- 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.