49 CFR Part 566

Nat’l Highway Traffic Safety Admin., DOT
shall be addressed to: Administrator,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Attention:
VIN Coordinator.

Sec.
566.1 Scope.
566.2 Purpose.
566.3 Application.
566.4 Definitions.
566.5 Requirements.
566.6 Submittal of information.
AUTHORITY: Secs. 112 and 119, National
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15
U.S.C. 1401 and 1407); delegation of authority
at 49 CFR 1.50.

Scope.

This part requires manufacturers of
motor vehicles, and of motor vehicle
equipment to which a motor vehicle
safety standard applies, to submit identifying information and a description
of the items they produce.
[36 FR 20978, Nov. 2, 1971]

§ 566.2

Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to facilitate the regulation of manufacturers
under the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, and to aid in establishing a code numbering system for all
regulated manufacturers.
[36 FR 20978, Nov. 2, 1971]

§ 566.3

Application.

This part applies to all manufacturers of motor vehicles, and to manufacturers of motor vehicle equipment,
other than tires, to which a motor vehicle safety standard applies (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘covered equipment’’).
[36 FR 22063, Nov. 19, 1971]

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§ 566.4

Part 568—Vehicles Manufactured
Two or More Stages.

Definitions.

All terms defined in the Act and the
rules and standards issued under its authority are used as defined therein.
Specifically, incomplete vehicle, intermediate manufacturer, and final-stage
manufacturer are used as defined in

[37 FR 1364, Jan. 28, 1972]

Requirements.

Each manufacturer of motor vehicles, and each manufacturer of covered
equipment, shall furnish the information specified in paragraphs (a) through
(c) of this section to: Administrator,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
(a) Full individual, partnership, or
corporate name of the manufacturer.
(b) Residence address of the manufacturer and State of incorporation if applicable.
(c) Description of each type of motor
vehicle or of covered equipment manufactured by the manufacturer, including, for motor vehicles, the approximate ranges of gross vehicle weight
ratings for each type.
(1) Except as noted below, the description may be of general types, such
as ‘‘passenger cars’’ or ‘‘brake fluid.’’
(2) In the case of multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and trailers,
the description shall be specific enough
also to indicate the types of use for
which the vehicles are intended, such
as ‘‘tank trailer,’’ ‘‘motor home,’’ or
‘‘cargo van.’’
(3) In the case of motor vehicles produced in two or more stages, if the
manufacturer is an incomplete vehicle
manufacturer, the description shall so
state and include a description indicating the stage of completion of the
vehicle and, where known, the types of
use for which the vehicle is intended.
Example: ‘‘Incomplete vehicle manufacturer—Chassis-cab intended for completion
as van-type truck.’’

If the manufacturer is an intermediate
manufacturer, or a final stage manufacturer, the description shall so state
and include a brief description of the
work performed.
Example: ‘‘Multipurpose passenger vehicles:
Motor homes with GVWR from 8,000 to 12,000

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(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1397)

§ 566.5

PART 566—MANUFACTURER
IDENTIFICATION

§ 566.1

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§ 566.6

49 CFR Ch. V (10–1–18 Edition)

pounds. Final-stage manufacturer—add body
to bare chassis.’’
(15 U.S.C. 1392, 1397)
[36 FR 20978, Nov. 2, 1971, as amended at 37
FR 1364, Jan. 28, 1972]

§ 566.6 Submittal of information.
Each manufacturer required to submit information under § 566.5 shall submit the information not later than
February 1, 1972. After that date, each
person who begins to manufacture a
type of motor vehicle or covered equipment for which he has not submitted
the required information shall submit
the information specified in paragraphs
(a) through (c) of § 566.5 not later than
30 days after he begins manufacture.
Each manufacturer who has submitted
required information shall keep his
entry current, accurate and complete
by submitting revised information not
later than 30 days after the relevant
changes in his business occur.
[36 FR 20978, Nov. 2, 1971, as amended at 53
FR 20119, June 2, 1988]

PART 567—CERTIFICATION
Sec.
567.1 Purpose.
567.2 Application.
567.3 Definitions.
567.4 Requirements for manufacturers of
motor vehicles.
567.5 Requirements for manufacturers of vehicles manufactured in two or more
stages.
567.6 Requirements for persons who do not
alter certified vehicles or do so with
readily attachable components.
567.7 Requirements for persons who alter
certified vehicles.
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117,
30166, 32502, 32504, 33101–33104, 33108, and 33109;
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

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SOURCE: 70 FR 7430, Feb. 14, 2005, unless
otherwise noted.

§ 567.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to specify
the content and location of, and other
requirements for, the certification
label to be affixed to motor vehicles as
required by the National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended
(the Vehicle Safety Act) (49 U.S.C.
30115) and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended

(the Cost Savings Act), (49 U.S.C. 30254
and 33109), to address certification-related duties and liabilities, and to provide the consumer with information to
assist him or her in determining which
of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (part 571 of this chapter),
Bumper Standards (part 581 of this
chapter), and Federal Theft Prevention
Standards (part 541 of this chapter), are
applicable to the vehicle.
§ 567.2

Application.

(a) This part applies to manufacturers including alterers of motor vehicles
to which one or more standards are applicable.
(b) In the case of imported motor vehicles that do not have the label required by 49 CFR 567.4, Registered Importers of vehicles admitted into the
United States under 49 U.S.C. 30141–
30147 and 49 CFR part 591 must affix a
label as required by 49 CFR 567.4, after
the vehicle has been brought into conformity with the applicable Safety,
Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards.
§ 567.3

Definitions.

All terms that are defined in the Act
and the rules and standards issued
under its authority are used as defined
therein. The term ‘‘bumper’’ has the
meaning assigned to it in Title I of the
Cost Savings Act and the rules and
standards issued under its authority.
Addendum means the document described in § 568.5 of this chapter.
Altered vehicle means a completed vehicle previously certified in accordance
with § 567.4 or § 567.5 that has been altered other than by the addition, substitution, or removal of readily attachable components, such as mirrors or
tire and rim assemblies, or by minor
finishing operations such as painting,
before the first purchase of the vehicle
other than for resale, in such a manner
as may affect the conformity of the vehicle with one or more Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard(s) or the validity of the vehicle’s stated weight
ratings or vehicle type classification.
Alterer means a person who alters by
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