49 CFR 585 subpart D

49 CFR Part 585 Subpart D (up to date as of 7/29/2025)
Appendix A-1 of FMVSS No. 208 Phase-in Reporting Requirements

49 CFR Part 585 Subpart D (July 29, 2025)

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Title 49 —Transportation
Subtitle B —Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
Chapter V —National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Part 585 —Phase-in Reporting Requirements
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.
Source: 69 FR 70916, Dec. 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart D Appendix A-1 of FMVSS No. 208 Phase-in Reporting Requirements
§ 585.31 Scope.
§ 585.32 Purpose.
§ 585.33 Applicability.
§ 585.34 Definitions.
§ 585.35 Response to inquiries.
§ 585.36 Reporting requirements.
§ 585.37 Records.

Subpart D—Appendix A-1 of FMVSS No. 208 Phase-in Reporting Requirements
Source: 73 FR 66801, Nov. 12, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

§ 585.31 Scope.
This part establishes requirements for manufacturers of passenger cars, and of trucks, buses and multipurpose
passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 3,856 kilograms (kg) (8,500 pounds (lb)) or less, to
submit a report, and maintain records related to the report, concerning the number of such vehicles that are
certified as complying with S19, S21, and S23 of FMVSS No. 208 (49 CFR 571.208) when using the child restraint
systems specified in Appendix A-1 of this standard.

§ 585.32 Purpose.
The purpose of these reporting requirements is to assist the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in
determining whether a manufacturer has complied with the requirements of Standard No. 208 when using the child
restraint systems specified in Appendix A-1 of that standard.

§ 585.33 Applicability.
This part applies to manufacturers of passenger cars, and of trucks, buses and multipurpose passenger vehicles
with a GVWR of 3,856 kg (8,500 lb) or less.

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49 CFR Part 585 Subpart D (up to date as of 7/29/2025)
Appendix A-1 of FMVSS No. 208 Phase-in Reporting Requirements

49 CFR 585.34

§ 585.34 Definitions.
(a) All terms defined in 49 U.S.C. 30102 are used in their statutory meaning.
(b) Bus, gross vehicle weight rating or GVWR, multipurpose passenger vehicle, passenger car, and truck are
used as defined in § 571.3 of this chapter.
(c) Production year means the 12-month period between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the
following year, inclusive.
(d) Limited line manufacturer means a manufacturer that sells three or fewer carlines, as that term is defined
in 49 CFR 583.4, in the United States during a production year.

§ 585.35 Response to inquiries.
At any time during the production year ending August 31, 2026, each manufacturer shall, upon request from the
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, provide information identifying the vehicles (by make, model and vehicle
identification number) that have been certified as complying with the requirements of Standard No. 208 when using
the child restraint systems specified in appendix A-1 of that standard (49 CFR 571.208). The manufacturer's
designation of a vehicle as a certified vehicle is irrevocable.
[89 FR 67886, Aug. 22, 2024]

§ 585.36 Reporting requirements.
(a) Phase-in reporting requirements. Within 60 days after the end of the production year ending August 31,
2026, each manufacturer shall submit a report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
concerning its compliance with requirements of Standard No. 208 when using the child restraint systems
specified in appendix A-1 of that standard (49 CFR 571.208) for its vehicles produced in that year. Each
report shall provide the information specified in paragraph (b) of this section and in § 585.2.
(b) Phase-in report content. Basis for phase-in production goals. Each manufacturer shall provide the number
of vehicles manufactured in the current production year, or, at the manufacturer's option, in each of the
three previous production years. A new manufacturer that is, for the first time, manufacturing passenger
cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles or buses for sale in the United States must report the
number of passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles or buses manufactured during the
current production year.
(1) Production of complying vehicles. Each manufacturer shall report on the number of vehicles that
meet the requirements of Standard No. 208 when using the child restraint systems specified in
appendix A-1 of that standard (49 CFR 571.208).
(2) [Reserved]
[89 FR 67886, Aug. 22, 2024]

§ 585.37 Records.
Each manufacturer shall maintain records of the Vehicle Identification Number for each vehicle for which
information is reported under § 585.36 until December 31, 2029.

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Appendix A-1 of FMVSS No. 208 Phase-in Reporting Requirements

49 CFR 585.37

[89 FR 67886, Aug. 22, 2024]

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