49 C.F.R. § 573.5 Defect and noncompliance responsibility.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) Each manufacturer of a motor vehicle shall be responsible for any safety-related defect or any noncompliance determined to exist in the vehicle or in any item of original equipment. (b) Each manufacturer of an item of replacement equipment shall be responsible for any safety-related defect or any noncompliance determined to exist in the equipment. [67 FR 45872, July 10, 2002]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 573—DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTS
§ 573.5 Defect and noncompliance responsibility.