49 U.S.C. § 30115 — Certification of compliance
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 270 words · no verdicts yet
Manufacturers and distributors must certify that vehicles or equipment meet safety standards. They cannot issue this certificate if they have reason to think it's false. Vehicles built in multiple stages need each manufacturer to certify its own part of the work.
(a) In General
A manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment must certify to the distributor or dealer, at delivery, that it meets the applicable safety standards. A person cannot issue that certificate if, being reasonably careful, they have reason to know it is false or misleading in an important way. A vehicle's certification must appear on a label or tag permanently fixed to it. Equipment's certification can appear on a label on the equipment itself or on its shipping container.
(b) Certification Label
When a vehicle is built in more than one stage, each intermediate or final-stage manufacturer's certification label must state, for each applicable federal safety standard, either: (1) that the manufacturer followed the specifications in the compliance documents the incomplete-vehicle manufacturer provided, under the Secretary's rules; or (2) that the manufacturer chose to take on responsibility for complying with that standard itself. If a manufacturer chooses that second option, it must tell the incomplete-vehicle manufacturer in writing, within a reasonable time after affixing the label. Breaking this labeling rule doesn't trigger the civil penalty in section 30165.
A manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall certify to the distributor or dealer at delivery that the vehicle or equipment complies with applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter. A person may not issue the certificate if, in exercising reasonable care, the person has reason to know the certificate is false or misleading in a material respect. Certification of a vehicle must be shown by a label or tag permanently fixed to the vehicle. Certification of equipment may be shown by a label or tag on the equipment or on the outside of the container in which the equipment is delivered.
In the case of the certification label affixed by an intermediate or final stage manufacturer of a motor vehicle built in more than 1 stage, each intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall certify with respect to each applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard—
that it has complied with the specifications set forth in the compliance documentation provided by the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or
that it has elected to assume responsibility for compliance with that standard.
If the intermediate or final stage manufacturer elects to assume responsibility for compliance with the standard covered by the documentation provided by an incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer, the intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall notify the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in writing within a reasonable time of affixing the certification label. A violation of this subsection shall not be subject to a civil penalty under section 30165.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 106–414, § 9, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1805.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 947
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-414 · 114 Stat. 1805
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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