49 C.F.R. § 523.3

Automobile

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An automobile is any 4-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by fuel, or by alternative fuel, manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways and rated at less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, except:

(a) A vehicle operated only on a rail line;

(b) A vehicle manufactured in different stages by 2 or more manufacturers, if no intermediate or final-stage manufacturer of that vehicle manufactures more than 10,000 multi-stage vehicles per year; or

(c) A work truck.

[89 FR 52945, June 24, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2008 · leading case: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l High. Traffic Saf. Admin., 538 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2008).
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l High. Traffic Saf. Admin., 538 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 6× “(other than medium-duty passenger vehicles manufactured during MY 2011 or thereafter) from its definition of "automobile," see 49 C.F.R. § 523.3 (b). The CAFE standards NHTSA sets for non-passenger automobiles or "light trucks," as referred to by the agency in its regulations,…”
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l High. Traffic Saf. Admin., 508 F.3d 508 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 6× “NHTSA senger vehicles manufactured during MY 2011 or thereafter) from its definition of “automobile,” see 49 C.F.R. § 523.3 (b). The CAFE standards NHTSA sets for non-passenger auto- mobiles or “light trucks,” as referred to by the agency in its regulations,8 are lower than the…”
Ctr. for Biological v. Nhtsa (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 3× “(other than medium-duty pas- senger vehicles manufactured during MY 2011 or thereafter) from its definition of “automobile,” see 49 C.F.R. § 523.3 (b). The CAFE standards NHTSA sets for non-passenger auto- mobiles or “light trucks,” as referred to by the agency in its…”
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