49 C.F.R. § 571.7

Applicability

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(a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, each standard set forth in subpart B of this part applies according to its terms to all motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment the manufacture of which is completed on or after the effective date of the standard.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Military vehicles. No standard applies to a vehicle or item of equipment manufactured for, and sold directly to, the Armed Forces of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications.

(d) Export. No standard applies to a vehicle or item of equipment in the circumstances provided in section 108(b)(5) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 1397 (b)(5)).

(e) Combining new and used components. When a new cab is used in the assembly of a truck, the truck will be considered newly manufactured for purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the application of the requirements of this chapter, and the Act, unless the engine, transmission, and drive axle(s) (as a minimum) of the assembled vehicle are not new, and at least two of these components were taken from the same vehicle.

(f) Combining new and used components in trailer manufacture. When new materials are used in the assembly of a trailer, the trailer will be considered newly manufactured for purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the application of the requirements of this chapter, and the Act, unless, at a minimum, the trailer running gear assembly (axle(s), wheels, braking and suspension) is not new, and was taken from an existing trailer—

(1) Whose identity is continued in the reassembled vehicle with respect to the Vehicle Identification Number; and

(2) That is owned or leased by the user of the reassembled vehicle.

[33 FR 19703, Dec. 25, 1968. Redesignated at 35 FR 5118, Mar. 26, 1970, and amended at 36 FR 7855, Apr. 27, 1971; 38 FR 12808, May 16, 1973; 40 FR 49341, Oct. 22, 1975; 41 FR 27074, July 1, 1976]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1978–2012 · leading case: Obst v. Microtron, Inc., 614 N.W.2d 196 (Minn. 2000).

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Obst v. Microtron, Inc., 614 N.W.2d 196 (Minn. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 30112 (a) to motor vehicles and their component parts is governed by 49 C.F.R. § 571.7 , which states that "each standard * * * applies according to its terms to all motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment.”

Terry Lee Stonehocker v. Gen. Motors Corp., 587 F.2d 151 (4th Cir. 1978). “49 C.F.R. § 571.7 . But we are not here dealing with a claimed violation of the regulation as being either negligence itself or evidence of negligence; we are dealing with the question of whether or not to admit a claimed compliance with the regulation as evidence of due care.”

Clarke v. TRW, INC., 921 F. Supp. 927 (N.D.N.Y. 1996). “5 The applicability of a safety regulation to a vehicle or component is governed by 49 C.F.R. § 571.7 which provides that “each standard .”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Baldassini, 909 F. Supp. 2d 1363 (S.D. Fla. 2012). “500, however, applies to “all motor vehicles,” 49 C.F.R. § 571.7 , which federal law, in turn, defines as “vehiele[s] driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways .”

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