[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35556-35557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12114]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 571, 575, 577, 582

[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-21564]


Vehicle Safety Hotline; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains technical amendments to Part 571, 
Federal motor vehicle safety standards; Part 575, Consumer information; 
Part 577, Defect and noncompliance notification; and Part 582, 
Insurance cost information regulation. Specifically, we are updating 
the telephone number that should be used to reach NHTSA's Vehicle 
Safety Hotline, and adding our web address. This amendment updates the 
pertinent contact information without making any substantive changes to 
our regulations.

DATES: The technical amendments to parts 571, 575, and 582 are 
effective June 21, 2006. The technical amendment to Part 577 is 
effective July 21, 2005. Voluntary compliance is permitted before that 
time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Feygin, Office of Chief 
Counsel (Telephone: 202-366-2992) (Fax: 202-366-3820); NHTSA, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In several regulations, NHTSA specifies that 
vehicle manufacturers, child seat manufacturers, or automobile dealers 
must provide the telephone number for our Vehicle Safety Hotline so 
that consumers concerned about safety recalls or potential defects 
could contact this agency. That telephone number has changed. This 
document amends the relevant sections of the CFR to correct the 
telephone number and to add our web address so that consumers can 
access the safety recall and defect information online. We are also 
changing the text in the Part 582 information form to reflect our 
current New Car Assessment Program efforts.
    This technical amendment will not impose or relax any substantive 
requirements or burdens on manufacturers. Except for Part 577, we are 
providing a lead-time of one year in order to afford affected parties 
time to update the relevant contact information where necessary. 
Therefore, NHTSA finds for good cause that any notice and opportunity 
for comment on these correcting amendments are not necessary.
    In consideration of the foregoing, this document amends the CFR by 
updating the contact information for the Vehicle Safety Hotline.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Parts 571, 575, 577, 582

    Consumer protection; Insurance; Motor vehicles; Motor vehicle 
safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Tires.

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49 CFR Parts 571, 575, 577, 582 are amended by making the following 
technical amendments:

PART 571--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

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1. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 2011, 30115, 30166 and 30177; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.


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2. Section 571.213 is amended by revising sections S5.5.2(m), 
S5.5.5(k), S5.6.1.7, and S5.6.2.2 to read as follows:


Sec.  571.213  Standard No. 213; Child restraint systems.

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    S5.5.2 * * *
    (m) The following statement, inserting an address and telephone 
number: ``Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You 
must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, 
address and the restraint's model number and manufacturing date to 
(insert address) or call (insert telephone number). For recall 
information, call the U.S. Government's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-
888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.''
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    (k) The following statement, inserting an address and telephone 
number: ``Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You 
must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, 
address and the restraint's model number and manufacturing date to 
(insert address) or call (insert telephone number). For recall 
information, call the U.S. Government's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-
888-327-

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4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.''
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    S5.6.1.7 The instructions shall include the following statement, 
inserting an address and telephone number: ``Child restraints could be 
recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be 
reached in a recall. Send your name, address and the restraint's model 
number and manufacturing date to (insert address) or call (insert 
telephone number). For recall information, call the U.S. Government's 
Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go 
to http://www.NHTSA.gov.''
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    S5.6.2.2 The instructions for each built-in child restraint system 
other than a factory-installed restraint, shall include the following 
statement, inserting an address and telephone number: ``Child 
restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this 
restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address and the 
restraint's model number and manufacturing date to (insert address) or 
call (insert telephone number). For recall information, call the U.S. 
Government's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.''
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PART 575--CONSUMER INFORMATION

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3. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 32302, 30111, 30115, 30117, 30166, and 
30168, and Pub. L. 106'414, 114 Stat. 1800; delegation of authority 
at 49 CFR 1.50.


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4. Section 575.6 is amended by revising the fourth paragraph of section 
2(i) to read as follows:


Sec.  575.6  Requirements.

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    (2)(i) * * *
    To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free 
at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; 
or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle 
safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
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PART 577--DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION

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5. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30116'30121, 30166; 
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 49 CFR 501.8.


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6. Section 577.5 is amended by revising paragraph (g)(1)(vii) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  577.5  Notification pursuant to a manufacturer's decision.

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    (g) * * *
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    (vii) A statement informing the owner that he or she may submit a 
complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; or call 
the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-
9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov, if the owner believes that:
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PART 582--INSURANCE COST INFORMATION REGULATION

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1. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 32303; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 
1.50(f).


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2. Section 582.5 is amended by revising the second paragraph after 
``Please Note:'' to read as follows:


Sec.  582.5  Information form.

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    Test data relating to vehicle crashworthiness and rollover ratings 
are available from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). NCAP test 
results demonstrate relative frontal and side crash protection in new 
vehicles, and relative rollover resistance. Information on vehicles 
that NHTSA has tested in the NCAP program can be obtained from http://www.safercar.gov or by calling NHTSA's toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline 
at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153).
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    Issued: June 14, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-12114 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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