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[CITE: 49USC30112]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--GENERAL
 
                    CHAPTER 301--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
 
Sec. 30112. Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and 
        importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment
        
    (a) General.--Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 
30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a person may 
not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for 
introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States, 
any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after 
the date an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under 
this chapter takes effect unless the vehicle or equipment complies with 
the standard and is covered by a certification issued under section 
30115 of this title.
    (b) Nonapplication.--This section does not apply to--
        (1) the sale, offer for sale, or introduction or delivery for 
    introduction in interstate commerce of a motor vehicle or motor 
    vehicle equipment after the first purchase of the vehicle or 
    equipment in good faith other than for resale;
        (2) a person--
            (A) establishing that the person had no reason to know, 
        despite exercising reasonable care, that a motor vehicle or 
        motor vehicle equipment does not comply with applicable motor 
        vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter; or
            (B) holding, without knowing about the noncompliance and 
        before the vehicle or equipment is first purchased in good faith 
        other than for resale, a certificate issued by a manufacturer or 
        importer stating the vehicle or equipment complies with 
        applicable standards prescribed under this chapter;

        (3) a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment intended only for 
    export, labeled for export on the vehicle or equipment and on the 
    outside of any container of the vehicle or equipment, and exported;
        (4) a motor vehicle the Secretary of Transportation decides 
    under section 30141 of this title is capable of complying with 
    applicable standards prescribed under this chapter;
        (5) a motor vehicle imported for personal use by an individual 
    who receives an exemption under section 30142 of this title;
        (6) a motor vehicle under section 30143 of this title imported 
    by an individual employed outside the United States;
        (7) a motor vehicle under section 30144 of this title imported 
    on a temporary basis;
        (8) a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment under 
    section 30145 of this title requiring further manufacturing; or
        (9) a motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 945.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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30112(a)..............................  15:1397(a)(1)(A).                Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, Sec.
                                                                          108(a
)(1)(A), 80 Stat. 722; Oct. 27,
                                                                          1974,
 Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.  103(a)(1),
                                                                          88 St
at. 1477; Oct. 31, 1988, Pub. L.
                                                                          100-5
62, Sec.  2(c), (d), 102 Stat.
                                                                          2824.
                                        15:1397(c)(1).                   Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat.
                                                                          718, 
Sec.  108(c)(1), (i); added Oct.
                                                                          31, 1
988, Pub. L. 100-562, Sec.  2(b),
                                                                          102 S
tat. 2818, 2823.
30112(b) (1)-(3)......................  15:1397(a)(2)(D), (b)(1) (1st    Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, Sec.
                                         sentence), (2).                  108(a
)(2)(D), (b)(1) (1st sentence),
                                                                          (2), 
80 Stat. 722; Oct. 27, 1974, Pub.
                                                                          L. 93
-492, Sec.  103(a)(1), 88 Stat.
                                                                          1477,
 1478.
                                        15:1397(b)(3).                   Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, Sec.
                                                                          108(b
)(3), 80 Stat. 723; Oct. 27,
                                                                          1974,
 Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.
                                                                          103(a
)(1)(B), 88 Stat. 1478; Oct. 31,
                                                                          1988,
 Pub. L. 100-562, Sec.  2(a), 102
                                                                          Stat.
 2818.
30112(b) (4)-(8)......................  (no source).
30112(b)(9)...........................  15:1397(i).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``Except as provided in this section . 
. . and subchapter III of this chapter'' are substituted for 
15:1397(c)(1) to eliminate unnecessary words and because of the 
restatement. The reference to section 30113 is added for clarity.
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the text of 15:1397(a)(2)(D) 
is omitted as obsolete because under section 30124 of the revised title 
a standard prescribed under this chapter may not allow compliance by use 
of a safety belt interlock or a continuous buzzer. In clause (2)(A), the 
words ``despite exercising reasonable care'' are substituted for ``in 
the exercise of due care'' for clarity and consistency in the revised 
title. The words ``motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this 
chapter'' are substituted for ``Federal motor vehicle safety standards'' 
for clarity and consistency in this chapter. In clause (2)(B), the words 
``without knowing about the noncompliance'' are substituted for ``unless 
such person knows that such vehicle or equipment does not so conform'' 
to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency in the revised title. 
Clauses (4)-(8) are added to provide cross-references to sections 
restating exceptions to the general rule restated in subsection (a) of 
this section.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 30114, 30141, 30142, 30143, 
30144, 30145, 30165 of this title.
