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[CITE: 49USC30123]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--GENERAL
 
                    CHAPTER 301--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
 
Sec. 30123. Tires

    (a) Regrooved Tire Limitations.--(1) In this subsection, ``regrooved 
tire'' means a tire with a new tread produced by cutting into the tread 
of a worn tire.
    (2) The Secretary may authorize the sale, offer for sale, 
introduction for sale, or delivery for introduction in interstate 
commerce, of a regrooved tire or a motor vehicle equipped with regrooved 
tires if the Secretary decides the tires are designed and made in a way 
consistent with section 30101 of this title. A person may not sell, 
offer for sale, introduce for sale, or deliver for introduction in 
interstate commerce, a regrooved tire or a vehicle equipped with 
regrooved tires unless authorized by the Secretary.
    (b) Uniform Quality Grading System, Nomenclature, and Marketing 
Practices.--The Secretary shall prescribe through standards a uniform 
quality grading system for motor vehicle tires to help consumers make an 
informed choice when purchasing tires. The Secretary also shall 
cooperate with industry and the Federal Trade Commission to the greatest 
extent practicable to eliminate deceptive and confusing tire 
nomenclature and marketing practices. A tire standard or regulation 
prescribed under this chapter supersedes an order or administrative 
interpretation of the Commission.
    (c) Maximum Load Standards.--The Secretary shall require a motor 
vehicle to be equipped with tires that meet maximum load standards when 
the vehicle is loaded with a reasonable amount of luggage and the total 
number of passengers the vehicle is designed to carry. The vehicle shall 
be equipped with those tires by the manufacturer or by the first 
purchaser when the vehicle is first bought in good faith other than for 
resale.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 105-
178, title VII, Sec. 7106(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 467.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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30123(a)..............................  15:1421 (1st sentence).          Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, Secs.
                                                                          201-2
03, 204(c), 205, 80 Stat. 728,
                                                                          729.
30123(b)..............................  15:1421 (2d sentence).
30123(c)..............................  15:1421 (last sentence).
30123(d)..............................  15:1424(a).                      Sept. 
9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, Sec.
                                                                          204(a
), 80 Stat. 729; restated Oct.
                                                                          27, 1
974, Pub. L. 93-492, Sec.
                                                                          110(c
), 88 Stat. 1484.
                                        15:1424(c).
30123(e)..............................  15:1423.
                                        15:1425.
30123(f)..............................  15:1422.
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    In subsections (a) and (d)(2), the words ``section 30101 of this 
title'' are substituted for ``the purposes of this chapter'' as being 
more precise.
    In subsection (a), the words ``to a motor vehicle safety standard 
prescribed under this chapter'' are substituted for ``In all standards 
for . . . established under subchapter I of this chapter . . . thereto'' 
for consistency and because of the restatement.
    In subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B), the word ``suitable'' is omitted as 
surplus.
    In subsection (b)(1)(C), the words ``for a tire containing'' are 
substituted for ``unless the tire contains . . . in which case it shall 
also contain'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ``allowing'' is 
substituted for ``which would permit'' for consistency.
    In subsection (b)(3), the word ``actual'' is omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b)(5)(A), the word ``statement'' is substituted for 
``recital'' for clarity. The words ``complies with'' are substituted for 
``conforms to'', the words ``prescribed under this chapter'' are 
substituted for ``Federal'', and the word ``or'' is substituted for 
``except that in lieu of such recital'', for consistency.
    In subsection (b)(5)(B), the word ``appropriate'' is omitted as 
surplus.
    In subsection (d)(2), the words ``by order'' are omitted as surplus. 
The words ``a regrooved tire or a motor vehicle equipped with regrooved 
tires'' are substituted for ``any tire or motor vehicle equipped with 
any tire which has been regrooved'' for consistency. The words ``A 
person may not . . . unless authorized by the Secretary'' are 
substituted for ``No person shall'' for clarity and consistency in the 
revised title. The word ``introduce'' is substituted for 
``introduction'' after ``or'' to correct a mistake.
    In subsection (e), the words ``The Secretary shall prescribe through 
standards'' are substituted for ``within two years after September 9, 
1966, the Secretary shall, through standards established under 
subchapter I of this chapter, prescribe by order, and publish in the 
Federal Register'' in 15:1423 to eliminate unnecessary and executed 
words. The text of 15:1423 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed. The 
last sentence is substituted for 15:1425 to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (f), the words ``In standards established under 
subchapter I of this chapter'' and ``fully'' are omitted as surplus. The 
words ``The vehicle shall be equipped'' are added for clarity.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-178 redesignated subsecs. (d) to (f) as (a) to 
(c), respectively, and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (c), which 
related to labeling requirements, contents of label, and additional 
information that may be required, respectively.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 30165 of this title.
