{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-551.63","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 551.63","heading":"May a foreign manufacturer submit a designation by email or facsimile?","body":"No, the statute requires designation documents submitted by foreign manufacturers to contain original ink signatures. NHTSA will reject designation documents submitted via email or facsimile, as they do not satisfy this requirement.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 551—PROCEDURAL RULES","Subpart D—Service of Process on Foreign Manufacturers and Importers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"200ab2e2ceb3de0f78c714ebcf7a8f1cbb314243b66baa991b96c39cd418ff19","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-551.62","next":"us/49-cfr-551.64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}