{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-554.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 554.4","heading":"Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.","body":"The Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, investigates compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards and associated regulations, and to this end may:\n(a) Verify that manufacturers certify compliance with all applicable safety standards;\n(b) Collect field reports from all sources;\n(c) Inspect manufacturers' certification test data and other supporting evidence, including dealer communications;\n(d) Inspect vehicles and equipment already in use or new vehicles and equipment at any stage of the manufacturing, distribution and sales chain;\n(e) Conduct selective compliance tests; and\n(f) Utilize other means necessary to conduct investigations.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 554—STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT AND DEFECTS INVESTIGATION"],"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":"3e96373d349cdaf829fbdb2399d750d9231488ec0f92f71a454845848a122a49","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-554.3","next":"us/49-cfr-554.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}