{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-554.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 554.5","heading":"Office of Defects Investigation.","body":"The Office of Defects Investigation conducts investigations to implement the provisions of the Act concerning the identification and correction of safety-related defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It elicits from every available source and evaluates on a continuing basis any information suggesting the existence of a safety-related defect.","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":"981970c7da57b14032cff0d6a77f64ad58d58c7165299d8f5efbfa61cc961283","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-554.4","next":"us/49-cfr-554.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}