{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-557.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 557.5","heading":"Improperly filed petitions.","body":"(a) A petition that is not addressed as specified in § 557.4, but that meets the other requirements of that section, will be treated as a properly filed petition, received as of the time it is discovered and identified.\n(b) A document that fails to conform to one or more of the requirements of § 557.4(a) (1) through (5) will not be treated as a petition under this part. Such a document will be treated according to the existing correspondence and other procedures of the NHTSA, and any information contained in it will be considered at the discretion of the Administrator.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 557—PETITIONS FOR HEARINGS ON NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF DEFECTS"],"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":"f691edb18504e47e7753e4ad743410ec7020b03d951fd63f7b555b61a76f221b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-557.4","next":"us/49-cfr-557.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}