{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-573.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 573.12","heading":"Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment.","body":"(a) Subject to § 573.12(b), no person may sell or lease any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) as defined by 49 U.S.C. 30102(a)(7), for installation on a motor vehicle, that is the subject of a decision under 49 U.S.C. 30118(b) or a notice required under 49 U.S.C. 30118(c), in a condition that it may be reasonably used for its original purpose.\n(b) Paragraph (a) of this section is not applicable where:\n(1) The defect or noncompliance is remedied as required under 49 U.S.C. 30120 before delivery under the sale or lease;\n(2) Notification of the defect or noncompliance is required by an order under 49 U.S.C. 30118(b), but enforcement of the order is restrained or the order is set aside in a civil action to which 49 U.S.C. 30121(d) applies.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 573—DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTS"],"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":"c6280ab1fb5103501bf75a8d48b4ce8eb4aab1aba47e67ff87e37c08061af4a8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-573.11","next":"us/49-cfr-573.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}