This collection is mandatory for all
vehicle and equipment manufacturers to respond. The records that
are required to be retained per 49 CFR Part 576 are used to
promptly identify potential safety-related defects in motor
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in the United States. When a
trend in incidents arising from a potentially safety-related defect
is discovered, NHTSA relies on this information, along with other
agency data, to determine whether or not to open a formal defect
investigation (as authorized by Title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 – Motor
Vehicle Safety). NHTSA normally becomes aware of possible
safety-related defects because it receives consumer complaints. If
the manufacturer did not retain its records, NHTSA would be unable
to enforce the statutory requirements that the manufacturer notify
the agency and other persons of a safety-related defect when the
manufacturer “learns” of the defect, and notify the agency and
other persons of a noncompliance when it “decides in good faith”
that the noncompliance exists. Without access to the manufacturer’s
records, it would be impossible for anyone other than the
manufacturer to show when or if that manufacturer had obtained
knowledge of a potential defect or had determined in good faith
that the noncompliance did or did not exist. Without access to
manufacturers’ records, NHTSA’s examinations of potential defects
and noncompliance would be seriously handicapped. NHTSA could
conduct surveys of vehicle owners or use other means to learn of
problems with vehicles and equipment, but any of these other
methods would require significantly more information collections by
the agency and necessitate a larger staff of the agency’s Office of
Defect Investigations. The frequency the record retention is a
needed. This submission is a reinstatement without change of a
previously approved collection.
This submission is a
reinstatement of a previous approved collection without
change.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
alexander ansley 202
493-0481
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.