Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects Retention of Records That Could Indicate Defects

This document adopts a regulation that will implement the early warning reporting provisions of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act. Under this rule, motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers will be required to report information and to submit documents about customer satisfaction campaigns and other activities and events that may assist NHTSA to promptly identify defects related to motor vehicle safety. We are also adopting amendments to NHTSA's general and tire recordkeeping regulations to assure that manufacturers retain relevant information. The final rule also moves certain existing provisions of NHTSA's regulations to other parts of the Code of Federal Regulations.