Motor Vehicle Safety; Acceleration of Manufacturer's Remedy Program

This document adopts a regulation implementing Section 6(a) of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act. Under this rule, motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers will be required to accelerate their programs to remedy a defect related to motor vehicle safety or a noncompliance with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard if directed to do so by NHTSA. The agency will impose this requirement if it determines that the manufacturer's remedy program is not likely to be capable of completion within a reasonable time and finds: that there is a risk of serious injury or death if the remedy program is not accelerated; and that acceleration of the remedy program can be reasonably achieved by expanding the sources of replacement parts, expanding the number of authorized repair facilities, or both.