Section 573.12 - Prohibition on sale or lease of new and used defective and noncompliant motor vehicle equipment(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.(b) Paragraph (a) of this section is not applicable where:(1) The defect or noncompliance is remedied as required under 49 U.S.C. 30120 before delivery under the sale or lease;(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.