49 U.S.C. § 30142
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
30142(a) | 15:1397(f)(1). | Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718, §108(f); added Oct. 31, 1988, Pub. L. 100-562, §2(b), 102 Stat. 2822. |
30142(b) | 15:1397(f)(2). |
- motor vehicle safety
- "motor vehicle safety" means the performance of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in a way that protects the public against unreasonable risk of accidents occurring because of the design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle, and against unreasonable risk of death or injury in an accident, and includes nonoperational safety of a motor vehicle.
- motor vehicle
- "motor vehicle" means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.