[Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)]
[Rules and Regulations] [Page 53569-53579]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 571 and 588
[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-22324] RIN 2127-AI95
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Systems Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This document amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, "Child restraint systems," to permit information
regarding online product registration to be included on the owner registration form required under the standard. This amendment enhances
the opportunity of restraint owners to register their restraints
online, which may increase registration rates and the effectiveness of
recall campaigns. The final rule also better enables manufacturers
to supplement (but not replace) recall notification via first-class
mail with e-mail notification, which increases the likelihood that owners learn of a recall. The agency is also requiring that the
telephone number required on child restraint labels for the purpose of
enabling consumers to register by telephone be a U.S. number. More>>
