Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/389

 PUBLIC LAW 98-547—OCT. 25, 1984

98 STAT. 2761

tion into interstate commerce, or are held for sale after such introduction. Each such inspection shall be conducted at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner and shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. "(c)(1) Every manufacturer of a motor vehicle subject to the standard promulgated under section 602, and every manufacturer of any major replacement part subject to such standard, shall furnish at the time of delivery of such vehicle or part a certification that such vehicle or replacement part conforms to the applicable motor vehicle theft prevention standard. Such certification shall accompany such vehicle or replacement part until delivery to the first purchaser. The Secretary may issue rules prescribing the manner and form of such certification. "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any motor vehicle or major replacement part— "(A) which is intended solely for export, "(B) which is so labeled or tagged on the vehicle or replacement part itself and on the outside of the container, if any, until exported, and (C) which is exported. "(d) If a manufacturer obtains knowledge that (1) the identification applied, to conform to the standard under section 602, to any major part installed by the manufacturer in a motor vehicle during its assembly, or to any major replacement part manufactured by the manufacturer, contains an error, and (2) such motor vehicle or major replacement part has been distributed in interstate commerce, the manufacturer shall furnish notification of such error to the Secretary. "PROHIBITED ACTS

"SEC. 607. (a) No person shall— "(1) manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States— "(A) any motor vehicle subject to the standard under section 602, or "(B) any major replacement part subject to such standard, which is manufactured on or after the date the standard under section 602 takes effect under this title for such vehicle or major replacement part unless it is in conformity with such standard; "(2) fail to comply with any rule prescribed by the Secretary under this title; "(3) fail to keep specified records or refuse access to or copying of records, or fail to make reports or provide items or information, or fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required by this title; or "(4) fail to— "(A) furnish certification required by section 606(c), or "(B) issue a certification required by section 606(c) if such person knows, or in the exercise of due care has reason to know, that such certification is false or misleading in a material respect. "(b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any person who establishes that he did not have reason to know in the exercise of due care that the vehicle or major replacement part is not in conformity with an applicable theft prevention standard.

15 USC 2027.

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