Pt. 581 49 CFR Ch.
V (10–1–04 Edition)
the mileage disclosure, on the title for the (City) llllllll (State) ll (ZIP Code)
vehicle described above, only if the disclo- lllll
sure is exactly as the disclosure completed Date llllllll
below.
[54 FR 9816, Mar. 8, 1989, as amended at 54 FR
llllllllllllllllllllllll
35889, Aug. 30, 1989]
(Transferee’s Signature)
llllllllllllllllllllllll
(Printed Name) PART 581—BUMPER STANDARD
Transferee’s Name llllllllllll
Transferee’s Address (Street) Sec.
llllllllllll 581.1 Scope.
581.2 Purpose.
(City) llllll (State) ll (ZIP Code) 581.3 Application.
lllll. 581.4 Definitions.
Federal law (and State Law, if applicable) 581.5 Requirements.
requires that you state the mileage upon 581.6 Conditions.
transfer of ownership. Providing a false 581.7 Test procedures.
statement may result in fines and/or impris- 581.8 Exemptions.
onment.
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 32502; 322, 30111, 30115,
I, llllllllll (transferor’s name, 30117 and 30166; delegation of authority at 49
Print) state that the odometer now reads CFR 1.50.
llllll (no tenths) miles and to the best
of my knowledge that it reflects the actual SOURCE: 42 FR 24059, May 12, 1977, unless
mileage unless one of the following state- otherwise noted.
ments is checked.
ll (1) I hereby certify that to the best of § 581.1 Scope.
my knowledge the odometer reading reflect This standard establishes require-
the mileage in excess of its mechanical lim-
ments for the impact resistance of ve-
its.
ll (2) I hereby certify that the odometer hicles in low speed front and rear colli-
reading is NOT the actual mileage. WARN- sions.
ING—ODOMETER DISCREPANCY.
llllllllllllllllllllllll § 581.2 Purpose.
(Transferor’s Signature) The purpose of this standard is to re-
llllllllllllllllllllllll duce physical damage to the front and
(Printed Name) rear ends of a passenger motor vehicle
Transferor’s Address (Street) from low speed collisions.
llllllllllll
(City) llllll (State) ll (ZIP Code) § 581.3 Application.
lllll.
This standard applies to passenger
Date of Statement llllllll motor vehicles other than multipur-
PART C. CERTIFICATION pose passenger vehicles and low-speed
(To Be Completed When parts A and B vehicles as defined in 49 CFR part
Have Been Used) 571.3(b).
I, llllllll, (person exercising above
powers of attorney, Print), hereby certify [63 FR 33217, June 17, 1998]
that the mileage I have disclosed on the title
document is consistent with that provided to § 581.4 Definitions.
me in the above power of attorney. Further, All terms defined in 49 U.S.C. 32101
upon examination of the title and any reas- are used as defined therein.
signment documents for the vehicle de-
Bumper face bar means any compo-
scribed above, the mileage diclosure I have
made on the title pursuant to the power of nent of the bumper system that con-
attorney is greater than that previously tacts the impact ridge of the pendulum
stated on the title and reassignment docu- test device.
ments. This certification is not intended to
[42 FR 24059, May 12, 1977, as amended at 64
create, nor does it create any new or addi-
FR 2862, Jan. 19, 1999]
tional liability under Federal or State law.
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§ 581.5 Requirements.
(Signature)
llllllllllllllllllllllll (a) Each vehicle shall meet the dam-
(Printed Name) age criteria of §§ 581.5(c)(1) through
llllllllllllllllllllllll 581.5(c)(9) when impacted by a pen-
Address (Street) dulum-type test device in accordance
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Nat’l Highway Traffic Safety Admin., DOT § 581.6
with the procedures of § 581.7(b), under of each pendulum and barrier impact,
the conditions of § 581.6, at an impact except where such damage occurs to
speed of 1.5 m.p.h., and when impacted the bumper face bar and the compo-
by a pendulum-type test device in ac- nents and associated fasteners that di-
cordance with the procedures of rectly attach the bumper face bar to
§ 581.7(a) at 2.5 m.p.h., followed by an the chassis frame.
impact into a fixed collision barrier (9) Except as provided in § 581.5(c)(8),
that is perpendicular to the line of there shall be no breakage or release of
travel of the vehicle, while traveling fasteners or joints.
longitudinally forward, then longitu-
dinally rearward, under the conditions [42 FR 24059, May 12, 1977, as amended at 42
of § 581.6, at 2.5 m.p.h. FR 38909, Aug. 1, 1977; 43 FR 40231, Sept. 11,
1978; 47 FR 21837, May 20, 1982; 64 FR 16360,
(b) [Reserved]
Apr. 5, 1999; 64 FR 49092, Sept. 10, 1999]
(c) Protective criteria. (1) Each lamp or
reflective device except license plate § 581.6 Conditions.
lamps shall be free of cracks and shall
comply with applicable visibility re- The vehicle shall meet the require-
quirements of S5.3.1.1 of Standard No. ments of § 581.5 under the following
108 (§ 571.108 of this chapter). The aim conditions.
of each headlamp installed on the vehi- (a) General. (1) The vehicle is at un-
cle shall be adjustable to within the loaded vehicle weight.
beam aim inspection limits specified in (2) The front wheels are in the
Table 1 of SAE Recommended Practice straight ahead position.
J599 AUG97, measured with the aiming (3) Tires are inflated to the vehicle
method appropriate for that headlamp. manufacturer’s recommended pressure
(2) The vehicle’s hood, trunk, and for the specified loading condition.
doors shall operate in the normal man- (4) Brakes are disengaged and the
ner. transmission is in neutral.
(3) The vehicle’s fuel and cooling sys- (5) Trailer hitches, license plate
tems shall have no leaks or constricted brackets, and headlamp washers are re-
fluid passages and all sealing devices moved from the vehicle. Running
and caps shall operate in the normal
lights, fog lamps, and equipment
manner.
mounted on the bumper face bar are re-
(4) The vehicle’s exhaust system shall
moved from the vehicle if they are op-
have no leaks or constrictions.
tional equipment.
(5) The vehicle’s propulsion, suspen-
sion, steering, and braking systems (b) Pendulum test conditions. The fol-
shall remain in adjustment and shall lowing conditions apply to the pen-
operate in the normal manner. dulum test procedures of § 581.7 (a) and
(6) A pressure vessel used to absorb (b).
impact energy in an exterior protec- (1) The test device consists of a block
tion system by the accumulation of gas with one side contoured as specified in
pressure or hydraulic pressure shall Figure 1 and Figure 2 with the impact
not suffer loss of gas or fluid accom- ridge made of A1S1 4130 steel hardened
panied by separation of fragments from to 34 Rockwell ‘‘C.’’ The impact ridge
the vessel. and the surfaces in Planes A and B of
(7) The vehicle shall not touch the the test device are finished with a sur-
test device, except on the impact ridge face roughness of 32 as specified by
shown in Figures 1 and 2, with a force SAE Recommended Practice J449A,
that exceeds 2000 pounds on the com- June 1963. From the point of release of
bined surfaces of Planes A and B of the the device until the onset of rebound,
test device. the pendulum suspension system holds
(8) The exterior surfaces shall have Plane A vertical, with the arc de-
no separations of surface materials, scribed by any point on the impact line
paint, polymeric coatings, or other lying in a vertical plane (for § 581.7(a),
covering materials from the surface to longitudinal; for § 581.7(b), at an angle
which they are bonded, and no perma- of 30° to a vertical longitudinal plane)
nent deviations from their original and having a constant radius of not
contours 30 minutes after completion less than 11 feet.
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