49 C.F.R. § 577.4
Definitions.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 577.4 (2026)
For the purposes of this part:
Act
means 49 U.S.C. Chapter 30101-30169.
Administrator
means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or his delegate.
First purchaser
means the first purchaser in good faith for a purpose other than resale.
Leased motor vehicle
means any motor vehicle that is leased to a person for a term of at least four months by a lessor who has leased five or more vehicles in the twelve months preceding the date of notification by the vehicle manufacturer of the existence of a safety-related defect or noncompliance with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard in the motor vehicle.
Lessee
means a person who is the lessee of a leased motor vehicle as defined in this section.
Lessor
means a person or entity that is the owner, as reflected on the vehicle's title, of any five or more leased vehicles (as defined in this section), as of the date of notification by the manufacturer of the existence of a safety-related defect or noncompliance with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard in one or more of the leased motor vehicles.
Owners
includes purchaser.
[41 FR 56816, Dec. 30, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 17270, Apr. 5, 1995]