# 49 U.S.C. § 30112: Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 U.S.C. § 30112
- **Heading:** Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** May 4, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—TRANSPORTATION > SUBTITLE VI—MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS > PART A—GENERAL > CHAPTER 301—MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY > SUBCHAPTER II—STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE

## Text

Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a person may not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after the date an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter takes effect unless the vehicle or equipment complies with the standard and is covered by a certification issued under section 30115 of this title .

( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 945 ; Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10309(b) , Aug. 10, 2005 , 119 Stat. 1942 ; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31207 , July 6, 2012 , 126 Stat. 761 ; Pub. L. 114–94, div. B, title XXIV, § 24404 , Dec. 4, 2015 , 129 Stat. 1721 .)

## Nearby sections

- [49 U.S.C. § 30101 Purpose and policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30101.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30102.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30103 Relationship to other laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30103.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30104 Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30104.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30105 Restriction on lobbying activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30105.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30106 Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30106.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30111 Standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30111.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30112 Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30112.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30113 General exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30113.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30114 Special exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30114.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30115 Certification of compliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30115.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30116 Defects and noncompliance found before sale to purchaser](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30116.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30117 Providing information to, and maintaining records on, purchasers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30117.md)
- [49 U.S.C. § 30118 Notification of defects and noncompliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t49_s30118.md)

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