There is no provision in the Safety Act or in any of our safety standards or other regulations that requires a manufacturer to make replacement parts available for any particular period of time, or, for that matter, at all. However, under 49 U.S.C. 30118-30119, vehicle manufacturers are required to provide notification of safety-related defects or noncompliances with safety standards to owners, purchasers, and dealers for an unlimited period of time. Also, under 49 U.S.C. 30120, if either a manufacturer or this agency decides, within 10 years of the date of sale of the vehicle to the first purchaser, that a motor vehicle contains a safety-related defect or fails to comply with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard, the manufacturer is required to provide a free remedy for the safety-related defect or noncompliance. These remedies may include the repair, replacement or repurchase of the affected vehicles.
