PUBLIC LAW 106-414 —NOV. 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1801 (b) EARLY WARNING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. —Section 30166 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: " (m) EARLY WARNING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— "(1) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to enhance the Secretary's ability to carry out the provisions of this chapter. "(2) DEADLINE. —^The Secretary shall issue a final rule under paragraph (1) not later than June 30, 2002. "(3) REPORTING ELEMENTS. — "(A) WARRANTY AND CLAIMS DATA. —^As part of the final rule promulgated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to report, periodically or upon request by the Secretary, information which is received by the manufacturer derived from foreign and domestic sources to the extent that such information may assist in the identification of defects related to motor vehicle safety in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in the United States and which concerns— "(i) data on claims submitted to the manufacturer for serious injuries (including death) and aggregate statistical data on property damage from alleged defects in a motor vehicle or in motor vehicle equipment; or "(ii) customer satisfaction campaigns, consumer advisories, recalls, or other activity involving the repair or replacement of motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment. "(B) OTHER DATA. —^As part of the final rule promulgated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, to the extent that such information may assist in the identification of defects related to motor vehicle safety in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in the United States, require manufacturers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment to report, periodically or upon request of the Secretary, such information as the Secretary may request. "(C) REPORTING OF POSSIBLE DEFECTS. —The manufac- Rules and turer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall regulations. report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary establishes by regulation, all incidents of which the manufacturer receives actual notice which involve fatalities or serious injuries which are alleged or proven to have been caused by a possible defect in such manufacturer's motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in the United States, or in a foreign country when the possible defect is in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment that is identical or substantially similar to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment offered for sale in the United States. "(4) HANDLING AND UTILIZATION OF REPORTING ELEMENTS.— "(A) SECRETARY'S SPECIFICATIONS. —In requiring the reporting of any information requested by the Secretary
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