United States Department of TransportationInterpretation ID: aiam2555
276 Birch Avenue
Elsmere Manor
Wilmington
DE 19805;
Dear Miss Glessner: This responds to your March 21, 1977, letter asking whether a tir dealer is required to record the serial numbers of the tires he sells.; The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) promulgate regulations pertaining to tires. One of these regulations, Part 574, *Tire Identification and Recordkeeping*, requires tire dealers and distributors to obtain information when the tire is sold and to forward that information to the tire manufacturer. I am enclosing a copy of this regulation for your information. In S574.7 of the regulation you will find the exact information for which a tire dealer is responsible.; A tire dealer would not be responsible for the ultimate recall o tires. The information which a dealer submits to a manufacturer enables the manufacturer to undertake recalls. Failure to record and submit the information to a manufacturer would be a violation of Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (as amended) (15 U.S.C. 1381, 1397). Each violation is punishable by a civil penalty of $1,000 up to a maximum of $800,000 for a series of violations (15 U.S.C. 1398).; Sincerely, Frank A. Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel