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Motor vehicle safety

For Motor vehicle safety, agency is National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; statutory authority is sections 30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(a), 30125(c), 30127, or 30141 through 30147 of Title 49 of the United States Code; maximum penalty is $27,874 for each violation, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

Agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration our reading
Violation
Motor vehicle safety verified
Statutory authority
sections 30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(a), 30125(c), 30127, or 30141 through 30147 of Title 49 of the United States Code verified
Maximum penalty
$27,874 for each violation verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetFederal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

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What the source says

( a ) Motor vehicle safety — ( 1 ) In general. A person who violates any of sections 30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(a), 30125(c), 30127, or 30141 through 30147 of Title 49 of the United States Code or a regulation in this chapter prescribed under any of those sections is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $27,874 for each violation. A separate violation occurs for each motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment and for each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by any of those sections. The maximum civil penalty under this <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-578.6#p-578.6(a)(1)> paragraph (a)(1) for a related series of violations is $139,356,994.

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10

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