Any road vehicle whose essential features are changed shall no longer be covered by the design type approval. Such a road vehicle may be made available to a Certifying Authority for inspection and individual approval in accordance with subpart E of this part. However, repairs in kind do not constitute a change of the essential features.
authority: 5 U.S.C. 301,
19.S.C. 66, 1624; E.O. 12445 of October 17, 1983
source: T.D. 86-92, 51 FR 16161, May 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 19 CFR 115.68