PUBLIC LAW 100-562—OCT. 31, 1988
102 STAT. 2821
before the expiration of such 30 days, that an inspection will be required under clause (iii). If the Secretary gives such notice, such release shall be permitted at any time but only upon the completion of the inspection showing no failure to comply with applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards for which the inspection was made and the release by the Secretary. The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury shall by rule establish procedures to ensure the release of a motor vehicle and bond at the expiration of such 30 days unless the notice under this clause or clause (vi) is issued. Such rule shall provide that, if such notice is issued, the motor vehicle and bond shall be promptly released after the completion of the inspection showing no such failure to comply. "(ii) In making a certification under clause (i) with respect to Records, safety features of a motor vehicle, the registered importer may rely on the manufacturer's certification for the model for which the motor vehicle involved is substantially similar if the importer certifies that any modification undertaken by the importer did not affect the compliance of the motor vehicle's safety features and the importer retains records verifying such certification for such period as the Secretary shall prescribe. "(iii) The Secretary may require that such certification be accompanied by such evidence of compliance as the Secretary considers appropriate or that the certified motor vehicle be inspected by the Secretary, or both. "(iv) The Secretary shall periodically inspect a representative number of motor vehicles for which certifications have been filed under clause (i). In conducting any program under this title for the testing of motor vehicles, the Secretary shall include a representative number of vehicles for which certifications have been filed under clause (i). "(v) Any release of a bond required under paragraph (2) shall constitute acceptance of any certification or completion of an inspection but not a determination by the Secretary under section 152 of compliance with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. "(vi) Notwithstanding clause (i), no motor vehicle or bond may be Fraud. released if the Secretary believes or has reason to believe that a certification made under clause (i) is false or contains any misrepresentation and the Secretary gives written notice of such belief or reason to believe to the registered importer before the expiration of 30 days after the date such certification is received by the Secretary. If such notice is provided, the motor vehicle involved and the bond required for the motor vehicle involved may not be released until the Secretary is satisfied with the certification and any modification thereof. "(vii) Each registered importer shall include on each motor vehicle released by it under this subsection a label, in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, on which the registered importer is identified and which states that the vehicle has been modified by such importer to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards for that model. "(d)(1) For purposes of part B of this title (relating to discovery, notification, and remedy of motor vehicle defects)— "(A) in the case of any defect or failure to comply with any applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard in, or regarding, any motor vehicle which was originally manufactured for importation to the United States, any imported motor vehicle
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