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Jurisdiction United States Who must act Manufacturers, distributors and retailers 1 Law or code 15 U.S.C. 2064(b) 1 Vehicle defect or noncompliance report to NHTSA
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Vehicle and equipment manufacturers 2 Deadline Not more than 5 working days after the safety determination 2 Law or code 49 CFR 573.6(b) 2 Missing details and updates to an NHTSA report
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Vehicle and equipment manufacturers 2 Deadline Within 5 working days of confirming or receiving new information 2 Law or code 49 CFR 573.6(b) 2 Owner recall letters
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Vehicle manufacturers 3 Deadline No later than 60 days after the Part 573 report 3 Law or code 49 CFR 577.7(a) 3 Dealer notice for urgent vehicle defects
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Vehicle manufacturers 3 Deadline 3 business days after the report, or 5 if not sent electronically 3 Law or code 49 CFR 577.7(c) 3 Owner notice after an NHTSA order
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Vehicle manufacturers 3 Deadline Within 60 days of the order, or another period the order sets 3 Law or code 49 CFR 577.7(b) 3 Recall campaign progress reports
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Manufacturers running a campaign 4 Deadline Each quarter for six consecutive quarters 4 Law or code 49 CFR 573.7 4 Reportable Food Registry report
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Registered food facilities 5 Deadline No later than 24 hours after deciding a food is reportable 5 Law or code 21 U.S.C. 350f(d) 5 Grocery store display of a reportable food summary
Jurisdiction United States Who must act Stores in chains of 15 or more locations 5 Deadline Within 24 hours of publication, kept for 14 days 5 Law or code 21 U.S.C. 350f 5 Distributor notice of a dangerous product
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Distributors 6 Deadline Immediately, through the Safety Business Gateway 6 Law or code Regulation (EU) 2023/988 6 Online marketplace notice of a dangerous product
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Providers of online marketplaces 6 Deadline Immediately, through the Safety Business Gateway 6 Law or code Regulation (EU) 2023/988 6 Accident notice
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Manufacturers 6 Deadline Without undue delay from knowing of the accident 6 Law or code Regulation (EU) 2023/988 6 Direct notice to consumers of a recall
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Economic operators and online marketplaces 6 Deadline Directly and without undue delay to all affected consumers who can be identified 6 Law or code Regulation (EU) 2023/988, Article 35 6 Notice that a food may be injurious to health
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Food business operators 7 Law or code Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Article 19 7 Rapid alert of a serious food or feed risk
Jurisdiction European Union Who must act Member States, the Commission and EFSA 7 Law or code Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Article 50 7 Notice of an unsafe product
Jurisdiction United Kingdom Who must act Producers and distributors 8 Deadline Forthwith, in writing 8 Law or code General Product Safety Regulations 2005, reg 9 8 Vehicle safety defect notice
Jurisdiction United Kingdom Who must act Vehicle producers and distributors 9 Deadline As soon as the safety defect is confirmed 9 Law or code DVSA code of practice 9 Reply to DVSA on a user-reported defect
Jurisdiction United Kingdom Who must act Vehicle producers 9 Deadline In full, normally within 28 days 9 Law or code DVSA code of practice 9 Incident information
Jurisdiction Canada Who must act Manufacturers, importers and sellers 10 Deadline Within two days of becoming aware 10 Law or code Canada Consumer Product Safety Act s 14(2) 10 Written incident report
Jurisdiction Canada Who must act Manufacturer, or importer where the maker is abroad 10 Deadline Within 10 days, or a period the Minister sets 10 Law or code Canada Consumer Product Safety Act s 14(3) 10 Vehicle notice of defect
Jurisdiction Canada Who must act Companies applying the national safety mark, sellers and importers 11 Deadline As provided in the regulations 11 Law or code Motor Vehicle Safety Act s 10(1) 11 Voluntary recall notification
Jurisdiction Australia Deadline Within 2 days of taking recall action 12 Law or code Australian Consumer Law s 128 12 Mandatory injury report
Jurisdiction Australia Deadline Within 2 days of becoming aware of a death, serious injury or illness 12 Law or code Australian Consumer Law 12 Copy of notice given to overseas recipients
Jurisdiction Australia Who must act Suppliers that sent goods overseas 12 Deadline Within 10 days of informing overseas persons 12 Law or code Australian Consumer Law 12 Review of the ACCC draft public notice
Jurisdiction Australia Deadline Usually 5 business days 12 Law or code ACCC practice 12 Nothing matches. Clear the search or pick another filter.
Notes The DVSA code says it is not a reframing of the law and rests mainly on the General Product Safety Regulations 9 In Australia, if the second day falls on a weekend or public holiday, the recall form is due by the end of the next business day 12 Rules and charges change. Check the official source linked on this page before you pay or travel. Spotted an error? Email hello@noticeofrecord.com .
