49 U.S.C. § 32101

1. (1)“bumper standard” means a minimum performance standard that substantially reduces—
   1. (A)the damage to the front or rear end of a passenger motor vehicle from a low-speed collision (including a collision with a fixed barrier) or from towing the vehicle; or
   2. (B)the cost of repairing the damage.
2. (2)“insurer” means a person in the business of issuing, or reinsuring any part of, a passenger motor vehicle insurance policy.
3. (3)“interstate commerce” means commerce between a place in a State and—
   1. (A)a place in another State; or
   2. (B)another place in the same State through another State.
4. (4)“make”, when describing a passenger motor vehicle, means the trade name of the manufacturer of the vehicle.
5. (5)“manufacturer” means a person—
   1. (A)manufacturing or assembling passenger motor vehicles or passenger motor vehicle equipment; or
   2. (B)importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.
6. (6)“model”, when describing a passenger motor vehicle, means a category of passenger motor vehicles based on the size, style, and type of a make of vehicle.
7. (7)“motor vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
8. (8)“motor vehicle accident” means an accident resulting from the maintenance or operation of a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment.
9. (9)“multipurpose passenger vehicle” means a passenger motor vehicle constructed on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
10. (10)“passenger motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle with motive power designed to carry not more than 12 individuals, but does not include—
    1. (A)a motorcycle; or
    2. (B)a truck not designed primarily to carry its operator or passengers.
11. (11)“passenger motor vehicle equipment” means—
    1. (A)a system, part, or component of a passenger motor vehicle as originally made;
    2. (B)a similar part or component made or sold for replacement or improvement of a system, part, or component, or as an accessory or addition to a passenger motor vehicle; or
    3. (C)a device made or sold for use in towing a passenger motor vehicle.
12. (12)“State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
13. (13)“United States district court” means a district court of the United States, a United States court for Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the district court for the Northern Mariana Islands.