49 U.S.C. § 32101: Definitions

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 the cost of repairing the damage. “insurer” means a person in the business of issuing, or reinsuring any part of, a passenger motor vehicle insurance policy. a place in another State; or another place in the same State through another State. “make”, when describing a passenger motor vehicle, means the trade name of the manufacturer of the vehicle. manufacturing or assembling passenger motor vehicles or passenger motor vehicle equipment; or importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale. “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. “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. “motor vehicle accident” means an accident resulting from the maintenance or operation of a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment. “multipurpose passenger vehicle” means a passenger motor vehicle constructed on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation. a motorcycle; or a truck not designed primarily to carry its operator or passengers. a system, part, or component of a passenger motor vehicle as originally made; a similar part or component made or sold for replacement or improvement of a system, part, or component, or as an accessory or addition to a passenger motor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 a device made or sold for use in towing a passenger motor vehicle. “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. “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.