[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR396.3]

[Page 1230-1231]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 396.3  Inspection, repair, and maintenance.

    (a) General. Every motor carrier shall systematically inspect, 
repair, and maintain, or cause to be systematically inspected, repaired, 
and maintained, all motor vehicles subject to its control.
    (1) Parts and accessories shall be in safe and proper operating 
condition at

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all times. These include those specified in part 393 of this subchapter 
and any additional parts and accessories which may affect safety of 
operation, including but not limited to, frame and frame assemblies, 
suspension systems, axles and attaching parts, wheels and rims, and 
steering systems.
    (2) Pushout windows, emergency doors, and emergency door marking 
lights in buses shall be inspected at least every 90 days.
    (b) Required records--For vehicles controlled for 30 consecutive 
days or more, except for a private motor carrier of passengers 
(nonbusiness), the motor carriers shall maintain, or cause to be 
maintained, the following record for each vehicle:
    (1) An identification of the vehicle including company number, if so 
marked, make, serial number, year, and tire size. In addition, if the 
motor vehicle is not owned by the motor carrier, the record shall 
identify the name of the person furnishing the vehicle;
    (2) A means to indicate the nature and due date of the various 
inspection and maintenance operations to be performed;
    (3) A record of inspection, repairs, and maintenance indicating 
their date and nature; and
    (4) A record of tests conducted on pushout windows, emergency doors, 
and emergency door marking lights on buses.
    (c) Record retention. The records required by this section shall be 
retained where the vehicle is either housed or maintained for a period 
of 1 year and for 6 months after the motor vehicle leaves the motor 
carrier's control.

[44 FR 38526, July 2, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 53 
FR 18058, May 19, 1988; 59 FR 8753, Feb. 23, 1994; 59 FR 60324, Nov. 23, 
1994]