[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR396.21]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 396.21  Periodic inspection recordkeeping requirements.



    (a) The qualified inspector performing the inspection shall prepare 

a report which:

    (1) Identifies the individual performing the inspection;

    (2) Identifies the motor carrier operating the vehicle;

    (3) Identifies the date of the inspection;

    (4) Identifies the vehicle inspected;

    (5) Identifies the vehicle components inspected and describes the 

results of the inspection, including the identification of those 

components not meeting the minimum standards set forth in appendix G to 

this subchapter; and

    (6) Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the inspection as 

complying with all the requirements of this section.

    (b)(1) The original or a copy of the inspection report shall be 

retained by the motor carrier or other entity who is responsible for the 

inspection for a period of fourteen months from the date of the 

inspection report. The original or a copy of the inspection report shall 

be retained where the vehicle is either housed or maintained.



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    (2) The original or a copy of the inspection report shall be 

available for inspection upon demand of an authorized Federal, State or 

local official.

    (3) Exception. Where the motor carrier operating the commercial 

motor vehicles did not perform the commercial motor vehicle's last 

annual inspection, the motor carrier shall be responsible for obtaining 

the original or a copy of the last annual inspection report upon demand 

of an authorized Federal, State, or local official.



[54 FR 50725, Dec. 8, 1989]