[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: 49CFR396.3]



[Page 463-464]

 

                        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



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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 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]