[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR665.11]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 665_BUS TESTING--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B_Bus Testing Procedures
 
Sec. 665.11  Testing requirements.


    (a) A new bus model to be tested at the bus testing facility shall--
    (1) Be a single model;
    (2) Meet all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, as 
defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in part 
571 of this title;
    (3) Be substantially fabricated and assembled by techniques and 
tooling that will be used in production of subsequent buses of that 
model.
    (b) If the new bus model had not been previously tested at the bus 
testing facility, then the new bus model shall undergo the full tests 
requirements for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance, 
structural integrity, fuel economy, and noise;
    (c) If the new bus model had not been previously tested at the bus 
testing facility and is being produced on a mass produced chassis that 
has been previously tested on another bus model at the bus testing 
facility, then the new bus model may undergo partial testing 
requirements;
    (d) If the new bus model had been previously tested at the bus 
testing facility, then the new bus model may undergo partial testing 
requirements.
    (e) The following vehicle types shall be tested:
    (1) Minimum service life of 12 years or 500,000 miles--typified by 
heavy duty large buses, approximately 35-40 foot, as well as articulated 
buses.
    (2) Minimum service life of ten years or 350,000 miles--typified by 
heavy duty small buses, approximately 30 foot.
    (3) Minimum service life of seven years or 200,000 miles--typified 
by medium duty mid-size buses, approximately 25-35 foot.
    (4) Minimum service life of five years or 150,000 miles--typified by 
light duty mid-size buses, approximately 25-35 foot.
    (5) Minimum service life of four years or 100,000 miles--typified by 
light duty small buses, cutaways, and modified vans, approximately 16-28 
foot.
    (f) Tests performed in a higher service life category (i.e., longer 
service life) need not be repeated when the same bus model is used in 
lesser service life applications. However, the use of a

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bus model in a service life application higher than it has been tested 
for may make the bus subject to the bus testing requirements.
    (g) The operator of the facility shall develop a test plan for the 
testing of vehicles at the facility, which generally follows the 
guidelines set forth in appendix A of this part.