[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR397.17]



[Page 472]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 397_TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING RULES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  397.17  Tires.



    (a) A driver must examine each tire on a motor vehicle at the 

beginning of each trip and each time the vehicle is parked.

    (b) If, as the result of an examination pursuant to paragraph (a) of 

this section, or otherwise, a tire if found to be flat, leaking, or 

improperly inflated, the driver must cause the tire to be repaired, 

replaced, or properly inflated before the vehicle is driven. However, 

the vehicle may be driven to the nearest safe place to perform the 

required repair, replacement, or inflation.

    (c) If, as the result of an examination pursuant to paragraph (a) of 

this section, or otherwise, a tire is found to be overheated, the driver 

shall immediately cause the overheated tire to be removed and placed at 

a safe distance from the vehicle. The driver shall not operate the 

vehicle until the cause of the overheating is corrected.

    (d) Compliance with the rules in this section does not relieve a 

driver from the duty to comply with the rules in Sec. Sec.  397.5 and 

397.7.