[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 49CFR396.21]

[Page 474]
 
                        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.
    (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]