Attachment A - 49 CFR 396.3

[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]

[Page 463-469]

TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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]