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Part 396 — Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance
Between Sept. 30, 1998 and today (current through Oct. 22, 2026): 12 amended, 1 added, 0 removed, 2 unchanged.
Sept. 30, 1998 falls before day-level history begins (Jan. 1, 2017). It is read from the annual CFR edition in force that day (revised as of October 1), so an amendment that took effect earlier in that edition year is counted as already in place. Federal Register citations on each section give exact effective dates.
- Amended§ 396.1 Scope.View diffChanged 3 times: Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2013; Oct. 1, 2016
- Amended§ 396.3 Inspection, repair, and maintenance.View diffChanged 2 times: Oct. 1, 2009; July 21, 2026
- Amended§ 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles and intermodal equipment in operation.View diffChanged 11 times: Oct. 1, 2001; Oct. 1, 2003; Oct. 1, 2004; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2010; Oct. 1, 2012; Oct. 1, 2013; Oct. 1, 2016; Nov. 17, 2023; June 22, 2026; July 22, 2026
- Amended§ 396.11 Driver vehicle inspection report(s).View diffChanged 13 times: Oct. 1, 1998; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2010; Oct. 1, 2012; Oct. 1, 2013; Oct. 1, 2014; Oct. 1, 2015; April 16, 2018; June 15, 2018; Aug. 18, 2020; Sept. 17, 2020; Feb. 19, 2026; March 23, 2026
- Added§ 396.12 Procedures for intermodal equipment providers to accept reports required by § 390.42(b) of this chapter.Read itChanged 5 times: Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2010; Oct. 1, 2012; April 16, 2018; June 15, 2018
- Amended§ 396.13 Driver inspection.View diffChanged 5 times: Oct. 1, 1998; Aug. 18, 2020; Sept. 17, 2020; Feb. 19, 2026; March 23, 2026
- Amended§ 396.15 Driveaway-towaway operations and inspections.View diffChanged 2 times: Oct. 1, 2013; Sept. 30, 2019
- Amended§ 396.17 Periodic inspection.View diffChanged 6 times: Oct. 1, 2001; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2016; May 17, 2018; June 18, 2018; Oct. 14, 2021
- Amended§ 396.19 Inspector qualifications.View diffChanged 5 times: Oct. 1, 1998; Oct. 1, 1999; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2016; Jan. 1, 2017
- Amended§ 396.21 Periodic inspection recordkeeping requirements.View diffChanged 2 times: Oct. 1, 2009; Jan. 1, 2017
- Amended§ 396.23 Equivalent to periodic inspection.View diffChanged 5 times: Oct. 1, 2001; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2016; May 17, 2018; June 18, 2018
- Amended§ 396.25 Qualifications of brake inspectors.View diffChanged Oct. 1, 2009
- AmendedAppendix A to Part 396 Appendix A to Part 396—Minimum Periodic Inspection StandardsView diffChanged 14 times: Oct. 1, 2001; Oct. 1, 2002; Oct. 1, 2006; Oct. 1, 2008; Oct. 1, 2009; Oct. 1, 2012; Oct. 1, 2013; Oct. 1, 2014; Oct. 1, 2016; Nov. 19, 2018; Oct. 14, 2021; Nov. 9, 2021; Dec. 9, 2021; Sept. 29, 2022