Current textIn force on June 1, 2010Source: annual CFR editions 2002–2016
§ 365.511 Requirement for CVSA inspection of vehicles during first three consecutive years of permanent operating authority.
Current wording, first on file in the 2002 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2009 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 365.511 — Requirement for CVSA inspection of vehicles during first three consecutive years of permanent operating authority.. Text in force on June 1, 2010. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to present. Source: govinfo, 2009 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title49-vol5/CFR-2009-title49-vol5-sec365-511. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/365.511?asof=2010-06-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
A Mexico-domiciled motor carrier granted permanent operating authority must have its vehicles inspected by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)-certified inspectors every three months and display a current inspection decal attesting to the successful completion of such an inspection for at least three consecutive years after receiving permanent operating authority from the FMCSA.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2002A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.