Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2013Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016
§ 392.8 Emergency equipment, inspection and use.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2013 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2013 and Oct. 1, 2013 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 392.8 — Emergency equipment, inspection and use.. Text in force on October 1, 2013. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2013 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec392-8. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/392.8?asof=2013-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
No commercial motor vehicle shall be driven unless the driver thereof is satisfied that the emergency equipment required by § 393.95 of this subchapter is in place and ready for use; nor shall any driver fail to use or make use of such equipment when and as needed.
[49 FR 38290, Sept. 28, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 38746, July 28, 1995]
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [49 FR 38290, Sept. 28, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 38746, July 28, 1995]
A 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.