Current textIn force on Sept. 29, 2020Source: eCFR
§ 392.8 Emergency equipment, inspection and use.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
49 CFR § 392.8 — Emergency equipment, inspection and use.. Text in force on September 29, 2020. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of September 29, 2020, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2020-09-29/title-49/section-392.8. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/392.8?asof=2020-09-29, 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.