Historical textIn force on May 23, 2017Source: eCFR
§ 393.112 Must a tiedown be adjustable?
Wording first on file in the 2002 annual edition, superseded November 18, 2024.
49 CFR § 393.112 — Must a tiedown be adjustable?. Text in force on May 23, 2017. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to November 18, 2024. Source: eCFR as of May 23, 2017, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2017-05-23/title-49/section-393.112. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/393.112?asof=2017-05-23, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
Each tiedown, or its associated connectors, or its attachment mechanisms must be designed, constructed, and maintained so the driver of an in-transit commercial motor vehicle can tighten them. However, this requirement does not apply to the use of steel strapping.
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings 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.