§ 393.80 Rear-vision mirrors.
Current wording, effective January 1, 2017.
(a) Every bus, truck, and truck tractor shall be equipped with two rear-vision mirrors, one at each side, firmly attached to the outside of the motor vehicle, and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear, along both sides of the vehicle. All such regulated rear-vision mirrors and their replacements shall meet, as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (49 CFR 571.111) in force at the time the vehicle was manufactured.
(b) Exceptions. (1) Mirrors installed on a vehicle manufactured prior to January 1, 1981, may be continued in service, provided that if the mirrors are replaced they shall be replaced with mirrors meeting, as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (49 CFR 571.111) in force at the time the vehicle was manufactured.
(2) Only one outside mirror shall be required, which shall be on the driver's side, on trucks which are so constructed that the driver has a view to the rear by means of an interior mirror.
(3) In driveway-towaway operations, the driven vehicle shall have at least one mirror furnishing a clear view to the rear.
[48 FR 57139, Dec. 28, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 49874, Oct. 1, 2001]
Amendment history
3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [48 FR 57139, Dec. 28, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 49874, Oct. 1, 2001]
- [48 FR 57139, Dec. 28, 1983]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000[48 FR 57139, Dec. 28, 1983]
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.