Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2007Source: annual CFR editions 2005–2016
§ 393.82 Speedometer.
Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2005.
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49 CFR § 393.82 — Speedometer.. Text in force on October 1, 2007. This wording effective October 1, 2005 to present. Source: govinfo, 2007 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2007-title49-vol5/CFR-2007-title49-vol5-sec393-82. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/393.82?asof=2007-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
Each bus, truck, and truck-tractor must be equipped with a speedometer indicating vehicle speed in miles per hour and/or kilometers per hour. The speedometer must be accurate to within plus or minus 8 km/hr (5 mph) at a speed of 80 km/hr (50 mph).
[70 FR 48054, Aug. 15, 2005]
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [70 FR 48054, Aug. 15, 2005]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2005annual editions 1996–2004
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.