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Historical textIn force on Sept. 1, 2022Source: eCFR

§ 396.13 Driver inspection.

Wording effective September 17, 2020, superseded February 19, 2026.

eCFR as of September 1, 2022 ↗
49 CFR § 396.13 — Driver inspection.. Text in force on September 1, 2022. This wording effective September 17, 2020 to February 19, 2026. Source: eCFR as of September 1, 2022, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2022-09-01/title-49/section-396.13. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/396.13?asof=2022-09-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Before driving a motor vehicle, the driver shall:

(a) Be satisfied that the motor vehicle is in safe operating condition;

(b) Review the last driver vehicle inspection report if required by § 396.11(a)(2)(i); and

(c) Sign the report to acknowledge that the driver has reviewed it and that there is a certification that the required repairs have been performed. The signature requirement does not apply to listed defects on a towed unit which is no longer part of the vehicle combination.

[44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998; 85 FR 50793, Aug. 18, 2020]

Amendment history

6 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. March 23, 2026 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998; 85 FR 50793, Aug. 18, 2020; 91 FR 7896, Feb. 19, 2026]
  2. Feb. 19, 2026 → March 23, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998; 85 FR 50793, Aug. 18, 2020]
  3. Sept. 17, 2020 → Feb. 19, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998; 85 FR 50793, Aug. 18, 2020]
  4. Aug. 18, 2020 → Sept. 17, 2020eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998]
  5. Oct. 1, 1998 → Aug. 18, 2020annual editions 1998–2016diff vs. previous
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998]
  6. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
    [44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 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.