Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2003Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016
§ 397.11 Fires.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2003 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2003 and Oct. 1, 2003 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 397.11 — Fires.. Text in force on October 1, 2003. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2003 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title49-vol4/CFR-2003-title49-vol4-sec397-11. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/397.11?asof=2003-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be operated near an open fire unless its driver has first taken precautions to ascertain that the vehicle can safely pass the fire without stopping.
(b) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be parked within 300 feet of an open fire.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A 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.