Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2003Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016
§ 398.7 Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.
Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded October 14, 2021.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2002 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2002 and Sept. 30, 2003 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 398.7 — Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.. Text in force on September 30, 2003. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 14, 2021. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec398-7. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/398.7?asof=2003-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
Every motor carrier shall systematically inspect and maintain or cause to be systematically maintained, all motor vehicles and their accessories subject to its control, to insure that such motor vehicles and accessories are in safe and proper operating condition.
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [33 FR 19765, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 86 FR 57077, Oct. 14, 2021]
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.