Current textIn force on Nov. 27, 2023Source: eCFR
§ 398.7 Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.
Current wording, effective October 14, 2021.
49 CFR § 398.7 — Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.. Text in force on November 27, 2023. This wording effective October 14, 2021 to present. Source: eCFR as of November 27, 2023, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2023-11-27/title-49/section-398.7. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/398.7?asof=2023-11-27, 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 ensure that such motor vehicles and accessories are in safe and proper operating condition.
[33 FR 19765, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 86 FR 57077, Oct. 14, 2021]
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]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 14, 2021annual editions 1996–2016
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.