Current textIn force on Nov. 9, 2021Source: eCFR
§ 399.209 Test procedures.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
49 CFR § 399.209 — Test procedures.. Text in force on November 9, 2021. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of November 9, 2021, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-11-09/title-49/section-399.209. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/399.209?asof=2021-11-09, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) The force exerted on a handhold will be measured using a handheld spring scale or force transducer which can be attached to the vehicle and is free to rotate into alignment with a person's hand position.
(b) Hand grasp will be evaluated by observing the handgrip of any individual who conforms with the definition of “person” appearing in § 399.205 of this subpart.
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.