49 CFR § 215.129 - Defective cushioning device.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s215.129"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 215.129 - Defective cushioning device."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "215.129"
section_name: "Defective cushioning device."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "215"
part_name: "RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "215"
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# 215.129 Defective cushioning device.

A railroad may not place or continue in service a car if it has a cushioning device that is—

(a) Broken;

(b) Inoperative; or

(c) Missing a part—

unless its sliding components have been effectively immobilized.