49 CFR § 374.313 - Equipment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s374.313"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 374.313 - Equipment."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "374.313"
section_name: "Equipment."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "374"
part_name: "PASSENGER CARRIER REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 13301 and 14101; and 49 CFR 1.87."
cfr_part: "374"
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# 374.313 Equipment.
(a) *Temperature control.* A carrier shall maintain a reasonable temperature on each bus (except in commuter service).
(b) *Restrooms.* Each bus (except in commuter service) seating more than 14 passengers (not including the driver) shall have a clean, regularly maintained restroom, free of offensive odor. A bus may be operated without a restroom if it makes reasonable rest stops.
(c) *Bus servicing.* Each bus shall be kept clean, with all required items in good working order.