49 CFR § 398.7 - Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s398.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 398.7 - Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "398.7"
section_name: "Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "398"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS"
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, 13902, 31132, 31133, 31136, 31502, 31504; sec. 204, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 941; sec. 212, Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1766; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 19765, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "398"
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# 398.7 Inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.

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]