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Violation codes / 392.8-D

49 CFR 392 · Driving of commercial vehicles

392.8-D

What it means

Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment

What the rule actually says

This violation cites 49 CFR 392.8, emergency equipment, inspection and use. The regulation reads:

No commercial motor vehicle shall be driven unless the driver thereof is satisfied that the emergency equipment required by § 393.95 of this subchapter is in place and ready for use; nor shall any driver fail to use or make use of such equipment when and as needed.

49 CFR 392.8, Emergency equipment, inspection and use. Read the full section on eCFR

Quoted verbatim from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Nothing here is a paraphrase, and nothing here is legal advice on a citation.

Times recorded13,2883% as often as 393.9, the most cited
How common197thof the 200 most cited codes, out of 2,372 that exist
Regulation392.8Driving of commercial vehicles

How often this comes up

This violation was recorded 13,288 times across the roadside inspections in the FMCSA file, making it the 197th most frequently cited code. Whether a given instance puts a vehicle or driver out of service is decided at the roadside by the inspector, not by the code itself, so the same violation can end a trip or simply be noted.

It sits under 49 CFR Part 392, which covers driving of commercial vehicles. To see it in context, look up a carrier and read its inspection history: the same code appearing repeatedly is a different signal from a single occurrence.

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Other driving of commercial vehicles violations

Counts are from the FMCSA Inspections and Violations file via data.transportation.gov. This describes how the violation is recorded, and is not legal advice on a citation.