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Violation codes / 392.9A2-C

49 CFR 392 · Driving of commercial vehicles

392.9A2-C

What it means

Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured

What the rule actually says

This violation cites 49 CFR 392.9, inspection of cargo, cargo securement devices and systems. The regulation reads:

(a) General. A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle and a motor carrier may not require or permit a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless—

(1) The commercial motor vehicle's cargo is properly distributed and adequately secured as specified in §§ 393.100 through 393.136 of this subchapter.

(2) The commercial motor vehicle's tailgate, tailboard, doors, tarpaulins, spare tire and other equipment used in its operation, and the means of fastening the commercial motor vehicle's cargo, are secured; and

(3) The commercial motor vehicle's cargo or any other object does not obscure the driver's view…

The section continues.

49 CFR 392.9, Inspection of cargo, cargo securement devices and systems. 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 recorded30,6567% as often as 393.9, the most cited
How common106thof the 200 most cited codes, out of 2,372 that exist
Regulation392.9Driving of commercial vehicles

How often this comes up

This violation was recorded 30,656 times across the roadside inspections in the FMCSA file, making it the 106th 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.