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Violation codes / 393.11A1-LCHL

49 CFR 393 · Parts and accessories

393.11A1-LCHL

What it means

Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.

What the rule actually says

This violation cites 49 CFR 393.11, lamps and reflective devices. The regulation reads:

(a)(1) Lamps and reflex reflectors. Table 1 specifies the requirements for lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment by the type of commercial motor vehicle. The diagrams in this section illustrate the position of the lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment specified in Table 1. All commercial motor vehicles manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, must, at a minimum, meet the applicable requirements of 49 CFR 571.108 (FMVSS No. 108) in effect at the time of manufacture of the vehicle. Commercial motor vehicles manufactured before December 25, 1968, must, at a minimum, meet the requirements…

The section continues.

49 CFR 393.11, Lamps and reflective devices. 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 recorded17,4064% as often as 393.9, the most cited
How common173rdof the 200 most cited codes, out of 2,372 that exist
Regulation393.11Parts and accessories

How often this comes up

This violation was recorded 17,406 times across the roadside inspections in the FMCSA file, making it the 173rd 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 393, which covers parts and accessories. 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 parts and accessories 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.