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Inspecting a Passenger Vehicle

Inspecting a Passenger Vehicle covers the inspection points specific to a bus, drawn from 49 CFR 383.111(a)(17) and 383.117(a)(2), including the rear-vision mirror rule at 393.80 and bus emergency equipment requirements.

Practice Inspecting a Passenger Vehicle

6 Questions

  1. A bus is being inspected and one of its front tires turns out to be a retread. What does federal regulation say?
  2. During a bus interior check, a driver finds a passenger seat that is loose and no longer firmly attached to the floor. What does federal regulation require?
  3. Before a bus goes into service, what does passenger-vehicle guidance call for regarding its emergency exits?
  4. A driver is checking the inside of a bus before driving. What does that interior check cover?
  5. A driver latches a bus roof hatch slightly open for ventilation. What does the driver now have to account for?
  6. Beyond the pre-trip inspection, what is the specific concern an end-of-shift inspection of a bus is meant to catch?