Reference Source

Absence of braking action on any axle required to have brakes upon application of the service brakes (such as missing brakes or brake shoe(s) failing to move upon application of a wedge, S-cam, cam, or disc brake)

For Absence of braking action on any axle required to have brakes upon application of the service brakes (such as missing brakes or brake shoe(s) failing to move upon application of a wedge, S-cam, cam, or disc brake), category is Reject; inspection item number is 1; defect reference is a.(1); inspection item is Brake System; authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Defect
Absence of braking action on any axle required to have brakes upon application of the service brakes (such as missing brakes or brake shoe(s) failing to move upon application of a wedge, S-cam, cam, or disc brake) verified
Category
Reject
Inspection item number
1 verified
Defect reference
a.(1)
Inspection item
Brake System
Authority
US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 our reading
Sourcelaw.cornell.edu
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetVehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

(1) Absence of braking action on any axle required to have brakes upon application of the service brakes (such as missing brakes or brake shoe(s) failing to move upon application of a wedge, S-cam, cam, or disc brake).

law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.