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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) · 1 · a.(1) · US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396

What is the category 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) · 1 · a.(1) · US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396?

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), inspection item number is 1; defect reference is a.(1); authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396; category is Reject; inspection item is Brake System, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.

(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

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
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Sourcelaw.cornell.edu
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