Non-steering axles: Lining with a thickness less than 1/4 inch at the shoe center for air drum brakes, 1/16 inch or less at the shoe center for hydraulic and electric drum brakes, and less than 1/8 inch for air disc brakes
For Non-steering axles: Lining with a thickness less than 1/4 inch at the shoe center for air drum brakes, 1/16 inch or less at the shoe center for hydraulic and electric drum brakes, and less than 1/8 inch for air disc brakes, category is Reject; inspection item number is 1; defect reference is a.(6)(c); inspection item is Brake System; authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Defect
- Non-steering axles: Lining with a thickness less than 1/4 inch at the shoe center for air drum brakes, 1/16 inch or less at the shoe center for hydraulic and electric drum brakes, and less than 1/8 inch for air disc brakes verified
- Category
- Reject
- Inspection item number
- 1 verified
- Defect reference
- a.(6)(c)
- Inspection item
- Brake System
- Authority
- US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 our reading
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What the source says
(c) Non-steering axles: Lining with a thickness less than 1/4 inch at the shoe center for air drum brakes, 1/16 inch or less at the shoe center for hydraulic and electric drum brakes, and less than 1/8 inch for air disc brakes.
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/appendix-A_to_part_396