# Part(s) of vehicle or condition of loading such that the spare tire or any part of the load or dunnage can fall onto the roadway — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Part(s) of vehicle or condition of loading such that the spare tire or any part of the load or dunnage can fall onto the roadway, category is Reject; inspection item number is 6; defect reference is a; inspection item is Safe Loading; authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Part(s) of vehicle or condition of loading such that the spare tire or any part of the load or dunnage can fall onto the roadway _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Reject
- **Inspection item number:** 6
- **Defect reference:** a. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Safe Loading
- **Authority:** US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> a. Part(s) of vehicle or condition of loading such that the spare tire or any part of the load or dunnage can fall onto the roadway.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/appendix-A_to_part_396

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).