# One or more leaves displaced in a manner that could result in contact with a tire, rim, brake drum or frame — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For One or more leaves displaced in a manner that could result in contact with a tire, rim, brake drum or frame, category is Reject; inspection item number is 8; defect reference is b.(5); inspection item is Suspension; authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** One or more leaves displaced in a manner that could result in contact with a tire, rim, brake drum or frame _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Reject
- **Inspection item number:** 8
- **Defect reference:** b.(5)
- **Inspection item:** Suspension
- **Authority:** US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (5) One or more leaves displaced in a manner that could result in contact with a tire, rim, brake drum or frame.

## 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/).