# shall be so located as would be likely to result in burning, charring, or damaging the electrical wiring, the fuel supply, or any combustible part of the motor vehicle — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For shall be so located as would be likely to result in burning, charring, or damaging the electrical wiring, the fuel supply, or any combustible part of the motor vehicle, category is Reject; inspection item number is 3; defect reference is c; inspection item is Exhaust System; authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** shall be so located as would be likely to result in burning, charring, or damaging the electrical wiring, the fuel supply, or any combustible part of the motor vehicle _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Reject
- **Inspection item number:** 3
- **Defect reference:** c.
- **Inspection item:** Exhaust System
- **Authority:** US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> motor vehicle shall be so located as would be likely to result in burning, charring, or damaging the electrical wiring, the fuel supply, or any combustible part of the motor vehicle .

## 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/).