Inspection Bulletins

Active Inspection Bulletins

1 – Driver or Vehicle Credentials/Hours of Service

2023-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin for 2023 Registration Year (Created Jan. 1, 2023) (Spanish)
2022-03 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (Created Sept. 22, 2022) (Spanish)
2021-05 – Acceptance of Electronic Documents (Created Sept. 2, 2021) (French) (Spanish)
2021-04 – Mexican Federal Licenses (Created April 29, 2021) (French) (Spanish)
2021-03 – Identifying the Motor Carrier (Revised Sept. 21, 2023) (French) (Spanish)
2020-04 – Commercial Driver’s License Queries Should Be Conducted Through CDLIS (Revised June 16, 2020) (Spanish)
2020-02 – Roadside Examination of Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Status (Revised April 29, 2021) (Spanish)
2019-04 – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Under-21 Military CDL Pilot Program (Created Dec. 10, 2019) (Spanish)
2017-05 – U.S. Electronic Logging Devices (Revised Sept. 21, 2023) (Spanish)
2017-04 – Medical Certification Information Available in Nlets (Revised Dec. 12, 2019)
2016-01 — Canadian Driver’s Licenses and Required Proof of Medical Certification (Revised April 27, 2023) (French)
2015-04 — Enforcement of Medical Examiner’s Certificate Integration with the Commercial Driver’s License (Revised Sept. 21, 2017)
2012-06 — Identifying Intermodal Equipment Providers for Intermodal Chassis (Revised Oct. 22, 2018)
2012-05 — Automatic On-Board Recording Devices (Revised Sept. 28, 2020) (Spanish)

2 – Brakes

2023-03 – Hill Start Aid/Brake Hold Modes on Power Units (Created April 27, 2023) (French) (Spanish)
2018-04 – Air Disc Brake Inspection (Created Sept. 27, 2018) (French) (Spanish)
2014-02 — Identification of Long Stroke Brake Chambers or Brake Adjustment Limit Markings (Revised April 27, 2017) (French) (Spanish)
2013-02 — Antilock Brake System Inspections (Revised Sept. 22, 2022) (French) (Spanish)
2012-04 — Hydraulic Brake System and Trailer Brake Inspection Procedure (Revised April 27, 2023) (French) (Spanish)
2012-02 — Brake Pedal (Valve and Treadle Assembly) Inspections (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)
2010-01 — Tractor Protection Systems (Revised April 27, 2017) (French) (Spanish)
2006-01 — Camshaft Bushing (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)

2 – Cargo Securement

2020-05 – Securement of Roll-on/Roll-off, Hook-Lift and Lugger Containers on Vehicles (Created Sept. 28, 2020) (French) (Spanish)
2018-03 – Doleco USA Textile Link Tiedown Assembly (Created Sept. 27, 2018) (French) (Spanish)
2017-02 — Securement of an Intermodal Container on a Container Chassis Vehicle (Created April 27, 2017) (French) (Spanish)

2 – Driveline/Driveshaft

2014-01 — Driveline/Driveshaft Inspections (Revised April 1, 2019) (French)(Spanish)

2 – Exhaust

2010-02 — Inspection of Vehicles Equipped with 2007 or Later EPA-Certified Engines (Revised April 27, 2017) (French) (Spanish)

2 – Fuels and Electric-Drive Vehicles

2015-06 — Electric-Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)

2 – Steering

2019-02 – 2013-2018 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Drag Link Assembly Welds (Created Aug. 14, 2019) (French) (Spanish)
2010-03 — Rack and Pinion Steering System Inspection (Revised April 1, 2019) (French) (Spanish)

2 – Suspension

2015-05 — Advanced 6 x 2 Tractor Inspections (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)
2015-03 — Safety Inspection Procedures for Vehicles Equipped with Air Suspension (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)(Spanish)
2015-02 — Safety Procedure for Lift Axle Inspection (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)

2 – Tires

2023-02 – Automatic Tire Inflation and Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (Created April 27, 2023) (French) (Spanish)
2019-03 – Evolving Commercial Vehicle Tire Design Tread Depth Measurement Inspection (Created Sept. 26, 2019) (French) (Spanish)

2 – Passenger Carrier/Motorcoach

2022-04 – Passenger Carrier Vehicle Emergency Exit Inspection (Created Sept. 22, 2022) (French) (Spanish)
2018-02 – Motorcoach Monocoque Frame/Suspension Inspections (Revised April 1, 2019) (French)
2015-09 — Motorcoach Emergency Roof Hatch Inspections (Revised April 27, 2017) (French) (Spanish)
2015-08 — Advancement in Motorcoach Air Brake Systems (Revised April 4, 2019) (French) (Spanish)
2010-05 — MCI Buses with Detroit Diesel Engines (Revised April 27, 2017) (French)

3 – Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods

2023-04 – Inspector Safety when Inspecting Compressed or Liquid Natural Gas or Hydrogen in Bulk Packages (Created June 21, 2023) (Spanish) (French)
2022-06 – Placards on Flammable and Combustible Liquids (Created Dec. 14, 2022)
2022-05 – Dust Caps on 400-Series Low-Pressure Cargo Tanks (Updated June 21, 2023) (French) (Spanish)
2022-02 – Identifying Undeclared Shipments of Lithium Batteries (Created July 25, 2022) (Spanish)
2021-02 – Transportation of the COVID-19 Vaccine (Created Jan. 8, 2021) (French) (Spanish)
2020-03 – Identifying Undeclared Hazardous Materials Shipments (Created Feb. 7, 2020) (Spanish)
2017-03 — Display of GHS Labels on Bulk Packages (Created Sept. 21, 2017)
2015-07 — How to Properly Identify Shipper Violations (Revised April 27, 2017)

FMCSA Bulletins

Safety Advisory – Fraudulent Mexican Licencias Federal Conductor (LFCs) and Licencias Federal Digitales de Conductor (LFDs) (Created May 2022)
Safety Advisory – Fraud, U.S. Based Motor Carriers Identity Theft, Fraudulent Lease Agreements, Stolen Carrier Identity through Issuance of Temporary Registrations, and Fraudulent Certificates of Insurance (Created March 2022)
Training Bulletin – Adjacent Off-Duty Time Included as Part of the Sleeper Berth Period (Created December 2021)
Training Bulletin – Air Brake Pushrod Measurement (Created March 2013) (Spanish)
Training Bulletin – Suspended Licenses (Aspen Changes) (Created July 2012)

Inspection Bulletins Repealed and Removed

2022-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin for 2022 Registration Year (Created Jan. 1, 2023)
2021-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin for 2021 Registration Year (Revised Oct. 1, 2021)
2020-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin for 2020 Registration Year (Revised 03-26-2020)
2019-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin (Revised 03-28-2019)
2018-01 – Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin (Revised 01-23-2018)
2017-01 — Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin (Revised 04-27-2017)
2015-10 — Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Enforcement Bulletin (Revised 01-05-16)
2013-03 — Driver Possession of a Valid Medical Certificate (Revised 11-06-13)
2011-03 — Securement of an Intermodal Container on an Intermodal Chassis (Created 04-14-11)
2010-07 — Enforcement of Medical Certificate on Passenger Carrying Vehicle Drivers (Created 10-27-10)
2007-01 — Express Brake International Inc. – Segmented Brake Linings (Revised 09-15-08)
2005-01 — Trailer Brake Controller 2005 Ford Super-Duty Vehicles (Created 01-04-05)

Safety Bulletins Repealed and Removed

2010-04 — Bus Inspection Ramps Use Checklist
2002-05 — Freightliner Air Brake Chamber Hose Leaks
2002-03 — Steering Column to Steering Gear Yoke Coupling
2002-01 — Cargo Securement in Van Trailers
2001-03 — Retroreflective Tape on Cargo Tank Trailers
2001-02 — Ford E350 Econoline Frame Cracks
2001-01 — Freightliner Truck Safety Recall
2000-03 — Muffler Presence and Integrity
2000-02 — Prevost Motor Coach Recall
2000-01 — ArvinMERITOR CamLaster Brake
1997-04 — Bus Inspection Ramps Use Checklist
1997-03 — Wheels in Flight
1997-02 — Proper Placement of CVSA Decals
1997-01 — Air Brake Power Vehicles (Tractors and Trucks)
1996-03 — Carlisle Motion Brake Controls
1995-02 — Measuring Push Rod Travel
1995-01 — Periodic Inspection

Training Bulletins Repealed and Removed

2003-01 — Dual Wheel Out-of-Service Clarification
2003-01 — CMV Inspection/Entering and Resealing Locked Containers
2003-02 — Federal Over-The-Road Bus Exemption
2002-05 — Stacking Policy
2002-04 — Reciprocity Agreement — Medical Fitness Requirements
2002-03 — Level V Inspection Procedure
2002-02 — Missing Tire Tread Sections