Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 22 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION-PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM › Chapter 11.22.02 - Preventive Maintenance Standards for Trucks and Truck Tractors › Section 11.22.02.14 - Lighting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Headlamps.
				Inspect headlamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) Not equipped with at least one headlamp on each side
						  or two headlamps on each side for four-lamp system, or are not as far apart as
						  practical.
(2) Condition.
(2) Headlamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or not securely
						  mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Headlamp does not function on high and low beams,
						  does not emit a white light or is not properly directed.
B.
				Tail Lamps. Inspect tail lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) Not equipped with at least one tail lamp on each side
						  to the rear, or are not mounted as far apart as practical.
(2) Condition.
(2) Tail lamp does not function, does not emit a red
						  light, or is not visible to rear.
C.
				Stop Lamps. Inspect stop lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) A 1968 or newer model year vehicle is not equipped
						  with two red or amber stop lamps, or a 1967 or older model year vehicle is not
						  equipped with at least one red or amber stop lamp.
(2) Condition.
(2) Stop lamp does not function, does not emit a red or
						  amber light, or is not visible to rear.
D.
				Turn Signal Lamps. Inspect turn signal lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) Not equipped with two amber to front and two red or
						  amber to rear, mounted as far apart as practical.
(2) Condition.
(2) Turn signal lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or not
						  securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Turn signal lamp does not function as designed, or
						  does not flash between 60 and 120 cycles per minute, or is not visible to front
						  and rear.
E.
				Hazard Warning Lamps. Inspect hazard warning lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) Not equipped with hazard warning lamps emitting amber
						  light to front, and red or amber light to rear.
(2) Condition.
(2) Hazard warning lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or
						  not securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Hazard warning system does not function, or permit
						  simultaneous operation of all turn signal lamps, or is not visible to front and
						  rear.
F.
				Side Marker Lamps. Side marker lamps may function as both side marker and
				clearance lamps. Inspect side marker lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) A truck is not equipped with two amber side marker
						  lamps on front and two red side marker lamps on rear, or a truck tractor is not
						  equipped with two amber side marker lamps on the front, mounted as high and as
						  close to front and rear of vehicle as practical, or if vehicle is longer than
						  30 feet and is not equipped with an intermediate side marker lamp centrally
						  located on the vehicle.
(2) Condition.
(2) Side marker lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or not
						  securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Side marker lamp does not function or is not visible
						  to the side.
G.
				Clearance Lamps. Clearance lamps are not required on vehicles less than 80
				inches in width or on rear of truck tractors. Inspect clearance lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) When required, vehicle is not equipped with at least
						  two amber to the front and two red to the rear, mounted as far apart as
						  practical.
(2) Condition.
(2) Clearance lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or not
						  securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Clearance lamp does not function or is not visible to
						  front or rear.
H.
				Identification Lamps. Identification lamps are not required on vehicles less
				than 80 inches in width, or on rear of truck tractors. Inspect identification
				lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) When required, vehicle is not equipped with three
						  amber identification lamps on the front and three red identification lamps on
						  the rear.
(2) Condition.
(2) Identification lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or
						  not securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) Any identification lamp does not function or is not
						  visible to the front and rear.
I.
				License Plate Lamp or Lamps. Inspect license plate lamp or lamps for:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Presence.
(1) Not equipped with lamp or lamps to illuminate license
						  plate.
(2) Condition.
(2) License plate lamp is damaged, broken, cracked, or
						  not securely mounted.
(3) Function.
(3) License plate lamp does not function, emit a white
						  light, or illuminate license plate.
J.
				Additional Lamps (if Equipped).
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Fog Lamps. Inspect fog lamps for function and
						  mounting.
(1) Equipped with more than two fog lamps on the front,
						  fog lamps is not properly directed or not properly and securely mounted.
(2) Driving Lamps. Inspect driving lamps for function and
						  mounting.
(2) Equipped with more than two driving lamps on the
						  front of the vehicle driving lamp is not properly directed or properly and
						  securely mounted.
(3) Back-up lamps.
(3) Back-up lamp functions in a forward gear, is not
						  properly directed or properly and securely mounted.
K.
				Instrument and Indicator Lamps. Inspect for presence and function of:
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Instrument panel lamps.
(1) Instrument panel lamps fail to illuminate instruments
						  or gauges.
(2) High beam indicator.
(2) High beam indicator fails to function.
(3) Turn signal indicator.
(3) Turn signal indicator fails to function or does not
						  indicate proper turn.
L.
				Reflectors.
Procedures:
Reject Vehicle If:
(1) Rear. Visually inspect for presence and condition of
						  reflectors.
(1) Not equipped with two red reflectors on rear, mounted
						  at the same height and as far apart as practical.
(2) Side Marker. Visually inspect for presence and
						  condition of reflectors.
(2) A truck is not equipped with one amber reflector on
						  each side at or near the front, one red reflector on each side at or near the
						  rear, or if vehicle is more than 30 feet long and is not equipped with an
						  intermediate amber reflector centrally located.