Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 443 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR TYPE II SCHOOL BUSES › Appendix C - Bumper, Rear through Drive Shaft Guard

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) BUMPER, REAR
PROCEDURE/SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer's standard for vehicle and so attached or
						  shielded between body and bumper as to prevent hitching rides or tows. Black
						  color is not required.
Exception: A bus manufactured in October 1978 or
						  earlier is exempt from having a non-hitchable bumper.
REJECT VEHICLE IF:
Rear bumper does not meet requirements. Bumper is not
						  solidly attached. Sharp edges are present. Rear bumper is hitchable.
b) CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION CARD HOLDER
Not required for Type II School Bus.
c) CERTIFICATION LABEL (FEDERAL)
PROCEDURES/SPECIFICATIONS:
Inspect federal certification label if the chassis
						  (incomplete vehicle) was manufactured after November 10, 1978.
The manufacturer's label must contain the following
						  information:
1)
Name of vehicle (bus) manufacturer and the month and
						  year in which manufacture of the vehicle was completed;
2)
Name of incomplete vehicle (chassis) manufacture and
						  the month and year in which he performed his last manufacturing operation on
						  the incomplete vehicle;
3)
Gross vehicle weight rating, or ratings (GVWR);
4)
Gross axle weight ratings (GAWR);
5)
The statement, "This vehicle conforms to all applicable
						  federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect in (month/year)";
6)
The vehicle identification number (VIN);
7)
The vehicle's classification (usually "BUS"). (49 CRF
						  567.5 )
Alterer's certification: A certified vehicle might have
						  been altered before its purchase for use as a school bus. The alterations may
						  have included, but are not limited to classification changes, gross weight
						  rating changes, or changes to the application/effective date of a federal motor
						  vehicle safety standard. If any such alteration occurred, the bus must carry an
						  additional federal label that identifies the alterer, shows when alteration was
						  completed, "as altered" GVWR, GAWR and classification (if changed). It must
						  also state that the altered vehicle conforms to all applicable federal motor
						  vehicle safety standards in effect in (month/year). (
						  49 CFR
						  567.7 )
REJECT VEHICLE IF:
A required label is absent, defaced, destroyed, not
						  riveted, or not permanently affixed. "Permanently affixed" means the label
						  cannot be removed without destroying or defacing it.
A certification label does not contain the required
						  statement and all other information required for that label.
d) CROSSING CONTROL ARM
PROCEDURES/SPECIFICATIONS:
1)
Required on school buses manufactured after December
						  31, 1997. [625 ILCS
						  5/12-807.2] (See P.A. 90-108, effective July 14,
						  1997.)
2)
Must meet or exceed SAE J1133.
3)
Must be capable of full operation between, and
						  including, the temperatures -40° F and 160° F.
4)
The arm, when activated, must extend a minimum of five
						  feet from the front face of the bumper.
5)
The arm must be mounted on the far right side (entry
						  side) of the front bumper.
6)
Appropriate brackets shall be used to attach the arm to
						  the front bumper for proper operation and storage.
7)
All component parts must meet or exceed any applicable
						  federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect at the time of
						  manufacture.
8)
The arm must extend at the same time the stop arm panel
						  extends. An independent "on/off" switch is prohibited.
9)
If the driver can stop the arm from extending with the
						  use of an optional override switch, the arm sequence must automatically reset
						  once the service door is closed.
10)
Red lights and/or red reflectors are prohibited.
REJECT VEHICLE IF:
If equipped, arm does not meet requirements.
e) DEFROSTERS
PROCEDURES/SPECIFICATIONS:
Defrosting equipment shall keep the windshield and the
						  window to the left of the operator and the glass in the service door clear of
						  fog, frost and snow, using heat from heaters and circulation from fans. Must
						  conform to federal standard
						  49
						  CFR 571.103. (Auxiliary fans are not
						  considered to be a defrosting and defogging system.)
REJECT VEHICLE IF:
Defrosting system does not function properly. Auxiliary
						  fans are not securely mounted or blades are not protected.
f) DRIVE SHAFT GUARD
PROCEDURES/SPECIFICATIONS:
Shall be of sufficient strength to protect each segment
						  of the drive shaft and prevent it from going through the floor or dropping to
						  the ground if broken.
REJECT VEHICLE IF:
Drive shaft guard is missing, not firmly attached, or
						  does not properly protect each segment of the drive shaft.