Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.05 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Words and phrases defined in chs. 340 and 341, Stats., are
				  used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is
				  specified. In this chapter:
(1)
				"Adverse weather lamp" has the meaning provided in s.
				340.01(1m),
				Stats.
(2) "Air pollution control
				equipment" has the meaning provided in s.
				285.30(6),
				Stats.
(3) "Auxiliary lamp" means
				any lamp mounted on a vehicle with a bulb having wattage in excess of 10 watts
				and which is not required equipment under ch. 347, Stats., or this chapter,
				except a spot lamp. Auxiliary lamps may include adverse weather lamps, fog
				lamps, driving lamps and off-road lamps.
(4) "Back-up lamp" means any lamp designed to
				provide road illumination to the rear of a vehicle when the vehicle is in
				reverse gear.
(5) "Braking system"
				means the components required to stop a motor vehicle including the braking
				pedal, master cylinder, connecting hoses, lines, fluids, linkage, drums, shoes,
				rotors, pads, calipers and parking brake.
(6) "Bumper" means a device mounted at the
				front or rear of a vehicle for absorbing shock and providing a contact point
				that may reduce damage to the vehicle in a collision.
(7) "Designated seating position" has the
				meaning provided in
				49
				CFR 571.3.
(7m) "Door handle" means a device including a
				knob, latch release or lever that is used to open or close, or both, a door
				either from the interior or exterior of a vehicle.
(8) "Driver's compartment" means the interior
				part of the vehicle designed for use by the vehicle operator while controlling
				the movement of the vehicle.
(9)
				"Driving lamp" means an auxiliary lamp which projects a fixed narrow beam of
				light intended to illuminate objects beyond the normal distance illuminated by
				headlamps.
(10) "Exhaust system"
				means all components used on a motor vehicle for discharging exhaust fumes
				including mufflers.
(11) "Federal
				clean air act" has the meaning provided in s.
				285.30(1)
				(a), Stats.
(12) "Fender" means a guard or covering over
				the wheels of a vehicle to prevent the splashing of water, mud or other
				materials which may be thrown by the wheels.
(13) "Firewall" means that portion of the
				vehicle separating the passenger compartment from the engine
				compartment.
(14) "Floor pan" means
				that portion of a vehicle separating the passenger and trunk compartments from
				the road beneath a vehicle.
(15)
				"Fog lamp" means an auxiliary lamp using a fluted lens which projects a
				wide-angle beam of light intended to illuminate objects 400 to 700 feet in
				front of a vehicle. This lamp is also referred to as an adverse weather
				lamp.
(16) "Frame" means the
				structure which supports the body, drive train, steering mechanism and axles of
				the vehicle. The frame includes the structural components of unibodies and may
				include chassis components if they are an integral part of the structural
				integrity of the vehicle.
(17)
				"Fuel system" includes the fuel tank, cap, filler pipe, pump, carburetor,
				injector systems and all accompanying components.
(18) "Hazard warning lamps" means lamps that
				flash simultaneously to the front and rear on both the right and left sides of
				a motor vehicle to warn motorists of a hazard.
(19) "Heavy truck" means a motor truck, truck
				tractor, or road tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating or actual gross
				weight of more than 10,000 pounds. The term also includes any combination
				vehicle where one of the vehicles in the combination is a motor truck, truck
				tractor or road tractor and the gross combination weight rating or actual
				weight of the combination exceeds 10,000 pounds.
(20) "High-mounted stop lamp" means an
				additional lamp of a stop lamp system giving a brake-actuated, steady warning
				light to the rear of the vehicle intended to provide a signal to both the
				operator of the next following vehicle and through intervening vehicles to the
				operators of the other following vehicles.
(21) "Homemade vehicle" has the meaning
				provided in s.
				341.268(1)
				(b), Stats.
(22) "Horn" means a warning device, mounted
				on a motor vehicle, which produces audible sound.
(23) "Immediate family member" means a
				spouse, child, stepchild, foster child or other dependent if the spouse, child,
				stepchild, foster child or other dependent resides in the household of the
				owner of a motor vehicle.
(24)
				"Lash" means the condition in which the steering wheel may be turned through
				some part of a revolution without associated movement of the wheel or wheels
				that turn the vehicle.
(25) "Light
				truck" means a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor or combination vehicle
				with a gross vehicle weight rating or actual gross weight of 10,000 pounds or
				less.
(26) "Manufactured" means
				produced by a manufacturer of vehicles as defined in s.
				340.01(28),
				Stats.
(27) "Nontransparent
				materials" means all materials, including those that may be sprayed or painted,
				on motor vehicle glazing, which reduce the amount of visible light passing
				through the motor vehicle glazing material or otherwise restrict or distort the
				clear view of any object or person. The term does not include tinted films
				applied to the interior or exterior surface of motor vehicle glazing
				material.
(28) "Parking lamps"
				means 2 lamps mounted on the front of a motor vehicle, one on each side,
				designed to mark the front of the vehicle when parked.
(29) "Reconstructed vehicle" has the meaning
				provided in s.
				341.268(1)
				(d), Stats.
(30) "Registration plate lamp" means a lamp
				designed to illuminate the rear registration plate of a vehicle.
(31) "Replica vehicle" has the meaning
				provided in s.
				341.268(1)
				(e), Stats.
(32) "Restraining device" means any device
				designed to secure persons in the seat of a motor vehicle, including safety
				belts and airbags, in order to mitigate the results of any accident.
(33) "Safety belt" has the meaning provided
				in s.
				Trans
				310.02(3).
(34) "Shock absorbing device" means an energy
				dissipating device on a vehicle which increases vehicle stability and improves
				steering, handling and ride performance. It includes shock absorbers and
				struts.
(35) "Side marker lamps"
				means lamps used on each side of a vehicle to indicate its length and to make
				the vehicle visible when approaching from the side.
(36) "Semitrailer" and "trailer" have the
				meaning provided in s.
				340.01(57) and
				(71), Stats., except that for purposes of
				this chapter, the terms include mobile homes.
(37) "SAE" means the society of automotive
				engineers.
(38) "Steering wheel"
				means a circular device mounted on the steering shaft in the driver's
				compartment of a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, for use by the driver
				to maneuver the steering system of a motor vehicle.
(39) "Street modified vehicle" has the
				meaning provided in s.
				341.268(1)
				(f), Stats.
(40) "Suspension system" means that portion
				of a vehicle between the frame and the axles including, but not limited to,
				springs, torsion bars, shackles, shock absorbers, cross stabilization bars,
				anti-sway bars, and all attachment parts.
(41) "Tire and rim" means the rubber tire and
				its mounting surface on which the vehicle is suspended. The component parts are
				defined as follows:
(a) "Bead" means the part
				of the tire which is shaped to fit the rim, made of high-tensile steel wire
				wrapped and reinforced by the plies.
(b) "Belt" means the layer or layers made of
				fabric or other material located under the tread area.
(c) "Cord" means the textile or steel wire
				strands, or the like, forming the plies or other structure of the
				tire.
(d) "Groove" means the space
				between 2 tread ribs.
(e) "Major
				tire groove" means the circular grooves where the wear indicator bars are
				located.
(f) "Ply" means the layer
				of rubber-coated parallel strands or cords forming the tire body.
(g) "Rib" means the tread section running
				around the circumference of the tire.
(h) "Rim" means the metal support for tire
				and tube assembly. Tire beads are seated on the rim.
(i) "Sidewall" means the portion of the tire
				between tread and bead.
(j) "Tread"
				means the portion of the tire that comes in contact with the road.