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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 301 - Human Services Vehicles (HSV) › Subchapter IV - Inspection and Enforcement Standards › Section Trans 301.96 - Enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The enforcement policy of the department
				shall consider the age, condition and equipment of HSVs before granting
				approval for their continued use. The department may not permit the use of any
				HSV for transportation purposes if the department finds it unsafe or unfit for
				service.
(2) In construing and
				enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission or failure of any
				officer, employee, agent, servant or other person acting for or employed by the
				registered owner or the lessee of the HSV, whoever has control, done within the
				scope of employment or on behalf of the registered owner or lessee, is deemed
				to be the act, omission or failure of the registered owner or lessee. This
				subsection does not apply to violations of ch. 346, Stats.
(3)
(a) It
				is the responsibility of the owner or operator to have the HSV inspected
				annually. After notification by the owner or operator, or the authorized
				representative of any transportation assistance program for seniors or
				individuals with disabilities, that vehicles are to be inspected, the
				department shall attempt to inspect the vehicles, contingent on other duties,
				at the earliest time available.
(b)
				During subsequent inspection periods, the department shall attempt to perform
				the inspections without notification; however, the responsibility remains with
				the owner to have the HSV inspected.
(c) The department may arrange to inform the
				authorized representative of any transportation assistance program for seniors
				or individuals with disabilities when and if vehicles have been inspected and
				the results of any inspection.
(d)
				The department may require display of a distinctive annual inspection sticker
				on any HSV. No vehicle required to be inspected by s.
				110.05, Stats., or this chapter,
				or s. DHS 105.39 may be operated on any highway unless it displays on the body
				of the vehicle, as close as practicable to the lower right-hand corner of the
				windshield, an unexpired certificate of inspection decal issued by the
				department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum equipment
				safety standards for special vehicles operated on the highway which are
				registered under s.
				341.067,
				Stats., and are operated by persons licensed under ss.
				343.075
				and
				343.135,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.02 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
This rule is intended to meet the requirements of s.
				347.02(6),
				Stats., to establish minimum special equipment standards for vehicles operated
				under s.
				343.135,
				Stats., and registered under s.
				341.067,
				Stats. The standards for vehicles covered by this chapter that have not been
				certified by the manufacturer as meeting all applicable federal safety
				standards are permitted to differ from equipment requirements in ch. 347,
				Stats., by s.
				347.02(6),
				Stats., but shall meet the requirements of this chapter. The rule addresses the
				requirements for motor bicycles and specially designed
				vehicles.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Hours of darkness" means hours of
			 darkness as defined in s.
			 340.01(23),
			 Stats.
(2) "Moped" means a moped as
			 defined in s.
			 340.01(29m),
			 Stats., with a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour.
(3) "Motor bicycle" means a motor bicycle as
			 defined in s.
			 340.01(30),
			 Stats., with a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour.
(4) "Power driven cycle" means a power driven
			 cycle as defined in s.
			 340.01(45),
			 Stats., with a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour.
Note: 1983 Wis. Act 203 repealed s.
				340.01(45),
				Stats.
(5) "Specially
			 designed vehicle" or "special vehicle" means a home built, a reconstructed, or
			 a manufactured vehicle having a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour and
			 authorized by the department to be operated on the highway under ss.
			 341.067,
			 343.075,
			 and
			 343.135,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.05 - Motor bicycle equipment requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Those vehicles registered as a motor bicycle will be required
				to be equipped as provided in statute and this section with the following
				equipment:
(1) No person may operate a
			 motor bicycle upon a highway unless the motor bicycle is equipped with at least
			 one brake capable of stopping the vehicle within 25 feet from a speed of 20
			 miles per hour. The brake may be designed to be operated either by hand or by
			 foot. The brake shall be of sound design with the disc or brake drum directly
			 connected or integral with the rear wheel and with internal-expanding brake
			 shoes or engaging discs. The wheel rim shall qualify as the disc or brake drum.
			 The design shall permit simple and easy adjustment to compensate for wear. If
			 the brake control is hand-operated, there shall be no other controls linked to
			 it.
(2) Headlamp, as prescribed in
			 ss.
			 347.09(1)
			 (c) and
			 347.11,
			 Stats.
(3) Horn, electric, as
			 prescribed in s.
			 347.38,
			 Stats.
(4) Muffler, as prescribed
			 in s.
			 347.39, Stats.
(5) Rear view mirror, as prescribed in s.
			 347.40, Stats.
(6) Tail lamp, as prescribed in s.
			 347.13,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.06 - Special vehicle equipment requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
			 equipment is required for daylight operation on all specially designed vehicles
			 covered by this chapter unless the vehicle is expressly exempted:
(a)
Horn.
There shall be a
			 horn in good working order audible from a distance of 200 feet. The horn shall
			 be electrically activated. The horn shall not be a siren or compression
			 whistle.
(b)
Rear view
			 mirror.
There shall be at least one rear view mirror.
(c)
Muffler.
A muffler is
			 required on all internal combustion engines. The muffler shall consist of a
			 series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving
			 exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine and which is effective in
			 reducing noise.
(d)
Service
			 brake.
There shall be a service brake which can be applied by hand or
			 foot or both. The braking device shall be capable of stopping the vehicle
			 within 25 feet from a speed of 20 miles per hour.
(e)
Parking brakes.
There
			 shall be parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it
			 is operated on a surface free from snow, ice, or loose material. The parking
			 brakes shall be capable of being applied by the driver's muscular effort or by
			 spring action or by equivalent means. Motor bicycles registered as specially
			 designed vehicles are exempt from this requirement.
(f)
Stop lamp.
There shall
			 be at least one but not more than 2 stop lamps mounted on the same plane. Stop
			 lamps shall be mounted no more than 54 inches nor less than 20 inches above the
			 ground. Stop lamps shall emit a red color visible from 300 feet to the rear.
			 Motor bicycles registered as specially designed vehicles are exempt from this
			 requirement.
(g)
Slow
			 moving vehicle emblem.
The emblem shall be mounted with the point up
			 with the lower edge of the emblem no more than 54 inches nor less than 10
			 inches above the ground. The slow moving vehicle emblem shall meet the
			 requirements of s.
			 Trans
			 304.04.
(h)
Flag on staff.
There
			 shall be a pennant type flag mounted on a staff at or near the rear of the
			 vehicle. The flag shall be of durable material. The flag shall be high
			 visibility orange. It shall be triangular shaped, no larger than 12 inches long
			 and 6 inches high and not less than 6 inches long and 3 inches high. The staff
			 shall not be higher than 72 inches nor less than 60 inches above the ground.
			 The flag shall be attached to the top of the staff.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 303 - Equipment standards for special vehicles › Section Trans 303.08 - Vehicles not qualified as special vehicles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
			 vehicles shall not be registered under s.
			 341.067,
			 Stats.:
(a) Snowmobiles.
(b) Mini-bikes.
(c) Go-carts.
(d) All terrain vehicles.
(e) Automobiles.
(f) Trucks.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 304 - Slow moving vehicle emblem › Section Trans 304.02 - Mounting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The emblem shall be mounted point up in a
			 plane perpendicular to the direction of travel plus or minus 10°. It shall
			 be placed centrally at the rear of the vehicle securely mounted, unobscured,
			 and 2 to 6 ft. above the ground, measured from the lower edge of the emblem. It
			 may be permanently attached to equipment when practical.
(2) The emblem shall not replace such warning
			 devices as tail lamps, reflectors, flashing lights, or warning flags now
			 required by law and is not to be used as a clearance marker for wide
			 equipment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 304 - Slow moving vehicle emblem › Section Trans 304.03 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Pursuant to the authority granted in ss.
				85.16(1)
				and
				347.245,
				Stats., the secretary of the department of transportation promulgates this
				chapter which sets standards and specifications relating to the slow moving
				vehicle emblem.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 304 - Slow moving vehicle emblem › Section Trans 304.04 - Standards and specifications

Current through June 24, 2024
The slow moving vehicle emblem utilized in the state of
				Wisconsin shall comply with the American society of agricultural engineers'
				standard ASAE S276.3. This standard is available for copying in the offices of
				the department of transportation, the secretary of state and the legislative
				reference bureau. This standard may also be purchased from the American Society
				of Agricultural Engineers, Box 410, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, Michigan
				49085.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to
				prescribe minimum equipment requirements for vehicles and standards for the
				equipment used on vehicles.
(2)
				This chapter includes equipment requirements for manufactured, homemade, street
				modified, replica and reconstructed vehicles and motor vehicles, including
				automobiles, light trucks, heavy trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, trailers and
				semi-trailers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This chapter does not apply to the
				following vehicles:
(a) Farm tractors and
				self-propelled farm implements.
(b)
				Implements of husbandry as defined in s.
				340.01(24),
				Stats.
(c) Vehicles drawn by
				animals.
(d) Road
				machinery.
(e) Bicycles.
(f) Motor bicycles or mopeds.
(g) Golf carts operated in accordance with s.
				349.18(1)
				(b), Stats.
(h) Homemade, street modified, replica or
				reconstructed motor vehicles owned by a nonresident that are domiciled and
				registered in a foreign jurisdiction and temporarily operated in
				Wisconsin.
(i) Homemade or
				reconstructed vehicles registered as homemade or reconstructed vehicles in
				Wisconsin before January 1, 1975.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.03 - Enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may operate or allow to be operated on Wisconsin
				  highways any vehicle subject to this chapter that is not in conformity with the
				  applicable requirements of this chapter. Whenever this chapter requires a lamp
				  or device to be mounted at a certain height, the distance shall be measured
				  from the center of the lamp or device to the level ground upon which the
				  vehicle stands when such vehicle is without load.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.06 - Identification of vehicles

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may operate a vehicle on a highway if:
(1) The vehicle identification number is
				missing, obliterated, altered or not properly attached.
(2) The vehicle is a homemade, reconstructed
				or replica vehicle and does not have a vehicle identification number assigned
				by a manufacturer or by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section Trans 305.065 - Homemade, replica, street modified, reconstructed and off-road vehicles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				INSPECTION. Upon completion of assembly or reconstruction, every homemade or
				reconstructed vehicle shall be inspected prior to being registered or titled
				for compliance with this chapter, ch. Trans 149 and ch. 347, Stats. The
				inspection shall be performed by an inspector authorized by the department to
				perform inspections of salvage vehicles under s.
				342.07,
				Stats. This subsection does not apply to trailers or semitrailers.
(2) TITLES.
(a)
Homemade and reconstructed
				vehicles.
The department shall issue a title indicating that a vehicle
				is a homemade or reconstructed vehicle where the make of the vehicle would
				otherwise be shown on the title. The model year shown on the title shall match
				the calendar year of the inspection performed under this section.
(b)
Replica and street modified
				vehicles.
The department shall issue a title indicating that a
				vehicle, except a motorcycle, is a replica or street modified vehicle and the
				make and model year shown on the title shall be the original make and model
				year of the street modified vehicle or the make and model year of the vehicle
				being replicated. The installation of reproduction body parts on a previously
				manufactured and titled vehicle body and frame is not considered by the
				department to constitute a replica vehicle for purposes of identifying the
				vehicle on its title. A vehicle shall be considered a replica or a street
				modified vehicle if it has been certified by the owner to be a replica or a
				street modified vehicle for purposes of registration under s.
				341.268,
				Stats. A vehicle shall also be considered a street modified vehicle if the
				vehicle's engine has been replaced with one which required adaptation beyond
				ordinary replacement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.075 - Auxiliary lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Auxiliary lamps that are fog lamps or
				adverse weather lamps may not be used in lieu of headlamps during those times
				when headlamps are required except as expressly allowed by s.
				347.26(3),
				Stats. Other auxiliary lamps may not be used in lieu of headlamps.
(2) Unless specifically permitted by this
				chapter or by ch. 347, Stats., no motor vehicle may be operated upon a highway
				with a lighted auxiliary lamp unless the auxiliary lamp:
(a) Is mounted below the level of the center
				of the headlamps, except that when added equipment, such as a snow plow, blocks
				the transmission of light from factory installed headlights, alternate
				headlights may be mounted above the factory installed headlights and may
				temporarily be used during the time the light obstructing equipment is in
				place.
(b) Directs light forward of
				the vehicle.
(c) Every auxiliary
				lamp shall be properly aimed so as to conform with manufacturers
				recommendations, and so that glaring light rays from the auxiliary lamp are not
				directed into the eyes of an approaching driver.
(d) Meets the photometric specifications in
				SAE technical reports J581, J582 and J583 for auxiliary driving lamps,
				auxiliary low beam lamps or front fog lamps.
Note: SAE Standard J581 was approved in March 1979 and
				  completely revised by the Lighting Coordinating Committee in June 1989. SAE
				  Recommended Practice J582 was approved in January 1981 and completely revised
				  by the Lighting Committee in September 1984. SAE Standard J583 was approved in
				  May 1937 and completely revised by the Lighting Committee in July 1977 with an
				  editorial change in May 1981. The SAE standards, published in the 1994 SAE
				  Handbook, are available in the offices of the Department of Transportation, the
				  Secretary of State, and the Legislative Reference Bureau. These standards may
				  also be purchased from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400
				  Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.08 - Back-up lamp

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every motor vehicle originally
				manufactured after January 1, 1969, shall be equipped with back-up lamps in
				proper working condition and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.26(4),
				Stats.
(2) The back-up lamp wiring
				and connections shall be maintained in good condition.
(3) Back-up lamps may be activated by a
				switch on the transmission system so the lamps can be lighted only when the
				transmission is in reverse gear or may be manually turned on by a switch in the
				driver's compartment providing there is an indicator light plainly visible to
				the vehicle driver indicating when the back-up lamps are on.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.09 - Direction signal lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The front and rear direction signal lamp
				system of every motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1955, shall be
				maintained in proper working condition and in conformity with this section and
				s.
				347.15,
				Stats.
(2) All self-canceling
				direction signal switches shall be in proper working condition.
(3) All direction signal indicator lamps
				shall be installed and maintained in proper working condition and may not be
				covered or obscured by any object or material.
(4) All directional signal lenses shall be
				installed and maintained in proper condition and may not be covered or obscured
				by any object or material.
(5) All
				wiring and connections shall be maintained in good condition.
(6) There shall be no cracked, broken or
				missing lenses or reflectors.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.10 - Hazard warning lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every motor vehicle originally
				manufactured after January 1, 1969, shall be equipped with hazard warning lamps
				in proper working condition and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.26(11),
				Stats.
(2) Hazard warning lamps
				shall be securely mounted.
(3)
				Hazard warning lamp wiring and connections shall be maintained in good
				condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.11 - Headlamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a headlamp system meeting the
				specifications of the headlamp system with which the vehicle was originally
				manufactured. Every homemade or reconstructed vehicle shall be equipped with a
				headlamp system meeting the specifications of headlamp systems on vehicles
				manufactured in the year in which the homemade or reconstructed vehicle is
				first registered.
(b) Every
				headlamp shall be properly aimed so as to conform with manufacturer's
				recommendations and so that glaring light rays from the headlamp are not
				directed into the eyes of the driver of any oncoming vehicle.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.12 - Parking lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every motor vehicle manufactured
				commencing with the 1950 models, and every homemade or reconstructed motor
				vehicle registered on or after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped with parking
				lamps to the front meeting the visibility requirements of s.
				347.27(1)
				(b), Stats.
(2) The parking lamps and lens of every motor
				vehicle shall be maintained in proper working condition and in conformity with
				this section and s.
				347.27,
				Stats.
(3) All wiring and
				connections shall be maintained in good condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.13 - Registration plate lamp

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All
				registration plate lamps, wiring and connections shall be maintained in proper
				working condition and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.13(3)
				and (4), Stats.
(2) The registration plate lamp shall be so
				constructed and placed as to prevent light from the lamp shining away from the
				vehicle.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.14 - Side marker lamps, clearance lamps and reflectors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every motor
				vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1969, every vehicle registered as a
				homemade vehicle on or after January 1, 1975, and every vehicle registered as a
				reconstructed vehicle after March 1, 1996 shall be equipped with side marker
				lamps and reflectors marking at least the front and rear corners of the
				vehicle.
(2) Every motor vehicle
				originally equipped with clearance lamps as defined in s.
				340.01(7),
				Stats., or reflectors shall have such lamps or reflectors maintained in
				conformity with this section and with ss.
				347.16
				to
				347.19,
				Stats.
(3) Side marker lamp and
				clearance lamp wiring and connections shall be maintained in good
				condition.
(4) Side marker lamps,
				clearance lamps and reflectors shall be securely mounted and maintained in
				proper working condition.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.15 - Stop lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every automobile originally manufactured
				commencing with the 1950 models, every light truck or motor home originally
				manufactured commencing with the 1955 models, and every homemade or
				reconstructed vehicle registered on or after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped
				with at least 2 stop lamps. All other motor vehicles shall be equipped with at
				least one stop lamp.
(2) The stop
				lamps of every vehicle shall be maintained in proper working condition and in
				conformity with this section and s.
				347.14,
				Stats.
(3) All wiring and
				connections shall be maintained in good condition.
(4) All stop lamp lenses shall be installed
				and maintained in proper condition and may not be covered or obscured by any
				object or material.
(5)
(a) The high-mounted stop lamp of every motor
				vehicle originally manufactured with a high-mounted stop lamp shall be
				maintained in proper working condition and may not be covered or obscured by
				any object or material. This paragraph does not apply to the temporary covering
				or obscuring of a high mounted stop lamp by property carried on or in the motor
				vehicle or in a trailer towed by the motor vehicle.
(b) Camper tops and other similar coverings
				may be placed over the cargo area of a light truck provided that if a
				high-mounted stop lamp is installed on or in the cab of the truck, a comparable
				high-mounted stop lamp shall be installed on the rear of the truck and
				maintained in proper working condition. This paragraph does not apply if a
				camper top or other similar covering placed over the cargo bed of a light truck
				causes the vehicle to be 80 or more inches in width.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.16 - Tail lamps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every automobile originally manufactured
				commencing with the 1950 models, every light truck or motor home originally
				manufactured commencing with the 1955 models, and every homemade or
				reconstructed vehicle registered on or after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped
				with 2 tail lamps. All other motor vehicles shall be equipped with at least one
				tail lamp.
(2) The tail lamps of
				every motor vehicle shall be maintained in proper working condition and in
				conformity with this section and s.
				347.13(1)
				and (2), Stats.
(3) All wiring and connections shall be
				maintained in good condition.
(4)
				All tail lamp lens and reflectors shall be installed and maintained in proper
				condition and may not be covered or obscured by any object or
				material.
(5) The tail lamps shall
				be so wired as to be lighted whenever the parking lamp or headlamps are
				lighted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.17 - Brakes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The brake system on every motor vehicle
				shall be maintained in proper working condition and in conformity with this
				section and s.
				347.36,
				Stats.
(2) Every motor vehicle
				shall have:
(a) Braking ability on every
				wheel.
(b) No noticeable side pull
				or excessive vibration when the brakes are applied.
(c) Brake pedals with a reserve of no less
				than 20% of total pedal travel left when fully depressed.
(d) A brake system fully connected and free
				of leaks.
(e) Linings, pads, drums
				and rotors that all meet manufacturer's minimum recommendations.
(f) An adequate parking brake meeting the
				requirements of s.
				347.35, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.18 - Bumpers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Every motor vehicle manufactured after September 1, 1972, and required by
				federal law to be equipped with bumpers or crash resistance protection, or
				both, shall be equipped with bumpers which shall be maintained in good
				condition and in conformity with this section. Replacement equipment shall be
				the same type as originally required or of equivalent size, strength and
				surface area. The bumpers may be mounted externally on the vehicle or installed
				within the front and rear extremes of the vehicle.
(b) Every homemade or reconstructed motor
				vehicle registered after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped with front and rear
				bumpers which provide damage protection that is equivalent to that provided by
				the bumpers of vehicles manufactured for sale in the year the homemade or
				reconstructed vehicle is first registered. Such bumpers may be mounted
				externally on the vehicle or installed within the front and rear extremes of
				the vehicle. Homemade and reconstructed vehicles registered in Wisconsin prior
				to March 1, 1996 may comply with either this section or the previous rules
				governing homemade vehicles.
(c)
				Light trucks manufactured on or after January 1, 1997 are required to have rear
				end protection in accordance with s.
				Trans 305.56.
				Light trucks operated under s.
				341.47(1),
				Stats., are exempt from the requirements of this paragraph.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.19 - Doors, hoods, locks, latches and door handles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every door,
				hood and trunk lid of a motor vehicle shall be maintained in proper working
				condition and shall be equipped with sufficient hinges and latches so it can be
				opened and securely closed.
(2)
(a) Every motor vehicle, except those
				manufactured with removable doors or without doors, shall be equipped with
				doors. Open top designed vehicles are not required to have operating doors when
				the vehicle is operated without a top.
(b) The hood or engine of a vehicle shall
				have no protrusions that will restrict the driver's view by extending more than
				3 inches above a line that extends from the center of the hood at the base of
				the windshield, forward and parallel with the highway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.20 - Exhaust and air pollution control systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The exhaust
				system on every motor vehicle shall be maintained in proper working condition
				and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.39, Stats.
(2) Piping used in exhaust systems shall be
				of the rigid type. Convoluted pipe meets this requirement, but flexible tubing
				may not be used in the exhaust system.
(3) Every exhaust system located so as to be
				hazardous to a person outside the vehicle or to a person entering or leaving a
				vehicle shall be protected in order to prevent such person from being burned or
				otherwise injured. The exhaust system location shall be considered hazardous if
				it extends beyond the body line for those systems where the exhaust pipes are
				on or extend to the side of the vehicle. A system where the exhaust pipes
				extend upward along the side or rear of the body shall also be protected in
				order to prevent persons from being burned or otherwise injured.
(4) The muffler and all parts of the exhaust
				system shall be functioning and may not be repaired by an inadequate patch or
				improperly discharge fumes.
(5) The
				tail pipe shall extend to the outside body line of the vehicle, except that
				light trucks may have the exhaust outlet extend only to the rear of the vehicle
				cab if the cargo area is not enclosed and used for passenger
				transportation.
(6) The exhaust
				system may not be modified so as to pass through the passenger
				compartment.
(7) All air pollution
				control equipment required by the federal clean air act and its implementing
				regulations shall remain installed or be replaced with identical or comparable
				tested parts. Air pollution control equipment originally installed by the
				manufacturer or identical or comparable tested replacement equipment may not be
				removed, disconnected or physically altered to be ineffective.
(8) All air pollution control equipment
				required under sub. (7) shall be maintained in proper working condition and in
				conformity with s.
				285.30(6),
				Stats., and ch. Trans 131.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.21 - Floor pan and firewall

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The floor pan of every motor vehicle
				shall be maintained in good condition and in conformity with this
				section.
(2) The floor pan shall be
				free of rusted areas or holes which may allow entry of exhaust gases or would
				not adequately support vehicle occupants or cargo.
(3) No motor vehicle body may be raised above
				the frame more than 4 inches beyond the original manufacturer's specifications.
				In the absence of such specifications, and on homemade and reconstructed
				vehicles, no body may be mounted with the floor pan more than 4 inches above
				the frame.
(4) The firewall shall
				be maintained free of any holes. Any mechanisms, cables or wires routed through
				the firewall shall be properly sealed to prevent the entry of exhaust gases
				into the passenger compartment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.22 - Fenders and projecting parts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every motor
				vehicle originally manufactured after January 1, 1950, every homemade vehicle
				registered after January 1, 1975, and every vehicle registered as a
				reconstructed vehicle after March 1, 1996 shall be equipped with adequate
				fenders covering the front and rear tires to prevent splashing of water and
				throwing of gravel, stones or other objects.
(2) All fenders shall be free of severely
				rusted or damaged material which may cause injury or cause the fenders to be
				ineffective. All required fenders shall be of sufficient width and length to
				cover the tire tread from 15 degrees to the front to 60 degrees to the rear
				when measured at the center of the axle, to the top of the tire, on a vertical
				plane.
(3) All fenders shall be
				securely mounted.
(4) Fenders may
				be extended up to 4 inches beyond the original fender line or the
				manufacturer's optional equipment fender flare line in order to cover tires
				that also extend beyond the original fender or flare line.
(5) No part of the vehicle or any vehicle
				accessory shall project away from the vehicle in a hazardous manner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.23 - Frames

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The frame on every motor vehicle shall be
				maintained in proper condition and in conformity with this section.
(2) Repairs, modifications or additional
				frame support are acceptable if they do not reduce the structural integrity or
				affect the alignment of the vehicle. Braze type welding may not be used on any
				repairs made to the frame.
(3) The
				frame may not be rusted or twisted to the extent that it no longer properly
				supports the vehicle or no longer provides the structural integrity necessary
				for correct alignment or safety.
(4) The vehicle may not be noticeably out of
				wheel alignment due to inadequate or improper repair or modification of the
				frame.
(5) No part of the frame may
				be missing due to excessive rust or uncorrected damage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.24 - Fuel systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The fuel system of every motor vehicle
				shall be in proper working condition and in conformity with this
				section.
(2) The fuel system shall
				be free of any leaks.
(3) The fuel
				tank shall be closed with a fitted metal or plastic cap and shall be rigidly
				attached to the vehicle.
(4) No
				fuel tank may be located in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle unless
				it was installed by a motor vehicle manufacturer licensed under ss.
				218.0101 to
				218.0163, Stats.,
				or is a replacement of such a tank.
(5) Replacement, auxiliary and alternate fuel
				tanks may be installed by the owner of the vehicle or by a person in the
				business of fuel system installation. All fuel tanks shall meet or exceed
				industry standards for commercially manufactured fuel tanks which are certified
				for use in the type of vehicle in which the fuel tank is installed and for use
				with the type of fuel the tank is intended to contain. All installations shall
				be in accordance with commercially acceptable practices.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.25 - Horn

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The horn of every motor vehicle shall be
				maintained in proper working condition and in conformity with this section and
				s.
				347.38,
				Stats.
(2) The horn wiring and
				connections shall be maintained in good condition.
(3) The horn shall be securely fastened to
				the vehicle.
(4) Every motor
				vehicle shall be equipped with a bar, button, ring or other actuation device
				for making electrical connection. The device shall be easily reached from the
				driver's seat while the driver is secured by a safety belt. A hand-activated
				horn utilizing an air bulb does not meet the requirements of this
				section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.26 - Mirrors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All motor vehicles originally
				manufactured with an inside mounted rearview mirror and all homemade and
				reconstructed motor vehicles registered after January 1, 1975, shall be
				equipped with an inside mounted rearview mirror. All motor vehicles originally
				manufactured with a left outside rearview mirror and all homemade and
				reconstructed motor vehicles registered after January 1, 1975, shall be
				equipped with a left outside rearview mirror.
(2) The mirrors of every motor vehicle shall
				be maintained in proper working condition and in conformity with this section
				and s.
				347.40, Stats.
(3) No mirror may be broken, cracked,
				discolored, non-reflective or otherwise reflect an inadequate image. All
				mirrors shall be securely mounted on the vehicle.
(4) If the vehicle is constructed, loaded, or
				towing another vehicle so as to prevent the operator's clear view to the right
				rear, adequate additional mirrors shall be installed on both sides of the
				outside of the vehicle.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.27 - Restraining devices and seats

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All automobiles
				manufactured on or after January 1, 1972, shall have safety belts installed at
				all designated seating positions which meet the specifications of the safety
				belt system with which the vehicle was originally manufactured. All light
				trucks and motor homes manufactured after January 1, 1976, shall have safety
				belts installed at all designated seating positions which meet the
				specifications of the safety belt system with which the vehicle was originally
				manufactured. All homemade and reconstructed motor vehicles registered on or
				after January 1, 1975, shall have safety belts installed at all designated
				seating positions.
(2) All
				automobiles manufactured after January 1, 1969, and all light trucks and motor
				homes manufactured after September 1, 1991, shall be equipped with head
				restraints meeting the specifications of the head restraints with which the
				vehicle was originally manufactured. All homemade and reconstructed vehicles
				registered after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped with head restraints for
				the left and right front seating positions which meet the specifications of
				head restraints installed in vehicles manufactured in the year in which the
				homemade or reconstructed vehicle is first registered.
(3)
(a)
				Except as provided in par. (b), the restraining devices, including air bags, of
				every motor vehicle shall be maintained in proper working condition and in
				conformity with this section and s.
				347.48,
				Stats. All required and optional restraining devices, including air bags, shall
				remain installed or be replaced by like equipment. All air bags that have been
				deployed shall be replaced with a comparable functioning air bag
				system.
(b) Front passenger side
				and driver side airbags may be deactivated by use of a manual cutoff switch
				installed in accordance with federal law or by any other means expressly
				permitted by federal law or when deactivation has been approved in writing by
				the United States department of transportation. Front passenger side airbags
				may be deactivated through use of a rear-facing child restraint system which
				automatically deactivates the airbag for the period of time in which the child
				seat is placed in the front passenger seat.
Note: For regulations relating to deactivation of front
				  passenger side or driver side airbags, see 49 CFR Part 571.208 and 49 CFR Part
				  595.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.28 - Speed indicator and odometer

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The speed
				indicator of every motor vehicle primarily designed for use upon a highway
				shall be maintained in proper working condition within 4% accuracy at all
				speeds between 40 miles per hour and 65 miles per hour and in conformity with
				this section and s.
				347.41,
				Stats.
(2) All speed indicators
				shall be equipped with a lamp that clearly illuminates the speed indicator when
				the vehicle's headlights or parking lamps are actuated.
(3) Every motor vehicle subject to
				registration under ch. 341, Stats., shall be equipped with a mileage odometer
				that registers the miles accumulated within 4% accuracy. The odometer shall be
				maintained in proper working condition.
(4) Every speed indicator and odometer shall
				be so mounted and positioned as to be clearly visible to the driver at all
				times.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.29 - Steering and suspension

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The steering
				and suspension of every motor vehicle shall be maintained in proper working
				condition and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.455,
				Stats.
(2) The steering linkage may
				not be worn, jammed or bind, nor shall the steering system have excessive lash.
				Lash of more than 1/8 of one complete turn of the steering wheel is
				excessive.
(3) The belts assisting
				the power steering unit shall be in proper working condition and may not be
				missing, loose, or excessively frayed or cracked.
(4) The power steering unit shall be in
				proper working condition. No portion of a power steering unit or steering
				linkage may be disconnected. The power steering unit shall contain the proper
				fluid levels. All hoses and connections shall be in proper working condition
				and will have no leaks or visible cuts or cracks.
(5)
(a)
				Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a steering wheel the same size as
				the one with which the vehicle was manufactured or a replacement not less than
				13 inches in diameter. Every homemade and reconstructed vehicle registered
				after January 1, 1975, shall have a steering wheel of not less than 13 inches
				in diameter.
(b) All steering
				wheels shall be in proper working condition. The steering wheel shall be
				secured to the steering shaft by a locking device which prevents accidental
				removal. All steering wheels will be positioned to be operated with the driver
				seated in the front seat.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 305 - Standards for vehicle equipment › Subchapter II - Automobiles, Motor Homes and Light Trucks › Section Trans 305.30 - Tires and rims

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The tires and rims on every vehicle shall
				be maintained in proper condition and in conformity with this section and s.
				347.45,
				Stats.
(2) Every tire shall have at
				least 2/32 inch tread depth in every major tire groove measured at 2 points no
				less than 15 inches apart.
(3) The
				tires on any vehicle required to have fenders may not protrude more than 2
				inches beyond the fender line at the highest point of the tire. The measurement
				shall be from the original fender line of the vehicle as equipped by the
				original manufacturer.
(4) Weight
				imposed on the tires or rims may not exceed that weight which is specified by
				the manufacturer of the tires or rims.
(5) No vehicle may have tires of different
				size or construction on the same axle, or directly across from each other on
				vehicles without a common axle, except that this subsection does not prohibit
				the use of mini spare tires temporarily used in accordance with manufacturer's
				specifications or other spare tires and rims that are temporarily used.
Example: Mounting a radial tire on the left front side and a
				  bias ply tire on the right front side of an automobile is prohibited.
(6) No tire shall be repaired
				using a method not recommended by the manufacturer and there may not be tread
				or sidewall cuts or snags in excess of one inch in any direction as measured on
				the tire, deep enough to expose or damage the body cords, nor may there be any
				bump, bulge, knot, sidewall separation or failure or partial failure of the
				tire structure. [DOUBLE DAGGER]
(7)
				No tire may be used that has been stamped or marked in such a manner so as to
				indicate that such tire is not to be operated on a highway.
(8) The rims may not be damaged, dented, bent
				or otherwise distorted, rusted or corroded.
(9) No rim may have loose or missing nuts,
				lugs or bolts.