| Entry Date | July 18, 2022 |
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| Issue Number | 22-023-VEH |
| Name | Eric Sundby |
| Agency | MN State Patrol |
| Address | 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 410 Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 United States Map It |
| Phone | 12183960866 |
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| Issue Name | Operational Policy 15 - Guidance for 396.3(a)(1) - Hydraulic Fluid Leaks |
| Summary of Issue | Change to OOS on page 31 under O. Hydraulic Brakes (6) |
| Justification or Need | Currently only 393.45(a) is listed as the violation. This regulation is only applicable to lines and hoses and fittings. Adding 396.3(a)(1) for other areas of leaks in the system. |
| Request for Action | Add 396.3(a)(1) for observable leaks in the system upon full application for leaks at other areas than hose or line, Example, Caliper, Master Cylinders, Brake Booster Assembly, ECT. |
| Action Taken by Committee | The Vehicle Committee determined 396.3(a)(1) should be limited in use and agreed that a petition currently with FMCSA for 396.3(a)(1) be amended to add the violation conditions currently outlined in Operational Policy 15 for air leaks and the OOSC for hydraulic leaks. The modification to the table that accompanies 396.3(a)(1) to include language to reflect the conditions outlined in Operational Policy 15 b.(3): and an OOSC condition for hydraulic brake leak from other than a brake line was added. In the interim, 396.3(a)(1) was added to the OOSC for hydraulic fluid leaks that are not from a brake line. This issue will remain open for a response on the petition. |
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