CVSA reports 574 commercial vehicles removed from service for brake violations
Key takeaways
- Brake Safety Day inspections removed 574 commercial vehicles from service due to brake-related violations.
- More than 4,000 inspections showed 14.3% of vehicles had brake issues serious enough for out-of-service action.
- Brake drums, rotors, hoses, and braking efficiency failures were key contributors to out-of-service violations.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently reported that 574 commercial motor vehicles were placed out of service during this year’s Brake Safety Day due to brake-related violations. The alliance, which focuses on commercial motor vehicle safety enforcement and compliance programs across North America, conducted 4,021 inspections during the one-day enforcement effort held April 14.
Inspectors placed 14.3% of inspected vehicles out of service after identifying brake-related safety violations serious enough to make continued operation hazardous. CVSA said 3,447 vehicles, or 85.7% of those inspected, did not have any brake-related out-of-service violations.
This year’s Brake Safety Day placed emphasis on brake drums and rotors. Inspectors identified 43 drum and rotor violations, including 21 out-of-service violations.
Brake-related violations included:
- 313 vehicles meeting the 20% defective brake out-of-service threshold
- 121 out-of-service violations tied to brake hoses or tubing
- 47 steering axle out-of-service violations
- 40 vehicles that failed an air loss rate test
- 193 additional brake-related out-of-service violations
CVSA also reported that 349 inspections in 10 U.S. jurisdictions used performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) to measure braking efficiency. Twenty-six vehicles failed to meet the required 43.5% minimum braking efficiency standard and were placed out of service.
