49 C.F.R. § 393.80

Rear-vision mirrors

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(a) Every bus, truck, and truck tractor shall be equipped with two rear-vision mirrors, one at each side, firmly attached to the outside of the motor vehicle, and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear, along both sides of the vehicle. All such regulated rear-vision mirrors and their replacements shall meet, as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (49 CFR 571.111) in force at the time the vehicle was manufactured.

(b) Exceptions. (1) Mirrors installed on a vehicle manufactured prior to January 1, 1981, may be continued in service, provided that if the mirrors are replaced they shall be replaced with mirrors meeting, as a minimum, the requirements of FMVSS No. 111 (49 CFR 571.111) in force at the time the vehicle was manufactured.

(2) Only one outside mirror shall be required, which shall be on the driver's side, on trucks which are so constructed that the driver has a view to the rear by means of an interior mirror.

(3) In driveway-towaway operations, the driven vehicle shall have at least one mirror furnishing a clear view to the rear.

[48 FR 57139, Dec. 28, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 49874, Oct. 1, 2001]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Tellechea v. Coca Cola Bottling Co., 530 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

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Tellechea v. Coca Cola Bottling Co., 530 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). “(1987); 49 C.F.R. § 393.80 (1988), 1 was in a “position to determine if the adjacent lane was clear of motor vehicles.”

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