# Amendments to Regulatory Guidance Concerning Periodic Inspection of Commercial Motor Vehicles
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Amendment of regulatory guidance. · Published 2016-07-22 · Effective 2016-07-22 · 81 FR 47732
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-17362
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 47732
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 396
- **Publication date:** 2016-07-22
- **Effective date:** 2016-07-22
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0176
## Abstract

FMCSA amends regulatory guidance, previously published in the Federal Register, regarding the periodic inspection of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal Register, FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to, among other things, eliminate the option for a motor carrier to satisfy the periodic (annual) inspection requirement through a violation-free roadside inspection. As a result of this amendment to the FMCSRs, certain regulatory guidance is amended to ensure consistency between the FMCSRs and the published guidance.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/22/2016-17362/amendments-to-regulatory-guidance-concerning-periodic-inspection-of-commercial-motor-vehicles)
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