§ 523.8 Heavy-duty vocational vehicle.

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Title 49 CFR: Transportation › Chapter V: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Part 523: VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION › § 523.8: § 523.8 Heavy-duty vocational vehicle.

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Heavy-duty vocational vehicles are vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) above 8,500 pounds excluding:

(a) Heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans defined in § 523.7;

(b) Medium-duty passenger vehicles; and

(c) Truck tractors, except vocational tractors, with a GVWR above 26,000 pounds;

[76 FR 57491, Sept. 15, 2011, as amended at 89 FR 52945, June 24, 2024]

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