---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 172.542"
title: "49"
number: "172.542"
heading: "FLAMMABLE placard."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/172.542"
---

# §172.542. FLAMMABLE placard.

- (a) Except for size and color, the FLAMMABLE placard must be as follows:
- (b) In addition to complying with [§ 172.519](/cfr/49/172.519.md), the background color on the FLAMMABLE placard must be red. The symbol, text, class number and inner border must be white.
- (c) The word “GASOLINE” may be used in place of the word “FLAMMABLE” on a placard that is displayed on a cargo tank or a portable tank being used to transport gasoline by highway. The word “GASOLINE” must be shown in white.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 172-123, 56 FR 66262, Dec. 20, 1991]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 172-29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 172-123, 56 FR 66262, Dec. 20, 1991]