---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.111"
title: "49"
number: "215.111"
heading: "Defective plain bearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.111"
---

# §215.111. Defective plain bearing.


A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has a plain bearing—

- (a) That is missing, cracked, or broken;
- (b) **On which the bearing liner—**
  - (1) Is loose; or
  - (2) Has a broken out piece; or
- (c) **That shows signs of having been overheated, as evidenced by—**
  - (1) Melted babbitt;
  - (2) Smoke from hot oil; or
  - (3) **Journal surface damage.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.