---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.129"
title: "49"
number: "215.129"
heading: "Defective cushioning device."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.129"
---

# §215.129. Defective cushioning device.


A railroad may not place or continue in service a car if it has a cushioning device that is—

- (a) Broken;
- (b) Inoperative; or
- (c) **Missing a part—**

## 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.