---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 396.5"
title: "49"
number: "396.5"
heading: "Lubrication."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/396.5"
---

# §396.5. Lubrication.


Every motor carrier shall ensure that each motor vehicle subject to its control is—

- (a) Properly lubricated; and
- (b) **Free of oil and grease leaks.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 504, 31133, 31136, 31151, 31502; sec. 32934, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5524, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1560; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 38526, July 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.