Does the “make inoperative rule” specifically require a modifier to weigh each vehicle before and after modification?
No. Any good faith method may be used to determine the reduction in load carrying capacity. In some cases, simply subtracting the weight of items removed from the vehicle and adding the weight of items added to the vehicle will work. However, the agency assumes the modifier will weigh the vehicle if this is the only way to determine whether the load carrying capacity has been significantly reduced by his or her modification. (Lore, 4/25/02, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/interps/files/23668.rbm.html) If more than one modifier works on a vehicle, who is responsible for notifying the consumer if the cargo capacity is reduced by more than 220 pounds and who must put the modifier’s label on the vehicle? Each modifier must put a label on the vehicle and supply the consumer with the documentation required by 49 CFR 595.7(b) regarding his or her own work. The last modifier to work on the vehicle must inform the consumer if the original load carry capacity of the vehicle is reduced by mor
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