North Dakota § 39-21-53 Retractable axle control requirements

North Dakota Statutes

§ 39-21-53 — Retractable axle control requirements

North Dakota § 39-21-53

Title 39Motor Vehicles

Ch. 39-21Equipment of Vehicles

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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-21-53 (2026).

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1.For a motor vehicle manufactured after July 31, 2005, variable load suspension or retractable axles, or both, raised or lowered by air, hydraulic, or other pressure must have the lock or pressure regulator valve, or both, positioned outside the cab and inaccessible from the driver's compartment if there is more than one variable load suspension axle or retractable axle, or a combination of each.

2.The control to lift and lower a retractable or variable load suspension axle may be accessible in the driver's compartment, but also may not function as the pressure control device unless allowed by subsection 1.

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1. For a motor vehicle manufactured after July 31, 2005, variable load suspension or
retractable axles, or both, raised or lowered by air, hydraulic, or other pressure must
have the lock or pressure regulator valve, or both, positioned outside the cab and
inaccessible from the driver's compartment if there is more than one variable load
suspension axle or retractable axle, or a combination of each.
2. The control to lift and lower a retractable or variable load suspension axle may be
accessible in the driver's compartment, but also may not function as the pressure
control device unless allowed by subsection 1.