Section 575 IAC 1-9-34 - FrameAuthority: IC 20-27-3-4
Affected: IC 20-27-9
Sec. 34.
(a) Frame side members must be constructed in one (1) piece and placed between front and rear spring hangers. Only the body or chassis manufacturer may design, furnish, and install frame side member extensions. No side member may be extended unless the installer warrants the extension to be free of defects. Extensions of frame length are permissible only when the extension does not extend the wheel base.(b) No holes in the flanges of the frame side rails, other than those provided for in the original chassis frame, are permitted. No one, other than the chassis or body manufacturer, may weld the side rails or anything to the side rails.(c) All frame repairs must be verified in writing to meet or exceed federal and Indiana state minimum standards.(d) A trailer hitch is not permitted on school and special purpose buses. Filed 8/15/2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRAReadopted filed 8/12/2020, 10:18 a.m.: 20200909-IR-575200228RFA