North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria Handbook and Pictorial Edition - 2025 Edition, Spiral Bound

• Identifies Critical Vehicle Inspection Items following a roadside inspection
• Details criteria that can prohibit a motor carrier or operator from driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle for a specified period of time or until the condition is corrected
• Includes a full set of CVSA Inspection Schematics:
  • North American Standard Level I Inspection Procedure
  • North American Standard Level I Passenger Vehicle Inspection Procedure
  • North American Standard Hazardous Materials/Transportation of Dangerous Goods Inspection Procedure
  • North American Standard Cargo Tank and Other Bulk Packaging's Inspection Procedure
  • Mexican CDL: Licencia Federal de Conductor
  • ABS Inspection Procedure: Canadian Field Reference
  • ABS Inspection Procedure: U.S. Field Reference
  • North American Standard Inspection Procedure for Performance-Based Brake Testing
• 2024 edition is effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025
• 2025 edition is effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026

2024 Updates

Key changes contained in the April 1, 2024 edition of CVSA's North American Standard Out of Service Criteria Handbook:

1. “Missing S-cam shaft bushing” being added to the list of defects that count toward the 20% defective brakes standard
2. Adding mismatched ball/hitch couplers and coupler latches not in use to the OOSC
3. Clarifying that a driver that neglected to turn the light on when required is not to be placed out of service, provided when the vehicle is inspected all of the lights are functioning
4. Not placing a vehicle out of service if it has an automatic tire inflation system (ATIS) and the system can maintain tire pressure on a tire with a leak in the tread area

2025 Updates

Key changes contained in the April 1, 2025 edition of CVSA's North American Standard Out of Service Criteria Handbook:

1. A driver supervising a driver with a commercial learner’s permit (CLP) must be fully qualified to operate the CDL-required vehicle the CLP holder is driving (if not, the CLP driver cannot continue to drive).
2. All drivers without a valid medical certificate when required will be placed out of service (this removes a previous exception in the OOSC).
3. A vehicle with an air hose that is marked as another type of hose (such as a fuel or hydraulic hose) will be placed out of service.
4. A cracked, broken, or missing U-bolt plate is now an out-of-service condition.
5. A sidewall leak will result in a tire will result in an out-of-service order, even if the vehicle is equipped with an automatic tire inflation system that is keeping up with the leak.