Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 300.21 - Rebody requirements
(1) A school bus may be upgraded by the
installation of a new body on an older chassis. This product will be known as a
rebody school bus.
(2) A chassis
provided for a rebody shall be currently titled and licensed as a school bus in
Wisconsin.
(3) Proof shall be
presented to the school bus body distributor that all chassis defects from the
previous inspection have been corrected.
(4) The following items shall have been
replaced with new or rebuilt parts within 12 months prior to the time of
rebody:
(a) All brake lines replaced with
steel or stainless steel lines and all brake hoses replaced.
(b) Hydrovac and related lines.
(c) Vacuum tanks.
(d) Shock absorbers.
(e) If air equipped, all tanks, lines,
diaphragms, and valves.
(5) Any chassis 5 years old or less that has
the items in sub. (4) may be waived from replacement provided the school bus
body distributor is satisfied it is in like-new condition.
(6) The replacement body shall meet all FMVSS
requirements applicable at the time the body was manufactured.
(7) All rebody school buses shall be
inspected by the division of state patrol before operation as a school bus.
This inspection shall be the same inspection as a presale inspection.
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