19A NCAC 03D .0540      REAR VIEW MIRRORS

Rear view mirrors shall not be approved if:

(1)           There is any movement between the attachment bracket and the windshield;

(2)           Forward vision of the device is obstructed by mirror assembly;

(3)           They do not provide a view of the highway to the rear;

(4)           They are cracked, broken, have sharp edges or cannot be cleaned such that rear vision is not obscured;

(5)           They cannot be adjusted or will not maintain a set adjustment;

(6)           Bus, truck, or truck-tractor with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more is not equipped with a rear vision mirror on each side. If a vehicle is configured in such a way that the inside mirror is obstructed, a passenger side outside mirror is required; or

(7)           Vehicles manufactured, assembled, or first sold after January 1, 1966 are not equipped with outside rear view mirrors on the driver's side. The passenger's outside rear view mirror is not required equipment on passenger vehicles if an inside rear view mirror is present.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 20-2; 20-39; 20-183.3(a)(8);

Eff. October 1, 1994;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.