Appendix A. (Continued)  


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  • TABLE II.—LOCATION OF REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
    MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES, TRUCKS, TRAILERS, AND BUSES, OF 80 OR MORE INCHES OVERALL WIDTH


    Height above road
    Location on—surface measured from
    Multipurpose passenger vehicles
    Trailers
    center of item on
    Itemtrucks, and buses
    vehicle at curb weight
    Headlamps…Type 1 headlamps at the same height, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline; Type 2 headlamps at the same height, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline; as far apart as practicable.Not required…Not less than 24 inches, nor more than 54 inches.
    Taillamps…On the rear, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.On the rear, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72 inches.
    Stop lamps…On the rear, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.On the rear, 1 on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72 inches.
    License plate lamp…At rear license plate, to illuminate the plate from the top or sides.At rear license plate, to illuminate the plate from the top or sides.No requirement.
    Backup lamp…On the rear…Not required…No requirement.
    Turn signal lamps…At or near the front—1 amber on each side of the vertical centerline at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.On the rear—1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 83 inches.
    On the rear—1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
    Identification lamps…On the front and rear—3 lamps, amber in front, red in rear, as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle, at the same height, as close as practicable to the vertical centerline, with lamp centers spaced not less than 6 inches or more than 12 inches apart.On the rear—3 lamps as close as practicable to the top of the vehicle at the same height, as close as practicable to the vertical centerline, with lamp centers spaced not less than 6 inches or more than 12 inches apart.No requirement.
    Clearance lamps…On the front and rear—2 amber lamps on front, 2 red lamps on rear, to indicate the overall width of the vehicle, one on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as near the top as practicable.1On the front and rear—2 amber lamps on front, 2 red lamps on rear, to indicate the overall width of the vehicle, one on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height, and as near the top thereof as practicable.2 3 4No requirement.
    Intermediate side marker lamps. On each side—1 amber lamp located at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side marker lamps.On each side—1 amber lamp located at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side marker lamps.Not less than 15 inches.
    Intermediate side reflex reflectors.On each side—1 amber located at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side reflex reflectors.On each side—1 amber located at or near the midpoint between the front and rear side reflex reflectors.Not less than 15 inches nor more than 60 inches.
    Reflex reflectors…On the rear—1 red on each side of the vertical centerline, as far apart as practicable, and at the same height.3On the rear—1 red on each side of the vertical centerline, as far apart as practicable, and at the same height.Not less than 15 inches nor more than 60 inches.
    On each side—1 red as far to the rear as practicable, and 1 amber as far to the front as practicable.On each side—1 red as far to the rear as practicable, an 1 amber as far to the front as practicable.
    Side marker lamps…On each side—1 red as far to the rear as practicable, and 1 amber as far to the front as practicable.On each side—1 red as far to the rear as practicable, and 1 amber as far to the front as practicable.Not less than 15 inches.

    1 See S4.3.1.6.

    2 See S4.3.1.2.

    3 See S4.3.1.4.

    4 See S4.1.1.9.