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FMCSA SMS Appendix A + MCMIS catalog · 12 codes
Search any FMCSA violation code from the SMS Methodology (Appendix A) by code, keyword, or BASIC category. Every entry shows the CSA severity weight (points), whether the violation is out-of-service (OOS) eligible, and which of the seven BASICs it counts against — including codes that appear on roadside inspections but aren't used in SMS scoring.
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Missing code? Submit it →Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate.
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE]
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate.
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver’s licensing agency when medical certification is required.
Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate.
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE]
No medical certificate in driver''s possession - vision, hearing, insulin using, epilepsy or any condition causing loss of consciousness
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while not medically certified as physically qualified to do so.
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history.
Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate.
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required.
| Code ↑ | Description ↕ | Pts ↕ | OOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391.41(a) | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A-F | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A-FPC | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE] Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A-MCPC | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A-MCPVI | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver’s licensing agency when medical certification is required. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A-P | Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A1-FPC | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE] Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A1-LOC | No medical certificate in driver''s possession - vision, hearing, insulin using, epilepsy or any condition causing loss of consciousness Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A1-MCOOS | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while not medically certified as physically qualified to do so. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A1-NPH | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41A1-P | Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
| 391.41APC | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required. Driver Fitness | Driver Fitness | 1 | Non-OOS | View → |
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Most-cited violation codes
Ranked by roadside-inspection citation count across FMCSA public data.
- 393.9
Inoperable Required Lamp
- 392.2RG
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
- 393.47(e)
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 396.17(c)
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
- 396.17C-PI
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection.
- 393.95(a)
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- 393.9TS
Inoperative turn signal
- 392.2SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation.
- 393.75(a)(3)
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
- 393.78
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.
- 393.95(f)
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or impr…
- 392.2
Violation of Local Laws - Explain:
- 392.2-SLLS2
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
- 396.3A1BOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the se…
- 393.11
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
- 396.3(a)(1)
Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
- 393.75A3-TAOL
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum…
- 393.53(b)
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment …
- 393.75(c)
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tre…
- 393.60(c)
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored