California § 26301.5 - Every passenger vehicle manufactured and first registered after January 1, 1973,

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 26301.5 — Every passenger vehicle manufactured and first registered after January 1, 1973,, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 26301.5. Every passenger vehicle manufactured and first registered after January 1, 1973,

Every passenger vehicle manufactured and first registered after January 1, 1973, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with an emergency brake system so constructed that rupture or leakage-type failure of any single pressure component of the service brake system, except structural failures of the brake master cylinder body or effectiveness indicator body, shall not result in complete loss of function of the vehicle’s brakes when force on the brake pedal is continued.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 26301.5 ("Every passenger vehicle manufactured and first registered after January 1, 1973,") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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