CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 200–269) > PART 215—RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS > SUBPART B—Freight Car Components (§215.101 to §215.129) > 215.117—Defective roller bearing adapter.

215.117—Defective roller bearing adapter.

A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has a roller bearing adapter that is—
(a) Cracked or broken;
(b) Not in its design position; or
(c) Worn on the crown of the adapter to the extent that the frame bears on the relief portion of the adapter, as shown in the figure below (see figure 1).