Vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029576",
  "term": "Vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. As used in this manual, \"vehicle\" is used as a convenient abbreviation for the collection of all categories of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines. Specifically, it includes cars, motorcycles, light-duty trucks, heavy-duty vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, and heavy-duty engines.\n\n2. An inanimate intermediary in the indirect transmission of an agent that carries the agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host.\n\n3. Equipment intended for use on highways that meets the criteria of paragraph (1)(i) or (1)(ii) of this definition, as follows:(1) The following equipment are vehicles:(i) A piece of equipment that is intended for self-propelled use on highways becomes a vehicle when it includes at least an engine, a transmission, and a frame. (Note: For purposes of this definition, any electrical, mechanical, and/or hydraulic devices attached to engines for the purpose of powering wheels are considered to be transmissions.)(ii) A piece of equipment that is intended for self-propelled use on highways becomes a vehicle when it includes a passenger compartment attached to a frame with axles.(2) Vehicles may be complete or incomplete vehicles as follows:(i) A complete vehicle is a functioning vehicle that has the primary load carrying device or container (or equivalent equipment) attached. Examples of equivalent equipment would include fifth wheel trailer hitches, firefighting equipment, and utility booms.(ii) An incomplete vehicle is a vehicle that is not a complete vehicle. Incomplete vehicles may also be cab-complete vehicles. This may include vehicles sold to secondary vehicle manufacturers.(iii) The primary use of the terms “complete vehicle” and “incomplete vehicle” are to distinguish whether a vehicle is complete when it is first sold as a vehicle.(iv) You may ask us to allow you to certify a vehicle as incomplete if you manufacture the engines and sell the unassembled chassis components, as long as you do not produce and sell the body components necessary to complete the vehicle. (3) Equipment such as trailers that are not self-propelled are not “vehicles” under this part 1037.\n\n4. Meaning given in 40 CFR 1037.801.\n\n5. Any motorcycle regulated pursuant to this subpart.\n\n6. Any motor vehicle, machine or tractor, which is propelled by mechanical power and capable of transportation of property on a street or highway and which has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds and a partially or fully enclosed operator's compartment.\n\n7. Any new production light-duty vehicle as defined in subpart A of this part.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "Importing Vehicles and Engines Glossary",
    "CDC 2005",
    "40 CFR 1037.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 1036.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 205.151 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 205.51 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 86.602-84 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/vehicle/"
}