Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27-9

Sec. 79. (a) The entire underside of the bus body, including floor sections, cross member, and below floor-line side panels, must be coated with undercoating material for which the material manufacturer has issued to the bus body manufacturer a notarized certification to the bus body manufacturer that materials meet or exceed all performance requirements of SAE J1959.

(b) The undercoating material must:

1. (1) be applied with suitable airless or conventional spray equipment to the undercoating material manufacturer recommended film thickness; and
2. (2) show no evidence of voids in the cured film.

(c) The undercoating material must not cover any exhaust components of the chassis.

(State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-9-79; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA; readopted filed Aug 12, 2020, 10:18 a.m.: 20200909-IR-575200228RFA)