1. (a) General rule. A school bus chassis, including wheels and bumpers, shall be black. A school bus hood, cowl and fender shall be National School Bus Yellow. See Appendix B.

2. (b) Exceptions. Exceptions to subsection (a) are as follows:

   1. (1) Wheel rims shall be of a trim used by the rim manufacturer.
   2. (2) School bus hoods may be nonreflective National School Bus Yellow—See Appendix A—or lusterless black matching National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Standard No. 595a, Color 37038. See Appendix A.
   3. (3) The service door frame may be black.
   4. (4) The mirror brackets and other body accessories may be stainless steel with a satin finish.
3. (c) Multifunction school activity bus. The color requirements in this section do not apply to multifunction school activity buses.

Authority

The provisions of this § 171.18 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § § 4103, 4551—4553 and 6103.

Source

The provisions of this § 171.18 adopted August 19, 1983, effective August 20, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2561; readopted December 4, 1987, effective December 5, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 5052; amended September 13, 1996, effective September 14, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 4411; amended May 20, 2005, effective May 21, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 3039. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (219605) to (219606).

Cross References

This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 171.59 (relating to lamps and signals).