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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1968, chapter 172; in 1970, chapter 23; in 1983, chapter 226; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1456679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364662,"identifier":"46.2-1065","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/8\/46.2-1065","url":"\/46.2-1065\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1065\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/8\/46.2-1065","dublin_core":{"Title":"Steering gear; installation, sale, etc., of repair kit or preventive maintenance kit for use on part of steering gear prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1065","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every motor vehicle<\/span> driven on a highway<\/span> shall be equipped with steering gear adequate to ensure the safe control of the vehicle. Such steering gear shall not show signs of weakness or breaking under ordinary conditions. The Superintendent<\/span> may promulgate regulations establishing standards of adequacy of steering gear, which shall be the current standard specifications of steering gear adopted by the United States Bureau of Standards or the Society of Automotive Engineers, or the regulations of the federal Department<\/span> of Transportation, for determining whether or not any motor vehicle<\/span> operated on any highway<\/span> conforms to the requirements of the Department<\/span> of State Police.<\/p>

No Virginia-registered motor vehicle<\/span> shall be issued a safety inspection approval sticker or be operated on a highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth if equipped with a repair kit or preventive maintenance kit installed on a tie rod end, idler arm, ball joint or any other part of the vehicle’s steering gear.<\/p>

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any repair kit or preventive maintenance kit for use on a tie rod end, idler arm, ball joint, or any other part of a vehicle’s steering gear to prevent wear or to repair or remove play or looseness in the steering gear components.<\/p>

Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit or prevent shop adjustments or the replacement of parts or complete components of a motor vehicle<\/span>’s steering gear that meet Society of Automotive Engineers standards of excellence, in order<\/span> to correct deficiencies in the steering gear.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTEERING GEAR; INSTALLATION, SALE, ETC., OF REPAIR KIT OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE\nKIT FOR USE ON PART OF STEERING GEAR PROHIBITED (\u00a7 46.2-1065)\n\nEvery motor vehicle driven on a highway shall be equipped with steering gear\nadequate to ensure the safe control of the vehicle. Such steering gear shall not\nshow signs of weakness or breaking under ordinary conditions. The Superintendent\nmay promulgate regulations establishing standards of adequacy of steering gear,\nwhich shall be the current standard specifications of steering gear adopted by\nthe United States Bureau of Standards or the Society of Automotive Engineers, or\nthe regulations of the federal Department of Transportation, for determining\nwhether or not any motor vehicle operated on any highway conforms to the\nrequirements of the Department of State Police.\n\nNo Virginia-registered motor vehicle shall be issued a safety inspection\napproval sticker or be operated on a highway in the Commonwealth if equipped\nwith a repair kit or preventive maintenance kit installed on a tie rod end,\nidler arm, ball joint or any other part of the vehicle’s steering gear.\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any repair kit or\npreventive maintenance kit for use on a tie rod end, idler arm, ball joint, or\nany other part of a vehicle’s steering gear to prevent wear or to repair\nor remove play or looseness in the steering gear components.\n\nNothing contained in this section shall prohibit or prevent shop adjustments or\nthe replacement of parts or complete components of a motor vehicle’s\nsteering gear that meet Society of Automotive Engineers standards of excellence,\nin order to correct deficiencies in the steering gear.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-288; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-282; 1968, c. 172; 1970, c.\n23; 1983, c. 226; 1989, c. 727.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}