{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-19-3-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-19-3-4","heading":"New vehicle requirements; exceptions","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (c), a new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold in Indiana and operated upon the highways must be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of the vehicle.\n(b) A semitrailer or trailer of less than three thousand (3,000) pounds gross weight is not required to be equipped with brakes.\n(c) A truck or truck-tractor having at least three (3) axles is not required to have service brakes on the front wheels. If a truck or truck-tractor is equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one (1) steerable axle are not required to have service brakes although the truck or truck-tractor must be capable of complying with the performance requirements of sections 7 through 8 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 19. MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","Chapter 3. Brakes"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-19-3-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"c4579dd567e8e6d374339a919e3aca81e2d81437be8b89d4cf4ad9d5334ab67e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-19-3-3","next":"us-in/ic-9-19-3-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}