{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-215.125","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 215.125","heading":"Defective uncoupling device.","body":"A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has an uncoupling device without sufficient vertical and lateral clearance to prevent—\n(a) Fouling on curves; or\n(b) Unintentional uncouplings.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 215—RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart B—Freight Car Components"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"1a38dfbe10834f2513bc9460a7f10e52108a73dfb21a1f30a42680d42d029154","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-215.123","next":"us/49-cfr-215.127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}