Vehicle Code section 26453

All brakes and component parts thereof shall be maintained in good condition and in good working order. The brakes shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.

Source: Section 26453, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26453. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_26453

Original Source: Section 26453, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26453. (last accessed May 12, 2025).