New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 4 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Section 18.3.4.14 - MINIMUM EQUIPMENT STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN SMALL PASSENGER VEHICLES

A motor carrier shall only use equipment for vehicles other than small passenger vehicles that has been produced and constructed by a manufacturer of such equipment that regularly produces such equipment of guaranteed quality. The director may approve the use of non-guaranteed equipment if the motor carrier submits an application for use of such equipment accompanied by a verified statement from a reputable testing laboratory regularly engaged in the testing of the same equipment certifying that the equipment is appropriate for the purpose for which it will be used. The motor carrier shall bear all costs of testing and certification.