49 C.F.R. § 172.544

COMBUSTIBLE placard.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 121 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 172.544 (2026)

(a) Except for size and color, the COMBUSTIBLE placard must be as follows: (b) In addition to complying with § 172.519, the background color on the COMBUSTIBLE placard must be red. The symbol, text, class number and inner border must be white. On a COMBUSTIBLE placard with a white bottom as prescribed by § 172.332(c)(4), the class number must be red or black. (c) The words “FUEL OIL” may be used in place of the word “COMBUSTIBLE” on a placard that is displayed on a cargo tank or portable tank being used to transport by highway fuel oil that is not classed as a flammable liquid. The words “FUEL OIL” must be white. [Amdt. 172-123, 56 FR 66262, Dec. 20, 1991]
Cross-references to the CFR
172.332172.519