What can happen if one-fourth of the leaves in a leaf spring are missing when a vehicle is inspected?

Question

If at least one-fourth of the leaves in a leaf spring are missing, the vehicle will be put out-of-service until the defect is fixed.

Accepted Answer

The vehicle will be put out-of-service until it is fixed.

Answer

The vehicle’s driver will be allowed to drive, but only at reduced speeds.

Answer

The vehicle will be fine to drive since most of the spring is in place.

Answer

The driver will be asked to decrease the weight of the load.