National brakes violations, as a % of all violations: 2018-'21

As shown in the 2022 CSA's Data Trail update, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to a fall in time-consuming vehicle-inspection activity at roadside, the national brake-related violation rate fell by more than a full percentage point in 2020 and remained at that level in 2021.

Source: Federal data analyzed by RigDig/Overdrive/CCJ Embed