§625.  When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications

Any brake fluid is adulterated if its quality or characteristics fall below the specifications for brake fluid established by the department as minimum standards.

The department shall establish specifications for brake fluid which shall promote the public safety in the operation of automotive vehicles and may amend such specifications by regulation, after a hearing, but in no event shall the specifications for brake fluid fall below the minimum standard specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for hydraulic brake fluid, heavy duty type.  Hydraulic brake fluid which meets or exceeds the standard of specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for heavy duty brake fluid shall prima facie be deemed to meet the requirements of this section.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §5.