If one-fourth of the leaves in a leaf spring are missing when a vehicle is inspected:

Question

When inspecting a vehicle's suspension, you should look for broken or missing leaves in the leaf springs. Any defect of this kind is dangerous. If one-fourth or more of the leaves are missing from any leaf spring, the vehicle must be put out-of-service.

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.