The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) shared details about a brake safety and inspection campaign taking place throughout North America this summer.

The CVSA’s Brake Safety Week will take place August 24 — 30, 2025, throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

During Brake Safety Week, CVSA-certified officers will conduct commercial vehicle inspections with an emphasis on brake systems and components. Vehicles with brake-related out-of-service violations, or any other out-of-service violations, will be removed from the road until the violations are repaired or otherwise corrected.

The area of emphasis for this year’s brake blitz will be on drums and rotors.

“Brake drum and rotor issues may affect a vehicle’s brake efficiency. Broken pieces of drums and rotors may become dislodged from the vehicle enroute and damage other vehicles or result in injuries or fatalities to the motoring public,” the CVSA said.

As part of Brake Safety Week, some agencies may use performance-based brake testers (PBBT) during the inspection process.

During last year’s Brake Safety Week, 16,725 inspections were performed on commercial motor vehicles. Of those inspected vehicles, 2,149 had brake-related out-of-service violations, which is a 12.8% out-of-service rate. 

For more on CVSA enforcement efforts for 2025, click here.