Interpretation ID: nht72-2.17

DATE: 11/21/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; R. B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: American Plywood Association

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your letter of October 25, 1972, in which you ask whether there are any NHTSA requirements applicable to "do-it-yourself" plans for camper trailers.

Certain Federal requirements are applicable to the camper trailers which will be built based on your plans. These are Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108. "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment" (49 CFR 571.108). Requirements which we expect to issue in the near future will apply to the tires with which such trailers are equipped (proposed Standards Nos. 119 and 120). Moreover, manufacturers of these trailers are required by NHTSA "certification" regulations (49 CFR Part 567) to certify the trailer's confermity with the motor vehicle safety standards. These requirements apply to the finished trailer itself, and not to the plans for it, but the plans should include stops that will cause the finished trailer to conferm to all applicable requirements.

I have enclosed directions on how you may obtain copies of NHTSA requirements.