Interpretation ID: nht79-2.18

DATE: 12/05/79

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; F. Berndt; NHTSA

TO: Mack Trucks, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT:

Mr. Thomas F. Brown Mack Trucks, Inc. P.O. Box 1761 Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105

Dear Mr. Brown:

This responds to your recent letter regarding Safety Standard No. 106-74, Brake Hoses, and several discrepancies between the standard as published in the Federal Register and as published in the "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations" compilation.

You are correct in your assumption that the Federal Register version of the subject paragraphs is the proper publication. The temperature noted in paragraph S5.3.10 should read, "104oF". The heading, "S7.2 Labeling", should be included. In paragraph S7.3.6, the parenthetical phrase is out of place as you indicated, and the additional words are unnecessary editorial citations. The proper address for paragraph S5.2.2(b) should read: "Office of Vehicle Safety Standards, Crash Avoidance Division,...."

Thank you for bringing these errors to our attention. They will be corrected in future versions of the compilation.

Sincerely,

Frank Berndt Chief Counsel

October 31, 1979

Mr. F. Berndt, Chief Counsel National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Mr. Berndt:

Subject: Discrepancies in Standard No.

106 74, Brake Hose, as published in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations

Upon recent review of Standard No. 106-79, Brake Hose, we have found several discrepancies between the Standard as published in the Federal Register and as published in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations compilation.

It appears that the temperature noted in Section S5.3.10 of he compilation is incorrectly printed as "140oF" instead of "104oF".

The heading "S7.2 Labeling" has been omitted from page 7 of the compilation.

Section S7.3.6 has a phrase out of place and a few extra words.

Finally, all Sections of the Standard listing an address to which information is to be sent, except for Section S5.2.2(b), show the address as "Office of Vehicle Safety Standards, Crash Avoidance Division,...." Section S5.2.2(b) shows the address as "Office of Crash Avoidance, Handling and Stability Division,...."

Both the compilation and the Federal Register agree on the previous two addresses. We are wondering if the address in Section S5.2.2(b) was inadvertently overlooked. Should all the addresses be the same?

We trust that you will have these areas reviewed and advise us of your findings. We have attached the appropriate pages from the compilation for your reference.

Very truly yours,

MACK TRUCKS, INC. Thomas F. Brown Executive Engineer- Vehicle Regulations and Standards

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