Interpretation ID: aiam4403
Head
Administration
Government Relations Department
American Suzuki Motor Corporation
P.O. Box 1100
3251 East Imperial Highway
Brea
CA 92622-1100;
Dear Mr. Petler: This letter responds to your letter of June 12, 1987, stating that you company wishes to add the following additional language to the Part 567 certification label:; >>>'This vehicle equipped for 800 lb./360 kg payload. See owner' manual for additional information.'<<<; You further state your understanding that NHTSA has permitte manufacturers to put information on the certification label beyond what Part 567 requires. You include two samples ('A' and 'B') representing certification labels, showing alternative locations on the label for your statement. The sample you designate as 'A' shows your statement just above the required vehicle identification number, and just below the statement that your vehicle complies with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The sample you designate as 'B' shows your statement just below all of the information S567.4 requires a manufacturer to put on the certification label. You ask which sample the agency would find acceptable.; You are correct that the agency has permitted manufacturers to includ information on the certification label beyond that which Part 567 requires. Where NHTSA has acquiesced in this practice, the additional information appeared after that required under S567.4(g). Sample B shows the placement of your additional statement after the required Part 567 information. NHTSA finds that Sample B is acceptable so long as your label otherwise complies with Part 567.; Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel