Interpretation ID: aiam1683
Suite 2200
1801 Century Park East
Los Angeles
California 90067;
Dear Mr. Lugash: This responds to your October 30, 1974, questions whether th Department of Transportation or any 'private establishment' requires manufacturers to file specifications for automobile, motorcycle, and airplane tires, whether Standard No. 119, *New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars*, lists these specifications, and what the number '222474 7MRR' means on the bead of a motorcycle tire.; The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safet Administration has issued Standard No. 119 (effective March 1, 1975), which establishes minimum performance and labeling requirements with which the manufacturer must comply. A copy of the standard is enclosed. Certain tire specifications must appear on the sidewall, and certain rim-matching specifications must be published by the manufacturer or appear in a publication of at least one private tire organization.; It is the general practice of the tire industry to list specification of tires in a private publication, such as the 'Year Book' of the Tire and Rim Association in the United States. Their address is: The tire and Rim Association, Inc., 3200 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44313.; The NHTSA Tire and Wheel Division has determined that the number whic you cite is of significance only to the manufacturer of the tire.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Acting Chief Counsel