Interpretation ID: aiam4235
108 Mayfair Lane
Mt. Laurel
NJ 08054;
Dear Mr. Silverstein: Thank you for your letter of August 16, 1986, concerning how ou standards apply to a product you have invented. According to the literature you provided us, your product, 'Limo Leash' is a harness system used to secure an animal in a vehicle. The system consists of a piece of webbing which can be attached at either end to the 'clothes hooks' installed in a vehicle. A snap hook, which can be attached to the animal's collar, slides along the webbing to allow the animal to move back and forth.; There are no Federal motor vehicle safety standards that apply to harness system used for animals. However, since your product is sold as an accessory for use in a motor vehicle, we would consider it an item of motor vehicle equipment. Thus, the manufacturer of your product would be covered by the agency's regulations on safety-related defects that would pose a hazard to other vehicle occupants. I have enclosed an information sheet which describes those regulations.; Since there may be state regulations governing the manufacture or us of your product, I suggest you check with state transportation officials in the jurisdictions in which you intend to market your product.; If you have any further questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel