Interpretation ID: aiam1398
Jr.
Executive Secretary
Truck Equipment & Body Distributors Assoc.
602 Main Street
Cincinnati
OH 45202;
Dear Mr. Pieratt: This is in response to your letter of January 30, 1974, requestin information concerning whether or not a certification label is required to be furnished by one who installs a snow plow on a completed vehicle prior to the first purchase of the vehicle for purposes other than resale.; An additional certification label is required when a vehicle is altere by the addition of parts that are not readily attachable components. Whether or not the snow plow is a readily attachable item depends in large part on the manufacturer's intent in designing the vehicle.; If the addition of the snow plow necessitated a change in the weigh ratings of the vehicle, there would be an obligation of the alterer's part to attach an additional certification label in accordance with 49 CFR 567.7.; Thank you for your inquiry. Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel