Interpretation ID: aiam0566
General Manager
universal Tire Apparatus Corporation
613 Center
Logansport
IN 46947;
Dear Mr. Armington: This is in reply to your letter of November 12, 1971, in which yo state that you place a fire pump and body on a chassis which you purchase, and ask whether you are required to place a certification label or 'vehicle alteration label' on the vehicle.; It is unclear to us to what you refer by 'vehicle alteration label. However, based on the very limited information you have provided, it appears that you are a final- stage manufacturer under section 568.3 of the regulations covering 'Vehicles Manufactured in Two or More Stages' (49 CFR Part 568). As such you are required, pursuant to Section 568.6 to complete the vehicle so that it conforms to all applicable motor vehicle safety standards, and to certify compliance to those standards by affixing a certification label in the manner set forth in section 567.5 of the Certification regulations (49 CFR Part 567).; Copies of both the Certification regulations and regulations governin 'Vehicles Manufactured in Two or More Stages' are enclosed.; If you have further questions please write. Sincerely, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel