Interpretation ID: aiam1121
Manager
Southern California Edison Company
Automotive;
Dear Mr. Blaine: This is in response to your letter of April 13, 1973, in which you as whether the installation of a truck body or derrick on a new chassis-cab by your company for its own use makes it a final-stage manufacturer subject to the identification and certification provisions implementing the Highway Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Public Law 89- 563.; The answer to your question is yes. The completion of a motor vehicl by a manufacturer for its own use does not relieve it of responsibility for certification.; As a final-stage manufacturer, you are required to submit th information specified in 49 CFR Part 566, Manufacturer Identification. I am enclosing a copy of Part 566 for your information. No specific format is required, and a letter report will suffice.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel