Interpretation ID: aiam2151
Exec. Vice President
Conti Rubber Products
4900 Hannover Place
P.O. Box 1638
Fremont
California 94538;
Dear Mr. Schildge: This is in response to your October 29, 1975, letter concerning th applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, *New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars*, to moped tires.; Mopeds are classified under 49 CFR 571.3 as 'motor-driven cycles', subcategory of 'motorcycles', for the purposes of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's regulations. Therefore, tires designed for use on mopeds are tires designed for use on motorcycles and, as such, are subject to Standard No. 119. The NHTSA is considering an amendment of Standard No. 119 which would modify the requirements applicable to such tires, and expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject on the near future.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel