Interpretation ID: nht68-2.46

DATE: 07/22/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; David A. Fay; NHTSA

TO: Dompster Brothers, Incorporated

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of June 28, 1968, to Mr. James R. O'Gorman, Acting Director, Office of Performance Analysis, requesting comments on the lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment on your container handling equipment.

The lamps and reflectors shown on your drawing A-B4333 through A-B4339 enclosed in your Engineering Bulletin No. 1 dated May, 1965, appear to be in conformance with the requirements of Standard No. 1 (Illegible Word) Since no dimensions are included on your drawings, we can only assumes that the locations are as specified in the standard.

With respect to the requirements of Standard No. 108, I must point out that this Bureau does not issue approval on items of lighting equipment or on vehicle designs incorporating this equipment. Therefore, the above comments are for your information only and is no way relieve the vehicle manufacturer from his responsibility for certifying that the assembled vehicle meets the requirements of Standard No. 108.