Interpretation ID: nht81-1.48

DATE: 03/17/81

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; F. Berndt; NHTSA

TO: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT:

NOA-30

Mr. Leo P. Ziegler, Jr. Manager, Motor Vehicle Safety and Environment Program Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15096

Dear Mr. Ziegler

This is in response to your letter forwarding your firm's vehicle identification numbering system and requesting confirmation that it complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 115 -Vehicle identification number.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) does not give advance approval of a manufacturer's compliance with motor vehicle safety standards or regulations, as it is the manufacturer's responsibility under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to ensure that its vehicles comply with the applicable safety standards. However, my office has reviewed your proposed system. Based on our understanding of the information which you have provided, your system apparently complies with Standard No. 115.

Sincerely,

Frank Berndt Chief Counsel

December 18, 1979

Mr. Howard H. Magor President Aluminum Body Corporation P.O. Box 40 Montebello, CA 90640

Dear Mr. Magor

I am in receipt of a copy of your November 30, 1979 letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with regard to the assignment of a World Manufacturer (Maker) Identifier (WMI) Code for Aluminum Body Corporation. I am therefore, as the USA national authority, making the following assignments:

Aluminum Body Corporation ? W. Washington Blvd. Montebello, CA 90640 UNITED STATES

1 & 9 (With the 3rd, 4th, & 5th characters of the Vehicle Identifier Section to be: 0 0 8)

Commercial Trailer

If you have any questions regarding the above assignment, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely yours,

Leo. P. Ziegler, Jr. Manager, Motor Vehicle Safety and Environment Program

jeh

cc: M. W. Dixon K. F. Erickson, NHTSA R. P. Hickey