Interpretation ID: nht91-7.28

DATE: December 3, 1991

FROM: Michael H. Dunn -- Vice President, Marketing, Micho Industries

TO: Paul Jackson Rice - Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA

COPYEE: M. Hecker; C. Miller; J. Amabile; R. Rogers

TITLE: Re: R-Bar Occupant Restraint System

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of November 29, 1991, advising us of apparent mis-representations, relative to NHTSA's position with respect to the R-Bar (in two newspaper articles), and I wish to assure you that it was not our intent and that corrective action will be taken immediately within our sales organization.

We understand that the NHTSA DOES NOT PROVIDE APPROVALS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT and will advise our personnel to immediately refrain from using any such connotations.

Again, we appreciate your comments and for bringing this matter to our attention.