Interpretation ID: nht92-4.10

DATE: September 12, 1992

FROM: Mindy Lang -- Division Manager, Huntleigh Transportation Services, Inc.

TO: Office of Chief Council -- NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 10/20/92 from Paul Jackson Rice to Mindy Lang (A40; Std. 207)

TEXT:

I am writing to you regarding the regulations governing vehicle conversion. We are interested in bus conversions. We are wanting to do conversion work to the interior of existing buses that have been manufactured by certified bus builders such as Supreme Corp. and Goshen Coach both out of Indiana.

We would be converting the interior only of the finished bus. Such conversions would include carpets, wallcovering, headliners, blinds on the rear windows etc. all of the materials used are for the automotive, RV, and Marine industry. All of which have the proper ratings for this application. My main question is concerning the seating arrangments and requirments for attaching the frames structurally. and any requirements for materials used in the constuction of the seats.

Please forward any information that applies to these conversions. and any legal consideration we need to be concerned with.

Again, we do not modify the structural part of the vehcile at all. Thanks for your time in this matter. If you have any question please feel free to contact me at 1-800-966-2777.