Interpretation ID: nht93-2.32

DATE: March 27, 1993

FROM: Carl W. Ruegg -- President, Carlo International, Inc.

TO: Niel Eisner -- Assistant General Council, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 5-18-93 from John Womack to Carl W. Ruegg (A41; Part 568; Part 591; VSA 102(3))

TEXT: We intend to ship car parts from the Philippines to the U.S. We need to know the legal definition of a vehicle that comes within the scope of D.O.T. regulations. We assume a part such as fender or other body parts do not.

For instance we may wish to ship some parts partially assembled such as chassis and body assembly or perhaps chassis and body plus front & rear axle transmissions. These parts and partial assembly's would be sold as kits for conversion to electric vehicle.