Interpretation ID: aiam0590

Mrs. I. Goliath, Technical Relations, BASF Syandotte Corporation, 100 Cheery Hill Road, P.O. Box 181, Parsippany, NJ, 07054; Mrs. I. Goliath
Technical Relations
BASF Syandotte Corporation
100 Cheery Hill Road
P.O. Box 181
Parsippany
NJ
07054;

Dear Mrs. Goliath: This is in reply to your letter of February 9, 1972, inquiring as t the length of time, after the manufacture of an automobile, that it must still comply with the requirements of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302, 'Flammability of Interior Materials.' You indicate that due to the influence of cleaning or preservative agents, the flammability properties could change over a period of time.; The safety standards do not apply to a domestic vehicle after it ha been sold to a purchaser for purposes other than resale. Until this point of first sale, however, regardless of the time interval after manufacture, the vehicle must comply with the standards.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel