Interpretation ID: aiam1391
U.S. Resident Engineer for Maserati
S.p.A.
Officine Alfieri Maserati
S.p.A.
Modena
Italy;
Dear Mr. Belier: This is in replay to your letter of January 22, 1974, asking whethe paragraph S4.3.1 of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 precludes the mounting of rear lamps in a transparent 'Lexan' panel 'not involved in the driver's rearward vision.'; Paragraph S4.3.1 states in pertinent part that '. . . each lamp . . shall be securely mounted on a rigid part of the vehicle other than glazing that is not designed to be removed except for repair . . . .' The 'glazing' referred to is the glazing regulated by Standard No. 205, and refers generally to glazing used in windshields, windows, doors, and interior partitions. Accordingly, Standard No. 108 does not preclude the mounting of rear lamps in the 'Lexan' panel.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel