Interpretation ID: aiam4157
President
FRG Industrial Corporation
519 N. Alhambra Ave.
#C
Monterey Park
CA 91754;
Dear Mr. Tan: This is in reply to your letter of April 15, 1986, asking for ou approval of different types of rear stop lamps you wish to import.; The lighting devices depicted in the brochures that you enclosed ar not intended as original or replacement motor vehicle equipment, and therefore are not covered by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 *Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment*. If you are required to execute a Form HS-7 at the time of entry, the proper declaration is that provided by Box 1: the equipment was manufactured on a date when no Federal standards applied to it. In any event, this agency has no authority to approve or disapprove items of motor vehicle equipment since the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act provides for self- certification by manufacturers of their products subject to Federal standards.; In the absence of Federal requirements, whether the devices you wish t import are legal for installation and use would be determinable under the laws of the individual States where the devices will be sold and installed.; I hope that this answers your question. Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel