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Interpretation ID: nht68-2.14

DATE: 07/03/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; David A. Fay; NHTSA

TO: Ideal Manufacturing Company

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of June 10, 1968, to Mr. J. O'Gorman of this Bureau, concerning the requirements for side reflex reflectors as specified in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.

As noted in your letter, paragraph S3.1.1.6 of Standard No. 108, effective January 1, 1969, permits until January 1, 1970, the use of two side reflex reflectors on each side of vehicles that are less than 80 inches in overall width. On and after January 1, 1970, Standard No. 108 requires that these vehicles be equipped on each side with two side reflex reflectors and two side marker lamps.

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