Interpretation ID: nht68-3.37

DATE: 05/13/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Robert M. O'Mahoney; NHTSA

TO: Utility Body Company

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your letter of March 7, 1968 in which you asked if your company, a manufacturer of truck bodies and truck equipment that installs its product on a chassis furnished by a dealer or the ultimate user, is required to certify that "the completed package, including the chassis, meets Standard 108?"

Under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, you are responsible for completing the vehicle so that it meets applicable standards. This means the vehicle should be assembled in a way that will not disturb existing compliance, and that portion of the vehicle you add must comply with any applicable standard.

This is a duty separate from certification. You are required to certify compliance under section 114 of the Act only if you deliver a completed vehicle to a distributor or dealer, and the certification would be as to all standards applicable to the vehicle, including Standard 108.