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Interpretation ID: nht68-1.7

DATE: 11/18/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Charles A. Baker; NHTSA

TO: Arcoa

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of October 2, 1968, to Mr. David A. Fay, Office of Standards on Accident Avoidance, requesting an interpretation on the visibility of backup lamps on truck bodies.

The optical center of the lens surface must be visible from any eye point in the area you have indicated on your drawing.

This Bureau does not issue approval on items of lighting equipment or on vehicle designs incorporating this equipment; therefore, the above comment is for your information only, and in no way relieves the vehicle manufacturer from his responsibility for certifying that the assembled vehicle meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.

Sincerely,