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Interpretation ID: nht68-3.11

DATE: 01/26/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Roger H. Compton; NHTSA

TO: Truck-Lite Company

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: In your letter of December 6, 1967, you requested our comments on the applicability of SAE Standard J567, as sub-referenced in Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.

As mentioned in your letter, the intent of the reference to SAE J567 is to ensure that replacement bulbs are compatible with the standard bulb sockets. Therefore, any sealed, disposable type, bulb-lens unit, in which the bulb is not a replaceable component, need not comply with the requirements of SAE Standard J567. This provision in no way exempts these sealed units from the other requirements of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.