Interpretation ID: nht71-2.37

DATE: 04/30/71

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Lawrence R. Schneider; NHTSA

TO: Recreational Vehicle Institute

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of April 8, 1971, requesting a confirmation of your understanding as to two sections of Standard No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection.

You are correct in reading section S4.3 to provide options for trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles of more than 10,000 pounds GVWR that differ from the options provided under S4.2 for trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less.

You are also correct in reading S4.2.2 and S4.2.3 to mean "chassis-mount camper" when the term "vehicles carrying chassis-mount campers" is used.

The petitions filed by RVI requesting amendments to Standards No. 208 and 210 are under active consideration and you should expect to receive an answer in the very near future.