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Interpretation ID: nht71-3.13

DATE: 06/02/71

FROM: L. R. SCHNEIDER -- NHTSA; SIGNATURE BY DAVID SCHMELTZER

TO: Long Mile Rubber Company

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter to Mr. Van Orden dated May 20, 1971.

Tires retreaded prior to the effective date of the retread standard (January 1, 1972) are not permitted to contain the DOT symbol on the tire. If you have marked your matrices with the symbol, I suggest you buff the letters off the tire after it is retreaded, or remove the symbol from the matrix, or fill in that portion of the matrix.

The retreading of tires without the DOT markings before the effective date of the standard is permissible.