Interpretation ID: nht72-2.29

DATE: 06/12/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; C. A. Baker for E. T. Driver; NHTSA

TO: Harker Enerprises, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This responds to your letter of May 22, 1972, to the Director, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, concerning your patented Anti-Clare lenses for automotive headlights.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 does prohibit the installation of devices in front of the headlamp lens, and also allows only white light from the headlights (Illegible Word) you have correctly concluded. There is no expectation of any future significant change in this area of Standard No. 108 requirements.

These requirements of Standard No. 108 are applicable to original equipment furnished on new vehicles; therefore, the allowance of sale of your Anti-Glare lenses in the aftermarket is under the jurisdiction of the Individual States.