Interpretation ID: nht72-2.30

DATE: 03/01/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; E. T. Driver; NHTSA

TO: Motor Coach Industries, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of February 7, 1972, to Mr. Lewis Owen of this Office concerning clarification of the requirements of paragraph S4.7 of Standard No. 108.

A label similar to that shown on the enclosure to your letter would meet the certification requirements of paragraph S4.7.2 of Standard No. 108 as specified in the amendment published in the Federal Register on January 12, 1972, (copy enclosed).

"Associated equipment" covered by Standard No. 108 includes only that for which requirements are specified in the Standard. The only serviceable item, in addition to the completed assemblies, for which certification is required is a plastic part such as a (Illegible Word), which must meet the requirements of paragraph S4.1.2.

The requirement for replacement equipment to conform to Standard No. 108 was applicable to items manufactured on and after January 1, 1972. Certification of items received by your Service Parts Department after January 1, 1972, is therefore acceptable.