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Interpretation ID: nht75-6.20

DATE: 03/21/75

FROM: BYRON CRAMPTON -- TRUCK BODY AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION MANAGER OF ENGINEERING SERVICES

TO: CHIEF COUNSEL NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 08/19/75 EST, FROM RICHARD B. DYSON TO BYRON CRAMPTON; N40-30; OPINION FILE, STANDARD 108

TEXT: Dear Sir:

Recently several members of the Truck Body and Equipment Association have raised questions concerning state versus federal motor vehicle lighting requirements.

The vehicle in question is a multipurpose passenger vehicle less than eighty (80) inches wide, equipped with a raised roof.

Our question is as follows: Can a state require a motor vehicle to be equiped with lights not required under FMVSS #108?

Thanking you in advance for your help, I am,

Very truly yours,