Interpretation ID: nht91-5.50

DATE: September 16, 1991

FROM: William Engel -- Assistant Chief, Covington (Kentucky) Fire Department

TO: Paul Jackson Rice -- Chief Counsel, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 11-7-91 from Paul Jackson Rice to William Engel (A38; Std. 206); Also attached to letter dated 8-13-80 from Frank Berndt to L. Steenbock; Also attached to letter dated 2-11-88 from Erika Z. Jones to Joanne Salvio (Std. 206)

TEXT:

I am writing to you with a question about your Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #206. My question is "are door locks required on fire equipment"?

Our specifications required them on our new equipment, but the manufacturer stated that they are not required.

Could you give me the official answer on this question?